iron fertilization

In a recent study, it was found that the aerosols released from recent Australian forest fires (September 2019-March 2020) fertilized…

Read about how volcanic ash travels hundreds of miles by wind and supplies iron, an essential nutrient, to ocean life.

Chemistry

Just as our bodies need iron to stay healthy, ocean microbes also need iron to grow. Iron in the ocean…

Fertilizing the ocean with iron to help algae store more carbon in the deep sea was once heralded as a…

Tiny dust particles punch above their weight by delivering nutrients to remote ecosystems. A new study uses the chemical fingerprint…