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Tag: metals

Volcanoes fuel life in the ocean
Biogeochemistry

Volcanoes fuel life in the ocean

Read about how volcanic ash travels hundreds of miles by wind and supplies iron, an essential nutrient, to ocean life.
October 7, 2021October 5, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Metals from penguin poop can support life in the Southern Ocean
Chemistry

Metals from penguin poop can support life in the Southern Ocean

Penguins help the Southern Ocean ecosystems by pooping! Read about how metals from penguin poop keep the Southern Ocean healthy.
August 10, 2021August 6, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Biology Chemistry

The Secret’s in the Slime

Scientists have recently discovered that the hagfish’s notorious slime has uses beyond defense: it also mediates uptake of toxins through…
April 17, 2015April 17, 2015 Carrie McDonough
Biogeochemistry Chemistry Pollution

Years later, Gulf of Mexico sediment chemistry still feeling the effects of Deepwater Horizon

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest accidental oil spill in US waters.…
January 14, 2015January 13, 2015 Irvin Huang

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