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Tag: nitrogen fixation

Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans
Biological oceanography Climate Change

Microbes pull nitrogen out of air to feed the warming oceans

Some ocean microbes can take nitrogen gas from the air and convert it to different forms that can be used…
March 11, 2021March 10, 2021 Jiwoon Park
Antarctic Sea Ice Feeds Microbes with a Surprising Ability
Microbiology

Antarctic Sea Ice Feeds Microbes with a Surprising Ability

By sampling seawater around Antarctica, a Japanese research team has discovered microorganisms that can transform nitrogen gas into more biologically…
December 10, 2020December 9, 2020 Amanda Semler
Popping bubbles: Measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean
Methodology

Popping bubbles: Measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean

Scientists have been measuring nitrogen fixation in the ocean wrong - but a new method offers a simple fix.
October 24, 2017 Michael Graw

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