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New mechanism for nutrient uptake discovered

It is the first time scientists have found that the interaction of neighboring molecules is essential to this regulation. Since plants, animals, bacteria, and…

Methane bubbling through seafloor creates undersea hills

Writing in the January issue of Geophysical Research Letters, MBARI geologists Charlie Paull and William Ussler and their coauthors described the results of…

Female Antarctic seals give cold shoulder to local males

These findings, published in this week's Nature, suggest that female choice may be more widespread in nature than previously believed and that such strategies…

MU Researcher to Study Volcanism with Under-Ocean Sensors

Earthquakes and volcanic activity occur when the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface move apart or converge. While this activity is relatively easy to…

Ancient rocks show how young Earth avoided becoming giant snowball

A greenhouse gas that has become the bane of modern society may have saved Earth from completely freezing over early in the planet's history, according to the…

World's oldest rocks show how Earth may have dodged frozen fate of Mars

Scientists have theorized for years that high concentrations of greenhouse gases could have helped Earth avoid global freezing in its youth by allowing the…

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