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New findings on the largest natural sulfur source in the atmosphere

The new findings show that important steps in the Earth's sulfur cycle have not yet been properly understood, as they call into question the previously assumed…

Antibiotics from the sea

Nearly three-quarters of all clinically relevant antibiotics are natural substances, produced by bacteria. However, the antibiotics that are currently…

Typhoons and marine eutrophication are probably the missing source of organic nitrogen in ecosystems

In recent years, with the reduction of anthropogenic inorganic nitrogen emissions, interest in organic nitrogen (ON) has increased because it represents a…

Something old, something new in the Ocean`s Blue

Charles Darwin suspected something in the “clear blue water” of the ocean that was even smaller than the protozoa he could see under the microscope. “Today we…

Manganese nodules: project on environmental impact during deep sea mining

Manganese nodules, which are about the size of potatoes, are found on large parts of the ocean floor at a depth of several kilometers. Huge fields of these…

Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Microalgae can form massive assemblages in oceans, attracting many opportunistic organisms; these are capable of eliminating the entire algal population within…

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