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Home » Science Topics » Earth Systems » Page 5

Category: Earth Systems

These articles summarize studies that are all about how the planet Earth works!
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Symbiotic fungi can save farm crops during droughts

Posted on September 11, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

What should farmers do to deal with disappearing water? Add fungi to the soil! This recent study sheds light on the use of mycorrhizae to…

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    Ancient Microbes reveal Earth’s response to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

    Posted on July 28, 2020June 24, 2025 by Andrea Corpolongo

    Scientists study organic material from the Chicxulub crater to identify the microbes that lived within it, to understand what happened to…

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      How storms may contribute to groundwater contamination in karst systems

      Posted on May 27, 2020June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Researchers found that minerals from rocks deposited in karst aquifers during storms comes in two waves.

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        What can microbes teach us about life in extreme environments?

        Posted on May 13, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Microbes on Earth have adapted to survive in some pretty extreme locations. The extreme dryness of deserts, high salinity in salt deposits,…

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          Fungi influence the recovery of pollutants in the environment

          Posted on May 11, 2020December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

          Researchers found a hidden selenium cycle tied to manganese oxide minerals made by common soil fungi.

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            What are the triggers for dangerous landslides?

            Posted on March 9, 2020June 25, 2025 by Hunter Dulay

            In a paper published in Nature last month, researchers found that there is a greater risk of landslides after earthquakes, especially…

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              Microbe lasagna tells us about what life was like billions of years ago

              Posted on January 13, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Sort of like a fossilized microbial lasagna, fossils called “stromatolites” are formed when layered communities of different types of…

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                Bacteria from the Black Sea Have an Unusual Diet

                Posted on January 9, 2020June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Many organisms live by breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide, and those that don’t often live by taking in carbon dioxide…

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                  A special kind of bacteria lets cement fix itself

                  Posted on December 25, 2019October 31, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  In an effort to make these carbon storage wells safer and more effective for long term use, a team of scientists decided to try a biological…

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                    Mining with acid-generating bacteria

                    Posted on December 18, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Sulfuric acid production by sulfur-oxidizing bacteria may be a solution to a long standing mining problem.

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