🍳 Scientists discover how heat 'awakens' carbon food source for deep Earth biosphere
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientists-awakens-carbon-food-source.html
#geology #life #underground #chemistry #carbon #microbes #biosphere
Deep beneath the ocean's surface lies Earth's largest carbon reservoir: marine sediments that have accumulated organic matter over millions of years. Long assumed to be permanently "locked away," this vast carbon pool is far more dynamic than scientists previously believed, according to a new international study.
Arctic #algae aren't immobile or entombed. They're not just surviving either—they're gliding into the record books https://phys.org/news/2025-09-scientists-uncover-extreme-life-arctic.html
Ice gliding #diatoms establish record-low temperature limits for motility in a eukaryotic cell https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2423725122
"When they compared #Arctic diatoms with temperate relatives gliding along glass, the polar species moved much faster, hinting at an evolutionary advantage... Could they be moving resources through the Arctic food web?"
Who Dat ? So listen, this is #SteveMorse band, #SMB for short. Itza new video and yes there is a new album. A wonderful surprise on a Wednesday wherein #NASA dropped news about likely #Microbes on #Mars…which is better than finding them on your guitar, though for sure they are there…just hopefully not from Mars. Who the heck are you hanging out with fer pete’s sake ?
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Oceans could reach a dangerous tipping point by 2050 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250905180728.htm
The ocean’s most abundant microbe is near its breaking point https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250909031505.htm
UC Santa Barbara researchers project that human impacts on oceans will double by 2050, with warming seas and fisheries collapse leading the charge. The tropics and poles face the fastest changes, and coastal regions will be hardest hit, threatening food and livelihoods worldwide.
🦾 Thin biofilm can transform CO₂ into renewable energy
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-08-thin-biofilm-renewable-energy.html
#co2 #climatechange #carboncapture #efuels #molbio #biotech #biofilm #microbes #chemistry #energy
NIBIO has contributed to developing a method for turning greenhouse gases like CO2 or CO into biomethane—a renewable energy source. Using thin layers of microorganisms, so-called biofilms, greenhouse gases can be transformed into clean-burning fuel.
🦠 Common food bacteria could help make vitamins cheaper and greener
https://phys.org/news/2025-08-common-food-bacteria-vitamins-cheaper.html
#food #chemistry #vitamins #microbes #bacteria #gmo #molbio #biotech #manufacturing #k2
A new study reveals how Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis), a common food bacterium, regulates the production of a key precursor in vitamin K₂ (menaquinone) biosynthesis. The bacteria produce enough of this precursor to support their growth while preventing toxic buildup.
A billion years ago, there were no plants on land. Plants managed to expand from the oceans by trading with fungi and microbes, who could break rocks down into nutrients they needed.
This led to a 90% reduction in CO2 levels. We owe our atmosphere, we owe our forests, we owe our grasslands to this partnership.
Mycorrhizae are still responsible for drawing down so much CO2 each year — the equivalent of ⅓ the emissions from fossil fuels.
#Fungi #Microbes #Nature #Science #CO2 #Climate #ClimateDiary #Mycorrhizae
The Editorial for 11.1 reflects on the end of our tenure + the thematic collection on #STS #Situating #Microbes by asking:
Why does it matter to hold a #transnational #OpenAccess space for recording multiple forms of life + life forms in #transformation?
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