CellBioNewsFeb 4, 2025

Scientists reveal new findings on the #ancient_life found in #Yellowstone #hot_springs

#hyperthermophiles #respiration #anaerobic #sulfides #evolution #genomis

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-scientists-reveal-ancient-life-yellowstone.html

Scientists reveal new findings on the ancient life found in Yellowstone hot springs

In the journal Nature Communications, Montana State University scientists in the College of Agriculture highlight fresh knowledge of how ancient microorganisms adapted from a low-oxygen prehistoric environment to the one that exists today. The work builds on more than two decades of scientific research in Yellowstone National Park by MSU professor Bill Inskeep.

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πŸ’§πŸŒ Greg CocksJun 21, 2024
Alaska's Rusting Waters - Pristine Rivers And Streams Turning Orange | Metal Mobilization From Thawing Permafrost To Aquatic Ecosystems Is Driving Rusting Of Arctic Streams
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https://phys.org/news/2024-05-alaska-rusting-pristine-rivers-streams.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01446-z <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #satellite #imagery #Landsat #earthobservation #Alaska #water #hydrology #Arctic #permafrost #melting #thawing #climatechange #waterchemistry #ecosystem #upland #waterquality #humanimpacts #discolourisation #BrooksRange #aquatic #foodweb #drinkingwater #watersecurity #subsistence #fishing #iron #Fe #rust #minerals #mineralogy #sediment #soil #sampling #pH #sulfides #weathering #erosion #drainage #streamflow #iron #zinc #nickel #copper #cadmium #waterresources #ecosystems
Alaska's rusting waters: Pristine rivers and streams turning orange

Dozens of Alaska's most remote streams and rivers are turning from a crystal clear blue into a cloudy orange, and the staining could be the result of minerals exposed by thawing permafrost, finds new research in Communications Earth & Environment.

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