By the beginning of June this year, approximately 38 million tons of Sargassum drifted towards the coasts of the Caribbean ...

As Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The ...

Nitrogen is one of the most paradoxical elements in the periodic table. Flames are extinguished and animals die in an atmosphere of pure nitrogen - so it was once known as "azote", Greek for "lifeless ...

Wetlands are an important part of the ecological system, providing a myriad of benefits for people, wildlife, and the ...

Scientists have successfully enhanced cultivation of a microorganism that can fix nitrogen (N2) while producing methane (CH4) and ammonia (NH3) and investigated exciting details of its metabolism.

The Institute for Fusion Science installed the Hyperspectral Camera for Auroral Imaging (HySCAI) in Kiruna, Sweden, in May 2023 and commenced full-scale observations in September of the same year. A ...

Direct coupling of two molecules of nitrogen: chemists have achieved what was thought to be impossible. This new reaction opens new possibilities for one of the most inert molecules on earth.

Nitrogen (N2) filled tires have long been a part of the commercial truck, racing, aircraft, military, and emergency vehicle realms. The benefits have lately begun trickling down to the general public ...

Trees, like all living organisms, need various nutrients to grow and survive. A tree will obtain these elements from the soil, water, or the atmosphere. Of all of the elements necessary for tree ...

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