Below the seafloor are trillions of single-celled microbial life. Marine sediments bury these microorganisms deeper and...
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Fertilizers are added to crops in order to produce enough food to feed the human population. Fertilizers provide crops...
Diel vertical migration (DVM) refers to the daily, synchronized movement of marine animals between the surface and deep...
The world’s increasing need for energy, along with the alarming consequences of burning fossil fuels (such as oil, coal...
Did you know that chocolate is obtained from beans extracted from the fruit of a tree called Theobroma cacao? The...
We spend most of our time inside buildings, but did you know that owning a building can be very expensive? There are...
Copepods are amongst the most abundant animals on our planet. Who knew?! These small (typically 1–10 mm) crustaceans...
It is hard to believe, but some of the chemicals in our couches, computers, and even phones can travel all the way to...
The Earth’s warming climate is reducing snow and ice. The warming of the polar seas causes the sea surface to freeze...
Weather is something that we all experience and when weather is averaged over a long time, it is called climate. The...
The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest and it plays an important role in global and regional climate, including...
