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Orbital Biosignature Assay: Phytoplankton Bloom Off The U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast

Editor’s note: As we begin to study worlds in our own solar system that might have life we use our home world as a testbed for the various ways to […]

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An Autonomous Robotic Glider Will Circle And Explore Our Ocean Planet

Editor’s note: When we start to mount Astrobiology missions to explore ocean worlds we’ll need ways for our robotic submersibles to observe and interact with whatever life forms they may […]

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Life In The Atlantic Ocean Thrives Due To Windblown Saharan Dust

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today’s oceans, which means that increasing […]

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