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Preserving Our Home World’s Cryosphere: World Meteorological Organization

Editor’s note: The Astrobiology community is all excited about two missions that wil; explore the ice worlds orbiting Jupiter with a focus of understanding their potential to host habitable – […]

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Water World Dynamics: Earth’s Ocean Currents Act As An Expressway To Deeper Depths For Microorganisms

Editor’s note: as we begin to explore ocean worlds – which may be inhabited – we’ll need to understand how currents and other activities within these seas – seas that […]

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Limited Adaptability Makes Freshwater Bacteria Vulnerable To Climate Change

Freshwater resources are limited, accounting for only 3.5% of Earth’s water, with just 0.25% accessible on the surface. Nevertheless, freshwater lakes are essential for ecosystem functioning and global carbon cycling […]

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Microbial Viruses Act As Secret Drivers Of Planetary Climate Change

In a new study, scientists have discovered that viruses that infect microbes contribute to climate change by playing a key role in cycling methane, a potent greenhouse gas, through the […]

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