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How ‘badass’ microbes move in after volcanoes erupt
How ‘badass’ microbes move in after volcanoes erupt New research explores how microbes colonize new habitats after catastrophic events like volcanic eruptions. A team of ecologists and planetary scientists from the University of Arizona conducted field research in Iceland following a series of eruptions of the Fagradalsfjall volcano, collecting samples from lava flows, rainwater, aerosols, […]
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Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable
Biosphere 2’s latest mission: Learning how life first emerged on Earth – and how to make barren worlds habitable Biosphere 2, a research facility near Tucson, Arizona, is now being used to study how life transforms landscapes and makes barren worlds habitable. The facility’s Landscape Evolution Observatory is an ideal location for studying primary succession, […]
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