What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg have investigated the composition of ...

U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron spins in a unique magnet.

Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Groundwater Quality and Health (China University of Geosciences), Wuhan 430078, China School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Geomicrobiology ...

School of Freshwater Sciences, University of Wisconsin−Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204, United States ...

Biogeochemical scientists have to tackle a similarly puzzling issue with dark dissolved organic matter (DDOM) in surface waters (Cai et al., 2024; Hu et al., 2023). Recently, Cai et al. (2024) using ...

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the ...

The lack of geological activity and the cold, arid climate on Mars have helped preserve this invaluable organic matter for the past 3.7 billion years. It therefore dates from the period during ...

Curiosity has seen organic matter in Martian mudstones before, but the new research describes the longest chains yet identified. Finding long carbon chains on Mars is significant because it shows ...

This makes nutrients available slowly, improving soil health, structure, and fertility. Worms eat and break down organic matter including small rock and soil particles. When they excrete waste, their ...