Great White Nothing: How Harper’s naval station became an Arctic white elephant
The Nanisivik Naval Facility still languishes unfinished more than a decade past its completion date, amid a flurry of Arctic ...
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Scientists discover bacteria from Arctic permafrost can withstand Mars-like environment
YEKATERINBURG, November 21. /TASS/. Russian researchers have discovered that some bacteria from ancient Arctic permafrost can survive even up to 20 million years in an inactive state under ...
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Scientists prove bacteria can decompose bioplastics in Arctic
TASS/. Scientists at the Siberian Federal University proved bioplastics may be used in sub-Arctic latitudes without harming the environment, as soil bacteria can decompose bioplastics membranes.
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Permafrost melt posing ‘significant risks’ to Arctic regions’ communities, scientists warn
The Arctic permafrost thaw is hazardous to the livelihood, safety, health, food security, and the infrastructure of communities living in Arctic regions, an international group of scientists have ...
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C-ing with the Lights Out
The Arctic winter is cold and dark everywhere ... Yet in these inhospitable conditions, some marine bacteria have found a surprising way to eke out an existence. Heterotrophic bacteria, which normally ...
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Sulfur bacteria team up to break down substances in the seabed
Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular features.
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Earth's hidden carbon recyclers: Sulfur bacteria team up to break down organic substances in the seabed
These bacteria use sulfate rather than oxygen for ... are distributed worldwide and occur in all marine areas between the Arctic and Antarctic—particularly in low-oxygen or oxygen-free ...