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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

Glaciers and ice sheets have only a few species which can live on them, from ice worms to snow fleas and snow algae. When the ice melts, these species have to retreat with them.

01 August 2024, 10:34 IST

From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

01 August 2024, 10:34 IST

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Our research suggests that rapid atmospheric warming above ground can cause peat soils to suddenly heat up to smouldering temperatures underground, all without any spark or other ignition. These zombie fires may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion.

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

29 May 2024, 10:58 IST

You leave a ‘microbe fingerprint’ on every piece of clothing you wear – and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes

When you think of a criminal investigation, you might picture detectives meticulously collecting and analysing evidence found at the scene: weapons, biological fluids, footprints and fingerprints. However, this is just the beginning of an attempt to reconstruct the events and individuals involved in the crime.

24 May 2024, 06:00 IST

You leave a ‘microbe fingerprint’ on every piece of clothing you wear – and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes

You leave a ‘microbe fingerprint’ on every piece of clothing you wear – and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes

You leave a ‘microbe fingerprint’ on every piece of clothing you wear – and it could help forensic scientists solve crimes

24 May 2024, 06:00 IST

Death time can be traced by observing microbe arrival in decomposing bodies

In a study that has the potential to advance forensic science to help investigators probe a case, a team of experts at the Colorado State University decomposed 36 dead bodies for a year while observing the role of insects that are responsible for the arrival of a network of 20 microbes that drive the decomposition process.

14 February 2024, 08:22 IST

Death time can be traced by observing microbe arrival in decomposing bodies

Death time can be traced by observing microbe arrival in decomposing bodies

Death time can be traced by observing microbe arrival in decomposing bodies

14 February 2024, 08:22 IST

These microbes can digest plastic at low temperatures

The heating required meant that industrial applications remain costly to date, and are not carbon-neutral

10 May 2023, 11:04 IST

Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures

Microbes found in Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures

These microbes can digest plastic at low temperatures

10 May 2023, 11:04 IST

How antimicrobial-resistant microbes reach humans

Globally, health problems due to antimicrobial resistance have been rising

19 September 2022, 11:02 IST

Gutter to gut: How antimicrobial-resistant microbes reach humans from the environment

Gutter to gut: How antimicrobial-resistant microbes reach humans from the environment

How antimicrobial-resistant microbes reach humans

19 September 2022, 11:02 IST

Listening to your gut is important

There is sufficient link between gut microbiota and good health

19 October 2021, 20:20 IST

Listening to your gut is important

Listening to your gut is important

Listening to your gut is important

19 October 2021, 20:20 IST

Scientists revive microbes from 100 million years ago

28 July 2020, 16:47 IST

Scientists revive microbes from 100 million years ago

Scientists revive microbes from 100 million years ago

Scientists revive microbes from 100 million years ago

28 July 2020, 16:47 IST

'Arctic ocean may be invaded by microbes from tropics'

Global warming may cause the microscopic organisms habiting the polar regions of the Earth's oceans, such as the Arctic, to be slowly conquered by their counterparts from the tropical regions, affecting multiple ecosystems, according to two major studies which assessed more than 35,000 samples collected from all the world's oceans between 2009 and 2013.

15 November 2019, 07:49 IST

'Arctic ocean may be invaded by microbes from tropics'

'Arctic ocean may be invaded by microbes from tropics'

'Arctic ocean may be invaded by microbes from tropics'

15 November 2019, 07:49 IST

Dinosaur bones are home to unique microscopic life

Scientists have discovered modern microbes living in fossilised dinosaur bones, a finding that further quashes hopes of creating clones of the ancient prehistoric animals from preserved proteins.

19 June 2019, 09:12 IST

Dinosaur bones are home to unique microscopic life

Dinosaur bones are home to unique microscopic life

Dinosaur bones are home to unique microscopic life

19 June 2019, 09:12 IST