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Ocean Blooms
Ocean Blooms
01.03.2021
Environment
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The research setup included an intake at the top of the mast. The Tara research schooner, 2016
Plastic is Blowing in the Wind
23.12.2020
Environment

The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution

coral reef
Marine Biomass: The Life that Stays Small, Lives Fast, Dies Young
23.01.2020
Evolution and Development, Environment, Environment

A new census asks why the oceans have so little biomass compared to land, and shows how small marine producers pull their weight

hot water
How Hot Was the Ocean?
19.08.2019
Environment, Climate

Isotopes in iron oxides laid down two billion years ago hold clues to the conditions in which they were created

diatoms
Survival of the Fewest
08.08.2019
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate

  How do a handful of marine microorganisms live through a major crash?

algal bloom from space
A Blooming Desert in the Heart of the Ocean
06.04.2017
Environment, Climate

How do algal blooms spread in areas where nutrients are scarce? 

How does rock weathering affect the ocean's acidity?
First Oceans May Have Been Acidic
14.03.2017
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate

A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity

green rust in the lab
A Rusty Green Early Ocean?
26.01.2017
Environment

A Weizmann lab recreates a primary mechanism by which today's ore deposits originally formed

Dr. Flores on Tara
Institute Researcher at Sea
05.09.2016
Environment

Scientists aboard the TARA investigate marine ecology

Viruses attacking alga
Fat Genes in Algal Viruses Facilitate Infection
10.05.2016
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Environment

Uncovering the virus's plans may help predict the demise of algal blooms

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A Noninvasive Test for Gut Inflammation

Microvilli on a T cell surface, viewed with a scanning electron microscope

Cell Brakes: Some Assembly Required

A Wolf-Rayet star and the nebula surrounding it captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Gal-Yam and colleagues are the first to discover a rare-type supernova originating from this star // NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Going Out with a Bang

Prof. Elad Schneidman

Prof. Elad Schneidman

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23.01.2022
A Noninvasive Test for Gut Inflammation
A Wolf-Rayet star and the nebula surrounding it captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Gal-Yam and colleagues are the first to discover a rare-type supernova originating from this star // NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
12.01.2022
Going Out with a Bang
Mouse myoblasts after a 24-hour exposure to a molecule blocking the ERK enzyme. The exposure caused the cells to undergo massive fusion, forming muscle fibers (red) with multiple nuclei (blue) // Dr. Tamar Eigler (Prof. Tzahor's research group)
20.12.2021
The Meat, the Muscle, and the Motion of Cell Fusion
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