Chapter 1 : How An Antarctic Worm Makes Antifreeze And What That Has To Do With Climate Change

The article showed how an Antarctic worm makes antifreeze and what that has to do with climate change. Two Brigham Young University are reporting hardy worm that withstands its cold climate by cranking out antifreeze in Antarctic. Other that, the genes the worm can to kick in its antifreeze system can be useful information. In his research, Adam told that another species of nematode plays a large role in the amount of carbon cycled through the soil. Whereupon, fluctuations in temperature are diminishing the warm population.
After that, Adams and Adhikari take the next step with their analysis of the genes of their latest subject, a species of nematode that lives in wetter areas of Antartica’s interiar. These genes that the worm uses to put its environment means it is likely going to flourish as Antartica gets wetter, Adams says, while other nematode species diminish. That’s how this molecular-lever research ties back into predicting how the composition and distribution of soil species will change in response to climate change. The research is funded by the National Science Foundation : Diana H.Wall of Colorado State University is also a co-author on the paper.

Chapter 2 : Scientist Find Black Gold Amidst Overlooked Data

The article talk about scientist find black gold amidst overlooked data. Recently, scientist found black gold bubbling up from on otherwise undistinguished mass of ocean imagery. They found that they could detect oil seeping naturally from the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico by examining streaks amid the reflected sunlight on the ocean’s surface. The new technique could provide a more timely and cost-effective means to survey the ocean for oil seeps, to monitor oil slicks, and to differentiate human-induced spills from seeps. Using camera and of the light reflection, oil creates contrasting swaths that can show up in airborne images as either or darker than the surrounding waters.
Hu actually happened upon the oil imagery while looking for signs of harmful algal blooms commonly referred to as “red tide” in the western Gulf of Mexico. Examining MODIS images, he kept noticing streaks across the sun glint reflections. The new method is not perfect, as cloud cover or a lack of sun glint can limit its use. Hu and colleagues suggest it may be best used as a complement to SAR, which penetrates cloud cover and can be tilted to get the necessary imaging angle.
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