Scientists measuring atmospheric gases in Alaska have detected surprisingly high levels of chlorine gas (Cl2) – up to 400 parts per trillion. The gas likely results from a light-driven chemical reaction between ground-level ozone and chloride salts in snow and ice. The resulting gas and its breakdown products can have a profound effect on the […]
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Climate change could affect microbes too
Saccharomyces paradoxus is a tree fungus closely related to the yeast used to make bread and beer. A new genetic mapping study shows that samples of S. paradoxus taken from across eastern North America are genetically distinct from each other, and that each grows best in the conditions that match its native habitat. This suggest […]
