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Change in Oxygen Levels
Scientists examined samples and measurements collected from 393 lakes in temperate regions of the globe across a period from 1941 to 2017, discovering a general decrease in dissolved oxygen in both shallow and deep water habitats. That change in oxygen levels has a contagion effect, all the way from the water biogeochemistry to the health of human populations who may depend on these lakes.
It could also bring about boosted greenhouse gas emissions from aquatic bacteria that generate methane. Kevin Rose, an environmental biologist from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute said: All complex life relies on oxygen, It s the aquatic food web s support system. And when you begin to lose oxygen, you have the possibility of losing species.
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If life is ever discovered on another planet it would likely be the biggest news of thousands of years, and you d anticipate the proof to be released in a highly distinguished journal like Science or Nature.
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Mushrooms on Mars?
So, when a study that insists there are mushrooms growing on Mars appear in an unclear and largely doubted publication, you have to be very cynical.
A preprint of a new study came online earlier this week, with the scandalizing title Fungi on Mars? Evidence of Growth and Behavior From Sequential Images.
Sadly, the paper is ready for release in the journal Advances in Microbiology, which is included in the portfolio of Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP).