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Desert microbes in the Amazon

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When viewed under a microscope, there is a lot of activity above the Amazon rainforest. The air is full of pollen, fungal spores, tiny plant particles, and bacteria. Normally, the composition of this bioaerosol community… 

WashU study helps Martian astronauts prepare for dust

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Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn’t need a spacesuit, but the swatches — each less than a square… 

Desert dust in Europe is increasing

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While, thanks to strict regulations, particulate matter air pollution due to emissions from human activity in transportation, households, and industry are decreasing in Europe, another source is developing in the opposite direction: desert dust. To…