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The carbon cycle

Almog Beach, Eilat. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Between sky and water

How growth of the mineral calcium carbonate affects the carbon dioxide cycle in the waters of the Bay of Eilat, and thus the ecosystem and climate warming
Different species of foraminifera. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The marine microorganisms that indicate climate change

What makes foraminifera species sensitive to heat?
Ocean Based's Salvador Garcia (left) explains to Gian Paolo Bassi, senior vice president, 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS about the system the company is building to enrich sea life to absorb carbon at the 3Dexperience Word 2023 conference in Nashville. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Bloom the marine wilderness and absorb carbon from the atmosphere

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The American company Ocean-Based Climate Solutions has developed a pump system that will pump nutrients from a depth of 400 meters to the surface and allow the growth of tiny algae that will perform the photosynthesis process and absorb the carbon
A mixed forest plot of carobs, oaks, pines and other trees near Beit Shemesh. The researchers are looking for symbiotic relationships between different species of fungi and trees

The disappearing mushroom

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Algal cells respond in different ways to identical stress conditions. Illustration: Prof. Assaf Vardi's laboratory, Weizmann Institute

survival of the few

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Sulfur-loving bacteria attack algal cells of the species Emiliania huxleyi Source, Vardy. Weizmann Institute

How do sulfur-loving bacteria contribute to the rapid decline of algal blooms in the ocean?

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Prof. Beja's processing of the image of the virus in an electron microscope. Photo: Technion spokespeople.

Infectious photosynthesis

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Foraminifera. Source: Courtesy of Ben Gurion University.

Animals that create green skeletons are able to grow in extreme temperatures

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Algal bloom. Illustration: shutterstock

Sea Breeze

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