Scientists reveal a hidden, sunlight-driven source of a potent greenhouse gas
The term greenhouse gas often brings carbon dioxide (CO2) to mind, and rightly so, as it is a key contributor to rising ...
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Inorganic mechanism driving mysterious surge of powerful greenhouse gas
Much of the nitrous oxide entering the atmosphere from the oceans could be formed by a previously unknown inorganic route.
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The Nitrogen Cycle: Processes, Players, and Human Impact
The first step is the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite, which is carried out by microbes known as ammonia-oxidizers. Aerobic ammonia oxidizers convert ammonia to nitrite via the intermediate ...
A round-trip journey of electrons: Electron catalysis enables direct fixation of Nâ‚‚ to azo compounds
Nitrogen gas (N2) is one of the most abundant yet highly stable gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Its N≡N triple bond has an ...
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How a pervasive microorganism generates a greenhouse gas
"They have a set-up specifically to look at products of ammonia oxidation—fortuitously for us." There's been debate about the origin of nitrous oxide coming from AOA and, in fact, from AOB ...