Polygonum bistorta, a pink flowering plant found in arctic tussock tundra, used in nitrate uptake research
arctic

Nitrate in Arctic Landscapes

A new MBL study challenges assumptions about nitrogen use in arctic tundra, finding that plants absorb nitrate at rates comparable to high-nitrate ecosystems — with significant implications for cli...
A pond with "Global Nitrogen Pollution the Crisis Ahead"
agricultural runoff

Global Nitrogen Pollution Crisis

The world is using nitrogen fertilizer less and less efficiently, and the fallout is devastating — dead zones, toxic algal blooms, and collapsing aquatic ecosystems. Yale School of Forestry & E...