Phosphorus

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The team studied short chains of phosphorus atoms that naturally arrange themselves at specific angles on a silver surface.

From Science Daily

"These actions threaten ecosystems already damaged by white phosphorus, with serious risks to insect communities and natural pollinators, undermining biodiversity, food security, and local livelihoods," the group said in an Instagram post.

From BBC

Some were given nitrogen fertilizer, others phosphorus fertilizer, some received both nutrients, and some were left untreated.

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As atmospheric CO2 rises and temperatures increase, rainfall carries larger amounts of nutrients such as phosphorus into the sea.

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The increased supply of phosphorus benefits cyanobacteria that live on the surface of the brown algae.

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