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Derek Smith

University of Michigan

a tree with extensive roots spreading across the ground

Photo by Omar Ram on Unsplash  

Mycorrhizal fungi helped plants make the transition from water to land

These fungi attach to plant roots, helping them absorb nutrients and water

Derek Smith
7/16/2021, 1:15 PM
  • fungi
  • plants
  • evolution of life
  • mycorrhizal
  • roots
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea.

 The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea

European Space Agency, (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019) on Wikimedia Commons.

Some algal blooms produce methane, thanks to cyanobacteria

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas

Derek Smith
3/9/2021, 1:05 PM
  • methane
  • cyanobacteria
  • greenhouse effect
  • greenhouse gas
  • carbon chemistry