Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients

Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients - Date: - March 11, 2026 - Source: - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Summary: - As deep-sea waters warm, scientists expected trouble for the microbes that help keep ocean chemistry in balance. Instead, researchers found that Nitrosopumilus maritimus can adapt to warmer, iron-limited conditions by using iron more efficiently. Because these microbes control key nitrogen reactions that support marine life,...