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Is Sahara Desert dust secretly feeding the Amazon? The science behind a 10,000-mile journey
In 2015, NASA-backed research led by Hongbin Yu revealed that millions of tons of Saharan dust cross the Atlantic each year, delivering vital phosphorus to the nutrient-poor Amazon rainforest. Satellite data showed this atmospheric link may replenish nutrients lost to rainfall, highlighting a vast intercontinental exchange that underscores how climate and ecosystems remain deeply interconnected.
Human brain can grow new cells, remain sharp even in 80s: Study
'But Alzheimer's Disease Disrupts Renewal Process'