Geology/Soil
NSF-funded deep ice core to be drilled at Hercules Dome, Antarctica
Credit: University of Washington Antarctica’s next deep ice core, drilling down to ice from 130,000 years ago, will be carried...
New study allows regional prediction of uranium in groundwater
Credit: Image credit: Nona Chiariello / Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Lurking in sediments and surrounding the precious groundwater beneath our...
Microbes to demonstrate biomining of asteroid material aboard space station
Researchers are putting mining methods to the test in microgravity to see if asteroids could provide a vast new source...