Subsurface geophysics is key to geological carbon dioxide storage
Using unique 3D imaging technology to find a negative carbon solution A crucial step in sequestering carbon dioxide and realizing ...
Tag: Earth Science
New models predict fewer lightning-caused ignitions but bigger wildfires by mid century
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Human-caused wildfire ignitions in Central Oregon are expected to remain steady over the next four decades and ...
Underwater robot offers new insight into mid-ocean “twilight zone”
An innovative underwater robot known as Mesobot is providing researchers with deeper insight into the vast mid-ocean region known as ...
Reduced microbial stability linked to soil carbon loss in active layer under alpine permafrost degra
Chinese researchers have recently discovered links between reduction in microbial stability and soil carbon loss in the active layer of ...
Preformed gel particles tested for enhanced oil recovery
A joint paper went out in Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering A joint paper went out in Journal of ...
Most rivers run dry — now and then
Over half of the world's rivers cease to flow for at least one day a year on average A new ...
Balanced rocks set design ground motion values for New Zealand dam
For the first time, researchers have used precariously-balanced rocks to set the formal design earthquake motions for a major existing ...
Research suggests ways to tackle water security challenges in world’s drylands
The research - published ahead of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on 17 June 2021 - examines recent ...
NASA Snow Campaign Wraps for 2021
As the last snow melts, NASA's SnowEx teams are packing up the snowshoes, skis, and scientific instruments they've used all ...
Microbes in ocean play important role in moderating Earth’s temperature
Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth's temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocks Methane is a strong greenhouse ...
University of Surrey’s extraordinary social impact provides vital support in a year of crisis
The Measuring Up 2019-20 report has a natural focus on health, exploring how the University has leveraged its research and ...
Using machine learning and radar to better understand storm surge risk
The types of land around us play an important role in how major storms will unfold -- flood waters may ...
Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams
Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forests A study of woodland ecosystems that provide habitat ...
The sun’s clock
All cycles fit the picture: New calculations support and expand planetary hypothesis Not only the very concise 11-year cycle, but ...
Lazy, hazy days no more: A call-to-action to better understand air pollution mechanisms
Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Earth's atmosphere has a budget, and when expenses outpace savings, secondary aerosols form in areas ...
CAPPA students win national environmental design challenge
UTA student teams take first place, honorable mention in EPA competition Student teams from The University of Texas at Arlington ...
Effects of ‘Fenton-like’ reactions of ferric oxalate on atmospheric oxidation processes and radiative forcing
The Fenton reaction is a chemical transition involving hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and the ferrous (iron) ion, which acts as a ...
A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity
PRINCETON, N.J.--Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a link between COVID-19 and a seafood market ...
Machine learning model doubles accuracy of global landslide ‘nowcasts’
Every year, landslides - the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope - cause thousands of deaths, billions ...
Combating maritime litter
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon categorizes innovative solutions for fighting pollution in the oceans Plastic bottles drifting in the sea; bags in the ...
