Microbes play important role in soil’s nitrogen cycle
Credit: Vivian Wauters Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different ...
Tag: Earth Science
NIST study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away ...
Injection strategies are crucial for geothermal projects
Evaluation of geothermal projects and possible tremorsCredit: G. Dresen Geothermal energy with its significant baseload capacity has long been investigated ...
Climate shifts prompt shrubs and trees to take root in open areas
Credit: Mariana García Criado Wild, treeless landscapes are becoming more wooded as climate change leads to warming temperatures and wetter ...
Research shows mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
A new global study shows that mangroves provide billions of dollars worth of flood risk reduction benefits every yearCredit: © ...
UNIST and EWP sign MoU to cultivate professional personnel in renewable energy
Credit: UNIST On January 22, UNIST signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea East West Power Co., Ltd. ...
Biomass fuels can significantly mitigate global warming
Credit: Photo credit: Ryan Mater BEER-SHEVA, ISRAEL...March 10, 2020 - Biomass fuels derived from various grasses could significantly mitigate global ...
A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass
Credit: UNIST A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced ...
How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts
Credit: Illustration by E. Paul Oberlander, with permission from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution MADISON, Wis. -- When El Nino ...
Fresh groundwater flow important for coastal ecosystems
International researchers led by University of Göttingen develop first global computer model of groundwater flow into world's oceansCredit: Nils Moosdorf, ...
The impact of energy development on bird populations
Credit: Photos taken by Thomas Maechtle -co author The greater sage-grouse is an iconic bird that lives in the western ...
World-first system forecasts warming of lakes globally
Research will enable better predictions of the impact of climate change on surface water temperatures and ecologyCredit: UKCEH A groundbreaking ...
Satellite data boosts understanding of climate change’s effects on kelp
Credit: Image provided by Sara Hamilton, OSU College of Science. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Tapping into 35 years of satellite imagery, ...
New book tells of early Antarctic explorations, continent’s connection to climate
A new book illustrates the environmental history of Antarctica through stories of 19th-century expeditions.Credit: Courtesy Gillen D'Arcy Wood CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ...
Almost alien: Antarctic subglacial lakes are cold, dark and full of secrets
Credit: JT Thomas More than half of the planet's fresh water is in Antarctica. While most of it is frozen ...
NASA tracks ex-Tropical Cyclone Esther over Northern Territory
Credit: NASA Worldview NASA's Aqua satellite continues to provide forecasters with a visible image ex-tropical cyclone Esther's remnant clouds and ...
New model shows winners, losers among marine microbes in warming oceans
A USC-led research team developed a new tool to show how rising ocean temperatures help and hurt various marine microbesCredit: ...
Researchers develop new explanation for destructive earthquake vibrations
Credit: Julia Carr PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Earthquakes produce seismic waves with a range of frequencies, from the long, rolling motions ...
NASA sees ex-tropical cyclone Esther move back into northern territory
Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a ...
Texas A&M researchers develop flooding prediction tool
Almost real-time flood prediction tool may boost emergency response during hurricanesCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering By incorporating the ...
