New tool improves beekeepers’ overwintering odds and bottom line
Credit: ARS-USDA TUCSON, ARIZONA, September 18, 2019--A new tool from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) can predict the odds that ...
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Researcher’s innovative flood mapping helps water and emergency management officials
Credit: Civil Air Patrol - Kansas Wing LAWRENCE -- When Jude Kastens was developing a new floodplain mapping model more ...
Solving the salt problem for seismic imaging
Credit: © 2019 Mahesh Kalita The efficient extraction of oil and gas from within the Earth's crust requires accurate images ...
Free dataset archive helps researchers quickly find a needle in a haystack
UCR STAR visualizes public spatio-temporal datasets through an interactive map Let's say you're doing research that requires millions of geotagged ...
Diamond shines its light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions, Martian meteorites and Vesta
Nearly 50 years after our first steps on the Moon, samples from the Apollo missions, Mars and Vesta still have ...
Stronger earthquakes can be induced by wastewater injected deep underground
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have found that in regions where oilfield wastewater disposal is widespread -- and where ...
Private land conservation research underrepresents geographical regions and stakeholders
Credit: Gonzalo Cortés Capano Biodiversity loss is one of the most prominent global issues, also affecting human well-being. With privately ...
Award-winning study provides framework for assessing historic wrought iron structures
NYU Professor Debra Laefer's paper explicated terrestrial laser scanning techniques and modeling that determined the fate of Ireland's Guinness BridgeCredit: ...
EPFL scientists map high-risk areas for hepatitis E
Credit: © LCE/LASIG EPFL 2019 EPFL scientists have created the first world map of regions with the highest prevalence of ...
Portland State study shows ways to reduce extreme heat in city neighborhoods
Credit: Portland State University Portland State study demonstrates how plants, trees and reflective materials can reduce extreme heat in city ...
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
Research results could also inform the search for life on Mars Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces ...
Picturing access to energy for all in sub-Saharan Africa
The UN's Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for ...
Analysis finds US ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north
Credit: Craig Chandler/University Communication/University of Nebraska-Lincoln Whole ecosystems are shifting dramatically north in the Great Plains, a phenomenon likely linked ...
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't ...