Earth Commission to identify risks, guardrails, targets for entire planet
First holistic attempt to identify scientific risks, guardrails -- akin to a 2C rise for climate -- to create targets ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Study explores how rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada
Credit: Russell Callahan A University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern ...
Geophysicists challenge conventional view of the cause of porosity in weathered rock
Pores, or empty spaces, in rock are critically important for sustaining life on EarthCredit: R. Callahan (Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18, ...
Microbe from New Jersey wetlands chomps PFAS
Credit: Peter Jaffé Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are building up in the environment, and scientists are becoming concerned. These ...
How nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron
Credit: University of East Anglia Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered how nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron - ...
Reduce, reuse, recycle: The future of phosphorus
Credit: Included in photo When Hennig Brandt discovered the element phosphorus in 1669, it was a mistake. He was really ...
Worm pheromones protect major crops
Boyce Thompson Institute researchers showed that ascaroside compounds from nematodes can protect rice, wheat, corn and soybeans from numerous pathogensCredit: ...
Lobster organs and reflexes damaged by marine seismic surveys
Credit: Rob McCauley A new study of the impact on marine life of seismic air guns, used in geological surveys ...
Fracking likely to result in high emissions
Study outlines emission scenarios for shale gas production in Europe Natural gas releases fewer harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases ...
Three Mars rovers set to blast off in 2020
Since ancient times, the Red Planet has captured the imaginations of scientists, writers and the general public. In July 2020, ...
Active pharmaceutical ingredients can persist in the environment
Credit: Chad Voorhees Homeowners who rely on private wells as their drinking water source can be vulnerable to bacteria, nitrates, ...
Harnessing the power of microbes for mining in space
A new investigation on the International Space Station represents the first study of how microbes grow on and alter planetary ...
Many Dallas-Fort Worth area faults have the potential to host earthquakes, new study finds
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin/Bureau of Economic Geology A study led by The University of Texas at Austin ...
Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams in Florida contain evidence of ancient meteorite
Credit: Mike Meyer GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found ...