Researchers use satellite imaging to map groundwater use in California’s central valley
Satellite data reveal variability in intensity of groundwater use for different crops, a boon for irrigation policymaking across the stateCredit: ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Scientists help reboot 50 years of plant advice to solve one of nature’s biggest challenges
Credit: University of Portsmouth Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have come up with a ...
New woodlands can help reduce flooding risk within 15 years
Credit: Buckfastleigh Flood Action Group The planting of woodlands in upland areas could play a significant role in preventing the ...
Remnants of an ancient asteroid shed new light on the early solar system
Credit: Modified after Koike et al. (2020) EPSL Researchers have shaken up a once accepted timeline for cataclysmic events in ...
Tree rings show scale of Arctic pollution is worse than previously thought
Credit: Dr Alexander Kirdyanov The largest-ever study of tree rings from Norilsk in the Russian Arctic has shown that the ...
New study to uncover how climate change and tectonics drove evolution in East Africa
First-of-its-kind international study is rooted in 17 million year-old whale fossilCredit: Isaiah Nengo STONY BROOK, NY, (Under Embargo until September ...
Let them eat rocks
$4.2 million grant to uncover mysteries of deep earth-dwelling microbesCredit: (Danny Newman and Mia Maltz/UCR) UC Riverside is leading an ...
Updated and easy-to-use compendium helps users diagnose and treat pea diseases and pests
Credit: APS PRESS Since publication of the second edition of Compendium of Pea Diseases and Pests by APS PRESS almost ...
Ecologists confirm Alan Turing’s theory for Australian fairy circles
International research team led by Göttingen University shows patterned vegetation regenerates by "ecosystem engineering" of the grassesCredit: S Getzin, University ...
40% of O’ahu, Hawai’i beaches could be lost by mid-century
Credit: Kammie Tavares The reactive and piecemeal approach historically used to manage beaches in Hawai'i has failed to protect them. ...
Earth MRI funds critical minerals projects in twenty-one states
A total of $7.97 million will fund new research and preserve important data across the NationCredit: USGS The U.S. Geological ...
Detaching and uplifting, not bulldozing
Credit: ETH Zurich For a long time, geoscientists have assumed that the Alps were formed when the Adriatic plate from ...
Choosing the right cover crop to protect the soil
Credit: Dennis Bowman Farmers around the world are keen to protect their most important asset: their soil. The soil supports ...
Evergreen needles act as air quality monitors
Measuring magnetic particles on needles reveals particulate air pollutionCredit: Paul Gabrielsen/University of Utah Every tree, even an evergreen, can be ...