Cover crops can benefit hot, dry soils
Credit: Rajan Ghimire The Southern High Plains of the United States have low annual rainfall. When it does rain, though, ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
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 ...
Unstable rock pillars near reservoirs can produce dangerous water waves
Experiments on a simple model for granular cliffs that line the banks of rivers highlight hidden risksCredit: Huang Bolin WASHINGTON, ...
Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust
Credit: Photo by Jana Meixnerova/provided by Benjamin Johnson AMES, Iowa - The Earth of 3.2 billion years ago was a ...
Montana State researchers earn NSF grant to study caddisflies and stream health
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental ...
New study reveals the secret of magmatic rocks consisting of only one mineral
Geologists from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, have come up with an original explanation of how nature may produce ...
Illinois study shows universally positive effect of cover crops on soil microbiome
Credit: Maria Villamil, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Only a fraction of conventional row crop farmers grow cover crops ...
UTA civil engineer eliminating guesswork in protecting coastal homes from floodwaters
A tool to elevate coastal homesCredit: UT Arlington Severe storms and flooding have caused extensive economic losses in Texas coastal ...
Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
Warming and increased precipitation tests the resilience of soil seed banks against harm done by climate changeCredit: Photo courtesy of ...
Where is the greatest risk to our mineral resource supplies?
New USGS report estimates which mineral commodities important to american manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruptionCredit: Scott Horvath, ...
New artificial intelligence algorithm better predicts corn yield
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With some reports predicting the precision agriculture market will reach ...
The origins of roughness
Credit: Photo: AG Pastewka Most natural and artificial surfaces are rough: metals and even glasses that appear smooth to the ...
University of Guam, Northern Mariana Islands collaborate on watershed management
Credit: Photo courtesy of University of Guam The University of Guam and natural resource officials in Saipan and Rota exchanged ...
Environmental solutions to go global
Polymers clean up mercury and oil spills, nitrogen runoff, and moreCredit: Flinders University / SA Government New Australian technology that ...
Understanding forest-water interactions and their impact on New Zealand’s water quality
Credit: Virginia Tech Forest systems, a crucial resource for fresh water around the world, are under increasing pressure from global ...
Geothermal energy: Drilling a 3,000 meters deep well
Researchers from the University of Geneva have studied the seismic activity recorded during the drilling of a geothermal well and ...
Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, Swedish study shows
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg Adding sewage sludge on soils does not promote antibiotic resistance, a study from University of ...
Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate
Research goes to the extremes to record ancient ocean temperaturesCredit: Photo by Wil Leavitt. HANOVER, N.H. - February 10, 2020- ...
Sugar ants’ preference for pee may reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Credit: UniSA / Sophie Petit An unlikely penchant for pee is putting a common sugar ant on the map, as ...
Montana State researcher earns Keck grant to link Yellowstone seismic, microbial activity
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. BOZEMAN -- For over 100 years, scientists have studied the heat-loving microbial life in ...
