No need to dig too deep to find gold!
A UNIGE researcher has discovered the particularities of porphyry copper and gold deposits, providing mining companies with a new tool ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
MU scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract — 550 million years
Credit: University of Missouri A 550 million-year-old fossilized digestive tract found in the Nevada desert could be a key find ...
Plants found to speak roundworm’s language
Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have found that plants manipulate nematode pheromones to repel these pests, which cause more than ...
100 million years in amber: Researchers discover oldest fossilized slime mold
Team from Göttingen, Helsinki and New York gets new insights into the evolution of myxomycetesCredit: Alexander Schmidt, University of Göttingen ...
Drones effective tools for fruit farmers
Credit: Olga Walsh People have used the phrase "drone on and on" for a long time. Webster's dictionary defines this ...
Rural water wells in High Plains Aquifer show large increase in nitrate levels
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas ...
Grower citizen science project uses collaboration to improve soil health
Credit: Natasja van Gestel West Texas cotton growers face many environmental challenges, including rising temperatures, higher temperature extremes, less rainfall, ...
Genes controlling mycorrhizal colonization discovered in soybean
Credit: Michelle Pawlowski, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Like most plants, soybeans pair up with soil fungi in a ...
Brassica crops best for crop rotation and soil health in potato production systems
Credit: Robert Larkin Crop rotation is vital to any crop production system. Rotating crops maintains crop productivity and soil health ...
MDI Biological Laboratory to expand innovative data literacy program
Grant will support study of seasonal variations of arsenic in well waterJane E. Disney, Ph.D., is the leader of the ...
Sustainable supply of minerals and metals key to a low-carbon energy future
Credit: University of Sussex. The global low-carbon revolution could be at risk unless new international agreements and governance mechanisms are ...
A new study finds research gaps in environmental science disciplines across the Arctic
Harsh environments remain poorly sampledCredit: Julia Kemppinen Global warming is driving rapid environmental change in the Arctic. "To understand these ...
Life could have emerged from lakes with high phosphorus
Credit: Matthew Dillon/Flickr Life as we know it requires phosphorus. It's one of the six main chemical elements of life, ...
The global reef expedition: French Polynesia
Scientists complete largest comprehensive study of French Polynesia's coral reefsCredit: ©Michele Westmorland/iLCP Scientists have released their findings from the largest ...
OU geoscientists document 300 million year old atmospheric dust
OU geoscientists document the role of atmospheric dust on marine ecosystems 300 million years agoCredit: University of Oklahoma Dust plays ...
It’s a small (coal-polluted) world, after all
Credit: Frank Dunnivant A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry underscores that the release of pollutants in one region ...
A ‘Jackalope’ of an ancient spider fossil deemed a hoax, unmasked as a crayfish
Credit: Selden et al. LAWRENCE -- Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous ...
Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans, domestic animals
Credit: Karen Koy, Missouri Western State University. As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the ...
Star fruit could be the new ‘star’ of Florida agriculture
Credit: Ariel Friedenreich It's not just oranges that grow in Florida. Carambola, or star fruit as most in the United ...
High-def mapping of moisture in the soil
New method enhances predictions, even in areas where no data has been availableCredit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson Soil ...
