How to deal with radioactive wastes safely
New book shows how geological and engineering barriers can safely isolate radioactive wastesCredit: World Scientific Nuclear energy is a mature ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Crustal block tectonics offer clues to Venus’ geology, study finds
New study that includes contributions by Baylor planetary geophysicist Peter James, identifies previously unrecognized pattern of tectonic deformation on VenusCredit: ...
New geochemical study confirms cause of end-Permian mass extinction event
Results demonstrate the power of nickel isotope analyses, which are relatively new, to solve long-standing problems in the geosciencesCredit: Northern ...
Earlier flood forecasting could help avoid disaster in Japan
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - In Japan, thousands of homes and businesses and ...
Quaise Inc. drilling technology could allow geothermal to power the world
Work reported at World Geothermal Congress includes model showing economic feasibilityCredit: Quaise Inc. CAMBRIDGE, MA--Geothermal energy systems have the potential ...
Concrete wall seismic test data wins NHERI DesignSafe Dataset Award 2021
Findings help revise New Zealand and US building codes for earthquake resilienceCredit: Des Bull An earthquake ripped through the South ...
Reduced microbial stability linked to soil carbon loss in active layer under alpine permafrost degra
Credit: NIEER Chinese researchers have recently discovered links between reduction in microbial stability and soil carbon loss in the active ...
Preformed gel particles tested for enhanced oil recovery
A joint paper went out in Journal of Petroleum Science and EngineeringCredit: Kazan Federal University A joint paper went out ...
Fossil research shows woodlice cousins roamed Ireland 360 million years ago
New techniques used to recreate the image of the Oxyuropoda - the cousin of the garden woodliceCredit: Diane Dabir Moghaddam. ...
NASA Snow Campaign Wraps for 2021
Credit: Courtesy of Alex Olsen Mikitowicz. As the last snow melts, NASA's SnowEx teams are packing up the snowshoes, skis, ...
Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams
Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forestsCredit: John Stella, ESF A study of woodland ecosystems ...
CAPPA students win national environmental design challenge
UTA student teams take first place, honorable mention in EPA competitionCredit: UT Arlington Student teams from The University of Texas ...
Machine learning model doubles accuracy of global landslide ‘nowcasts’
Credit: Credits: NASA Every year, landslides - the movement of rock, soil, and debris down a slope - cause thousands ...
The rocky road to accurate sea-level predictions
Dirt and water under Greenland control future seaCredit: Henning Åkesson The type of material present under glaciers has a big ...