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 ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
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 ...
ORNL scientists make fundamental discovery to creating better crops
Credit: Jessy Labbe/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn. July 22, 2019--A team of scientists led ...
Scientists from Samara Polytech learned to control the oil lens
New method will ensure environmental safety in oil productionCredit: @SAMARAPOLYTECH Reconstruction of factories (the construction of modern parks and the ...
Solving the salt problem for seismic imaging
Credit: © 2019 Mahesh Kalita The efficient extraction of oil and gas from within the Earth's crust requires accurate images ...
Smart irrigation model predicts rainfall to conserve water
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Fresh water isn't unlimited. Rainfall isn't predictable. And plants aren't always thirsty. Just 3 ...
‘Crystal clocks’ used to time magma storage before volcanic eruptions
The molten rock that feeds volcanoes can be stored in the Earth's crust for as long as a thousand years, ...
Diamond shines its light on Moon Rocks from Apollo Missions, Martian meteorites and Vesta
Nearly 50 years after our first steps on the Moon, samples from the Apollo missions, Mars and Vesta still have ...
Stronger earthquakes can be induced by wastewater injected deep underground
Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have found that in regions where oilfield wastewater disposal is widespread -- and where ...
Joshua trees facing extinction
Credit: Nicholas Graver / NPS They outlived mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. But without dramatic action to reduce climate change, new ...
City College-led experts develop flood prediction model
The duration of floods can be determined by river flow, precipitation and atmospheric blocking. Now an international team of researchers ...
Presidential award
UTA biologist receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington Matthew Walsh, an ...
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planets
Credit: Zac Cooper/University of Washington In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA ...
UNH research finds thicker pavement is more cost effective down the road
DURHAM, N.H. - As the summer months heat up, so will the asphalt and other materials used to make roads. ...
Nitrogen from biosolids can help urban soils and plant growth
Credit: Odiney Alvarez-Campos The "zero waste" trend could have a friend in the form of biosolids. Biosolids are the materials ...