Fossil reveals evidence of 200-million-year-old ‘squid’ attack
Credit: Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known example of a squid-like creature attacking its ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Soil pores hold the key to stability for desert soils
Credit: Judith Turk Soils in deserts are very different from those found anywhere else. Extreme temperatures, little water and limited ...
Study shows wetter climate is likely to intensify global warming
Greater tropical rainfall may increase microbes' release of CO2 from soils into airCredit: © Dr. Valier Galy, WHOI. A study ...
Life on the rocks helps scientists understand how to survive in extreme environments
Credit: David Kisailus / UCI By studying how the tiniest organisms in the Atacama Desert of Chile, one of the ...
Bermudagrass harvest management options with poultry litter fertilization
Credit: John Read When fertilizing bermudagrass with poultry litter, turfgrass managers must consider limiting the buildup of soil P or ...
Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?
Credit: Doug Weaver Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting ...
Is planet Earth young or old?
Credit: World Scientific The Age of the Earth -- A Physicist's Odyssey spells out how the age of our planet has ...
The truth lies in the soil: How human activity leaves a chemical footprint in soils
Researchers explore how natural processes determine the distribution of chemical elements in soils and highlight the effect of miningCredit: Earth ...
New study takes the pulse of a sleeping supervolcano
Credit: Osvaldo González-Maurel Under the volcanoes in the Andes where Chile, Argentina and Bolivia meet, there is a gigantic reservoir ...
Digital agriculture paves the road to agricultural sustainability
Credit: Michigan State University In a study published in Nature Sustainability, an ecosystem scientist and an agricultural economist outline how ...
Sweet potato microbiome research important first step towards improving yield
Credit: Brooke Bissinger Grown around the world, sweet potatoes are an important source of nutrition particularly in sub-Saharan African and ...
How atrazine regulations have influenced the environment
Credit: Yolanda Oberhofer To combat weeds, farmers use a variety of tools and methods. By understanding the strengths and downfalls ...
3D models of mountain lakes with a portable sonar and airborne laser
Credit: J. Fernández-Lozano/ R. Andrés-Bercianos The information of the territory provided by the laser technology from an airplane can be ...
How did an ancient plant from Latin America become Asia’s second-most-important cash crop?
Valued at dining room tables and factory floors alike, cassava is worth about $10 billion in Asia. The continued growth ...
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