Tracing the roots: Mapping a vegetable family tree for better food
Genetic testing developed by MU scientists could aid in developing new and healthier dietsCredit: University of Missouri Human genetic testing ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Scientists develop new method for studying early life in ancient rocks
Research results could also inform the search for life on Mars Scientists have developed a new method for detecting traces ...
Istanbul: Seafloor study proves earthquake risk for the first time
GeoSEA sensors document tectonic strain build-up below the Marmara SeaCredit: Jan Steffen, GEOMAR Collapsed houses, destroyed port facilities and thousands ...
Methane vanishing on Mars: Danish researchers propose new mechanism as an explanation.
An interdisciplinary research group from Aarhus University has proposed a previously overlooked physical-chemical process that can explain the rapid disappearance ...
Evolution of life in the ocean changed 170 million years ago
Credit: University of Plymouth The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around ...
New model suggests lost continents for early Earth
Credit: Derrick Hasterok A new radioactivity model of Earth's ancient rocks calls into question current models for the formation of ...
Trees for water quality credits
In a new study, UC Santa Barbara Bren School professor Arturo Keller links reforestation to water quality credits The more ...
Reining in the ecological effects of free-roaming horses
Free-roaming horses are an icon of the American West, frequently appearing in art and media as exemplars of the spirited ...
Cost effective, large scale graphene with AIXTRON systems
The new AIXTRON products allow the production of graphene under ambient conditions, and bring the cost of graphene films down ...
Permafrost researcher from Yukon College joins international project on Herschel Island
Credit: Louis-Philippe Roy Louis-Philippe Roy stands at the edge of the Arctic Ocean on the northernmost edge of Yukon, Canada. ...
Tropical soil disturbance could be hidden source of CO2
Credit: Rob Spencer Thousand-year-old tropical soil unearthed by accelerating deforestation and agriculture land use could be unleashing carbon dioxide into ...
Does limited underground water storage make plants less susceptible to drought?
Plants adapted to Mediterranean climate may be more flexible in face of unpredictable rainsCredit: Wendy Baxter, UC Berkeley You might ...
Stresses from past earthquakes explain location of seismic events
Credit: University of Plymouth The cumulative stresses caused by historic earthquakes could provide some explanation as to why and where ...
Heat kills invasive jumping worm cocoons, could help limit spread
Credit: Chris Barncard / UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- New research out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum shows that temperatures ...
Mineral discovery made easier: X-ray technique shines a new light on tiny, rare crystals
Berkeley Lab scientists participate in the discovery of ognitite; other candidate new-mineral studies in progressCredit: Marilyn Chung/Berkeley Lab Like a ...
New research shows an iceless Greenland may be in our future
Credit: Martin Truffer New research shows an iceless Greenland may be in the future. If worldwide greenhouse gas emissions remain ...
Biochar may boost carbon storage, but benefits to germination and growth appear scant
Credit: Photo courtesy Nancy Holm CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Biochar may not be the miracle soil additive that many farmers and ...
The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa
Researchers uncover the way that platinum deposits form in the magma chambers of some of the worlds' largest platinum depositsCredit: ...
Pitt researchers’ report pushes for regional green infrastructure database
Stakeholders have a new roadmap to help understand the most important challenges in regional stormwater managementCredit: Emily Elliott PITTSBURGH--Stakeholders invested ...
Unexpected culprit — wetlands as source of methane
Credit: Karla Jarecke Wetlands are an important part of the Earth's natural water management system. The complex system of plants, ...