Laying the ground for robotic strategies in environmental protection
Sheet pile driving robot autonomously builds erosion barriers from interlocking metal sheets in natural terrain, and robot swarms could be ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
Air temperatures in the Arctic are driving system change
Credit: UAF photo by Todd Paris A new paper shows that air temperature is the "smoking gun" behind climate change ...
Understanding microbial communities in fractured shales goal of NSF-sponsored project
Taking a deep dive into metabolic pathways introduced undergroundCredit: Mike Wilkins/Colorado State University Many invisible microbes like bacteria, fungi and ...
Sun, moon and sea as part of a ‘seismic probe’
Tides and surf can be used for non-destructive analysis of subsurface; study highlighted by American Physical SocietyCredit: C. Sens-Schönfelder, GFZ ...
Grant will allow scientists to study how prairie strips on farms affect soil over time
Credit: Lisa Schulte Moore AMES, Iowa - Researchers at Iowa State University will test how the environmental benefits of planting ...
Human activity disrupting iconic African ecosystem, Syracuse biologist finds
Syracuse University professor notes up to 75-percent drop in larger wildlife species populations in parts of Serengeti-Mara ecosystemCredit: Syracuse University ...
In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction
Credit: Stephen Bilenky TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Roughly 430 million years ago, during the Earth's Silurian Period, global oceans were experiencing ...
Reducing water consumption in mining
Digitization in beneficiation technology is helping to ensure that this precious commodity is used efficientlyCredit: HZDR/ Detlev Mueller Water is ...
UTSA receives $2.2 million in geological software for sub-surface visualization
(San Antonio, Mar. 27, 2019) - The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an in-kind software donation ...
Researchers advance effort to manage parasitic roundworms
Patent-pending discoveryCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers ...
Autonomous weed control via smart robots
A drift-free, weed-specific pesticide applicator could enable autonomous weed control via smart robots -- and help minimize exposure of crops ...
Massive earthquakes provide new insight into deep Earth
Credit: Wenyuan Fan TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- In the waning months of 2018, two of the mightiest deep earthquakes ever recorded ...
Freshwater coastal erosion alters global carbon budget
Credit: Ethan Theuerkauf CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Shoreline erosion can transform freshwater wetlands from carbon-storage pools to carbon sources, according to ...
University of Arizona researchers making drinking water safer
A $1.2M Department of Defense grant will help UA engineers further research into removing PFAS from groundwater suppliesCredit: U.S. Air ...
Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Credit: Alessandro Bergna, Tomislav Cernava, Manuela Rändler, Rita Grosch, Christin Zachow, and Gabriele Berg St. Paul, MN (March 2019)--Recent advances ...
Earth’s deep mantle flows dynamically
As ancient ocean floors plunge over 1,000 km into the Earth's deep interior, they cause hot rock in the lower ...
First textbook in marine renewable energy explores harnessing ocean power
URI professor co-authors offshore renewable energy bookCredit: (URI photo/Michael Salerno) KINGSTON, R.I., -- March 21, 2019 - Offshore renewable energy ...
Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of Cascade volcanoes
Credit: Jeff Basinger CORVALLIS, Ore. - The string of volcanoes in the Cascades Arc, ranging from California's Mt. Lassen in ...
Hundreds of bubble streams link biology, seismology off Washington’s coast
Credit: Brendan Philip /University of Washington Off the coast of Washington, columns of bubbles rise from the seafloor, as if ...
New light into the recent evolution of the African rift valley
Field research on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya provides new insights into the break-up of continentsCredit: Giacomo Corti, National Research ...