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 ...
Tag: Geology/Soil
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, ...
Sibel Pamukcu named to LSU Civil & Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction
Lehigh University professor, an expert in electrochemical technologies for soil and water decontamination, has long advocated for women in STEMCredit: ...
UToledo research links fracking to higher radon levels in Ohio homes
The study also found average radon concentrations among tested homes across the state are higher than safe levels outlined by ...
Columbia researcher studies how climate change affects crops in India
Kyle Davis is an environmental data scientist whose research seeks to increase food supplies in developing countries. He combines techniques ...
Past climate change: A warning for the future?
Disruptions rippled out from climate change in South AmericaCredit: Umberto Lombardo, University of Bern, Switzerland A new study of climate ...
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