Earth Commission to identify risks, guardrails, targets for entire planet
First holistic attempt to identify scientific risks, guardrails -- akin to a 2C rise for climate -- to create targets ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
For people with pre-existing liver disease, toxic algae may be more dangerous
UToledo research adds to evidence that new exposure guidelines for microcystin may be needed for those with liver disease or ...
Study explores how rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada
Credit: Russell Callahan A University of Wyoming researcher and his team discovered that weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern ...
Geophysicists challenge conventional view of the cause of porosity in weathered rock
Pores, or empty spaces, in rock are critically important for sustaining life on EarthCredit: R. Callahan (Carlisle, Pa., Sept. 18, ...
The life aquatic made clear with freshwater lens
Researcher finds way to view marine life in murky watersCredit: Swansea University A Swansea University doctoral student has found a ...
Inventions for developing world lead to Lemelson-MIT Prize for ASU engineering professor
ASU engineering professor Cody Friesen will donate $500,000 prize to Colombian communityCredit: Zero Mass Water TEMPE, Ariz. - Dedication to ...
Microbe from New Jersey wetlands chomps PFAS
Credit: Peter Jaffé Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are building up in the environment, and scientists are becoming concerned. These ...
Microbe chews through PFAS and other tough contaminants
Credit: David Kelly Crow In a series of lab tests, a relatively common soil bacterium has demonstrated its ability to ...
Sesame yields stable in drought conditions
Credit: Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon Texas has a long history of growing cotton. It's a resilient crop, able to withstand ...
New study shows common carp aquaculture in Neolithic China dating back 8,000 years
By using age-mortality and species-selection profiles from prehistoric East Asia, researchers identified carp aquaculture in Henan Province, China, thousands of ...
Researcher’s innovative flood mapping helps water and emergency management officials
Credit: Civil Air Patrol - Kansas Wing LAWRENCE -- When Jude Kastens was developing a new floodplain mapping model more ...
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, ...
Water solutions without a grain of salt
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide. This ...
‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...