Simple test could prevent fluoride-related disease
Method uses synthetic biology to detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking waterCredit: Julius B. Lucks/Northwestern University With one drop ...
Tag: Hydrology/Water Resources
Deforestation, erosion exacerbate mercury spikes near Peruvian gold mining
Modeling mercury release from soil erosion could help mine-heavy, deforested regions create helpful policiesCredit: Axel Berky, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. ...
Helping plant nurseries reduce runoff
Credit: Jake Shreckhise You may have heard how excess nutrients, such as phosphorus, can run off of crop fields. This ...
UW scientist to lead upcoming NASA field study of East Coast snowstorms
Credit: NASA Snowstorms can wreak havoc across the United States, but especially on the East Coast. Snow is the least-understood ...
‘TransMap’ will ensure reliable and efficient transportation networks
MarTREC researchers received a $1.5 million award to develop a data-driven map that will aid decisions on transportation infrastructure.Credit: University ...
Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice, study shows
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its ...
Hundreds of environmental health professionals in US report challenges, research needs
With more than a quarter of the professionals expected to retire in five years, a national effort is needed for ...
Water management grows farm profits
Credit: Jonathan Holt A healthy lifestyle consists of a mixture of habits. Diet, exercise, sleep and other factors all must ...
Scientists use NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands
Credit: Virginia Tech Wetlands play an important role in the carbon cycle, aiding in the storage and distribution of this ...
Finnish rivers transport carbon to the Baltic Sea at an increasing rate
Credit: Pirjo Ferrin The amount of carbon transported via Finnish rivers to the Baltic Sea has risen substantially in the ...
Raising plants to withstand climate change
Proof of concept for changing mitochondrial respirationCredit: Flinders University Success with improving a model plant's response to harsh conditions is ...
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow ...
New membrane technology to boost water purification and energy storage
Credit: Qilei Song, Imperial College London Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve ...
McMaster researcher warns plastic pollution in Great Lakes growing concern to ecosystem
Credit: Alliance for the Great Lakes Research from a leading international expert on the health of the Great Lakes suggests ...
Six Berkeley Lab scientists named AAAS fellows
Honorees recognized for achievements in heavy element chemistry, tectonics, microbial photosynthesis, geological processes, particle physics, and biomolecular engineeringCredit: Berkeley Lab ...
UTA civil engineer studying threats to industry, environment posed by severe flooding
Investigating economic, environmental impacts of natural disastersCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineer is determining how ...
University of Minnesota Sea Grant director John A. Downing named 2019 AAAS Fellow
Credit: UMN Duluth/Brett Groehler DULUTH, Minn. -- The University of Minnesota Sea Grant program is proud to announce that Director ...
FAU receives $1.3 million grant from Florida Division Of Emergency Management
FAU College of Engineering and Computer Science and FDEM project will create framework for flood risk managementCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
A study compares how water is managed in Spain, California and Australia
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Turning on the faucet and having water come out has become such a common daily occurrence ...
Scientists use modern technology to understand how ochre paint was created in pictographs
Ochre, one of Earth's oldest naturally occurring materials, was often seen as a vivid red paintCredit: University of Missouri Ochre, ...