Termites as prospectors: anthills flag radiometric anomalies in Nigeria’s Benue Trough
A study of 234 field radiometric measurements and 10 XRF analyses shows that anthill materials in the Bashar area of ...
Tag: geochemistry
Basalt Powder on Farmland Could Lock Away Billions of Tonnes of CO2
A new global assessment identifies crushed basalt spread on acidic croplands as the most practical form of enhanced weathering, with ...
Urban Coastal Sediments Reveal Contrasting Fingerprints of Human and Natural Particle Inputs
A study of nearshore sediments from Athens and Fujairah distinguishes anthropogenic metal inputs and Anthropocene particles from naturally metal-rich geology.
Ore Fingerprinting Reveals 700-Kilometre Bronze Age Copper Network
Multi-proxy ore fingerprinting links Shang copper casting near Zhengzhou to sources in the Middle Yangtze Valley roughly 700 kilometres to ...
Gold Mine Baseline: Bulgarian River Sediments Show Clean Heavy Metal Record Before Ada Tepe Digging
A pre-mining geochemical survey of river sediments around the Ada Tepe gold deposit in Bulgaria found heavy metal concentrations consistent ...
Satellite Spots Buried Iron Skarns in Eastern Türkiye Before Miners Ever Dug
A 2003 ASTER image predicted the exact locations of iron pits opened years later around Keban, revealing how band ratios, ...
Soil Bacteria Secretly Make Ceramides, Rewriting the Story of Sphingolipids
A common soil bacterium produces ceramides in response to temperature, pH, and oxygen stress, and its biosynthetic genes are abundant ...
Geochemistry of urban waters and their evolution within the urban landscape
Beneath the streets of Columbus, Ohio, an invisible river flows. Every time rain falls on the campus of The Ohio ...
Cobalt’s Hidden Threat: Century-Old Mine Waste Could Poison Water and Food Chains
New research reveals cobalt in century-old mine wastes from Canada and Cornwall shows consistently high mobility and poses medium to ...
One Year of Geochemistry: From Carbon Sinks to Buddha’s Sacred Tree
A special anniversary collection in Frontiers in Geochemistry showcases advances ranging from carbon sequestration in karst rivers and lithium mine ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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