Geology/Soil

Credit: NASA image courtesy Jeff Williams Predictions of future climate change require a clear and nuanced understanding of Earth's past climate. In a study published today in Science Advances, University of Hawai'i (UH) at…

Geologists track caribou using antlers, isotopesCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative Human activities might have shifted the movement of caribou in and near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, according to scientists with the…

Credit: University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (January 22, 2021)- The pressing concern posed by rising sea levels has created a critical need for scientists to precisely predict how quickly the oceans will rise in coming…

In addition to heat and high pressure, small electric fields can also play a decisive role in the formation of this extremely hard carbon compound.Credit: Photo: Yuliya Bataleva Diamond, like graphite, is a special form of carbon.…

Heidelberg Ion Probe used to date Flensburg meteoriteCredit: A. Bischoff / M. Patzek, University of Münster A meteorite that fell in northern Germany in 2019 contains carbonates which are among the oldest in the solar system; it also…

Uncertainty about annual methane emissions from abandoned wells in US and Canada highlights need for better measurementsCredit: Mary Kang A recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual…

Credit: Google Earth One of Brazil's worst environmental disasters - a dam collapse that also killed more than 200 people - could have been foreseen with the right monitoring technology, according to a new study by the…

For outstanding and sustained contributions to the field of oceanographyCredit: Eric Laycock The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates Dr. Dawn Wright for being selected as a Fellow of The Oceanography Society. The citation on…

For contributions to chemical oceanography, providing a new view of the marine REE cycle, and training the next generation of ocean scientistsCredit: April N. Abbott The Oceanography Society (TOS) congratulates Dr. April N. Abbott…

Credit: Anna-Louise Reysenbach/NSF, ROV Jason and 2018 ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biology - Volcanic microbes Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed to an international study that found almost 300 novel…

The long journey of litter to seafloorCredit: JAMSTEC The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide -more than a…

Credit: NASA The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin's longevity, whose giant offshore fields have reliably supplied consumers with oil…

Credit: University of Nottingham Scientists have discovered a signal that causes roots to stop growing in hard soils which can be 'switched off' to allow them to punch through compacted soil - a discovery that could help plants to grow…

Scientists make exciting discovery in the quest to discover new antibiotics.Credit: Traditional Medicine Group Scientists who highlighted the bug-busting properties of bacteria in Northern Irish soil have made another exciting…

Temperature records show past volcanic activity, current climate warming trendsCredit: Peter Swart, Ph.D., UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science MIAMI--Scientists used a 600-year-old marine sponge to reconstruct…

Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater melting on the Greenland ice sheet, possibly increasing the island's…

Credit: Steve Paton, STRI Investors who bet on tropical forest conservation and reforestation to solve global warming by storing carbon in wood face huge uncertainties because the science behind predicting carbon stocks is…

Credit: Sarah Granke Research led by the University of Wyoming shows that physical weathering is far more important than previously recognized in the breakdown of rock in mountain landscapes. Because it is difficult to measure,…

Christian A. Davies, Ph.D., has been named the recipient of the 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Technology Innovation from TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas)Credit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine,…

Guihua Yu, Ph.D. Named 2021 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award recipient in EngineeringCredit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) (Embargoed January 13th, 12 a.m. CST) AUSTIN - Guihua Yu, Ph.D.,…