Tag: Geology/Soil

Credit: Ian Dalziel Ian W.D. Dalziel, a professor in the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at ...

Test finds ash at concentrations so low and sizes so small that other tests would likely miss it DURHAM, N.C. ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell University researchers will develop the first high-resolution carbon monitoring system for East Africa that combines "bottom ...

Credit: Schulz, GFZ The Alum Shale of Northern Europe not only has an eventful history of formation, connected with the ...

Successful dryland restoration to benefit 2bn peopleCredit: Flinders University Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, ...

A miniature radar device that scans deep below ground is being developed to identify ice deposits and even hollowed out ...

The remains of microscopic plankton blooms in near-shore ocean environments slowly sink to the seafloor, setting off processes that forever ...

Credit: The University of Queensland By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes ...

Principal investigator Professor John Kerekes receives up to $1 million for fundamental research The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is funding a ...

Heavy rain and flooding are currently making headlines - as they did last winter. Floods like these, but also rising ...

The arrival of plants on land about 400 million years ago may have changed the way the Earth naturally regulates ...

Credit: Jorge Velez-Juarbe GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking ...

Credit: The University of Texas at Austin Urea is a critical element found in everything from fertilizers to skin care ...

Credit: Image credit: Sean Peters The sun provides a daunting source of electromagnetic disarray - chaotic, random energy emitted by ...

UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...

Credit: Dominick Spracklen Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new ...

Plant material that lies to rot in soil isn't just valuable as compost. In fact, agricultural crop residue plays a ...

Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at UN ...

An international study of parks and gardens finds even the humble roadside verge plays an important role in the environment ...

Credit: Steve Self, UC Berkeley New Brunswick, N.J. (July 9, 2021) -- A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 ...