Geology/Soil

UMD-led study warns cascading effects of salts require coordinated management and regulation to avoid contaminating natural resourcesCredit: Sujay Kaushal When winter storms threaten to make travel dangerous, people often turn to salt,…

Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science CAMBRIDGE, MD (April 12, 2021)--University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Professor and Appalachian Laboratory Director Eric A. Davidson, an international…

Credit: Texas General Land Office Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin will embark from Galveston on April 14 in search of sunken treasure that holds the key to protecting Texas from storms and rising seas: sand. About…

A new study by a University of Copenhagen researcher finds that thawing permafrost in Alaska causes colder water in smaller rivers and streams. GEOGRAFI A new study by a University of Copenhagen researcher finds that thawing permafrost…

Weathering of rocks can bind or release carbon dioxide -- in active mountain ranges, carbon-dioxide release strongly dominatesCredit: Kristen Cook (GFZ) Taiwan is an island of extremes: severe earthquakes and typhoons…

Credit: © Cécile Engrand/Jean Duprat Every year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting stars. Some of them reach the ground…

Credit: © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/CNES/CNRS/LANL/IRAP/IAS/LPGN The Perseverance rover has just landed on Mars. Meanwhile, its precursor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp (officially Aeolis Mons), a mountain several…

Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, Vertebrate Zoology and Geologica Saxonica are the latest historic titles to select the various services and advanced technology provided by the OA-born scholarly publishing platformCredit: Pensoft and…

European Consortium monitors first in situ test of a pre-prototype collector vehicle in the PacificCredit: ROV KIEL6000, GEOMAR. Joint press release of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Alfred-Wegener Institute…

2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai'i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of future eruptionsCredit: B. Shiro, USGS Washington, DC-- The 2018…

Researchers have long been curious about the striking growth form of spinifex and now UNSW Sydney scientists say soil microbes are the answer Anyone who has visited the Australian outback would be familiar with spinifex grasses, which…

Credit: Dr. Devarajan Foodborne disease outbreaks linked to the consumption of fresh produce have caused farmers to re-evaluate their practices. A recent analysis of a 27-year experiment comparing organic and conventional soil…

European Consortium monitors first in situ test of a prototype collector vehicle in the PacificCredit: ROV KIEL6000, GEOMAR. Joint press release of GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Alfred-Wegener Institute…

Connecticut public health officials urge private well owners to test water qualityCredit: Tiziana Shea, Connecticut Department of Public Health A new U.S. Geological Survey study provides an updated, statewide estimate of…

The new test technology could be commercially available by the end of 2021 Palmer Amaranth is a high-impact agronomic weed species that has cost the United States agriculture industry billions of dollars since its discovery outside of its…

Permanent oxygenation occurred much later than previously thoughtCredit: Andrey Bekker/UCR New research shows the permanent rise of oxygen in our atmosphere, which set the stage for life as we know it, happened 100 million years later…

Award will support understanding of nitrogen pollution reduction in Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyondCredit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science FROSTBURG, MD (April 2, 2021)-- The National Science Foundation…

Many slopes in the Campania region are covered with layers of volcanic soil, the result of repeated eruptions over the course of millennia. As the impacts of climate change worsen, including the occurrence of very intense and short…

Potassium is a major plant nutrient, and recycling it between plants and soil serves the best interest of both. Banana plant absorbs huge amount of potassium from soil and distributes between the trunk (pseudo-stem) and the fruits. Banana…

Research led by the University of Kent's School of Physical Sciences has found new evidence of a low-altitude meteoritic touchdown event reaching the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago A research team of international space scientists,…