Geology/Soil

Credit: Christine Angelini PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A new study reveals how climate change has enabled a voracious crab species to dramatically alter salt marsh ecosystems across the southeastern U.S. The study, published in…

Sydney-led consortium wins $3M Google Earth licence for Paddy WatchCredit: University of Sydney Google Earth, the Group on Earth Observations and the University of Sydney will develop the world's first real-time monitoring…

An international team reveals discoveries about an unusual time called the 'Carnian Pluvial Episode'Credit: Jorge Gonzalez/NHMU The Triassic Period, about 252 to 201 million years ago, was a time of volatile change,…

A ton of lead dust may have been deposited near the cathedralCredit: Interactive map by Jeremy Hinsdale/Earth Institute. Photos by Alexander van Geen. On April 15, 2019, the world watched helplessly as black and yellow smoke…

Increased concern over the sustainability of handling mine waste has led to a joint venture dedicated to mine tailings research and educationCredit: University of Arizona Superfund Research Center As the global demand for minerals and…

An international team of researchers have found a way to determine the origin of colourless glass from the Roman period. Using isotopes of the rare element hafnium, they confirm that the prestigious 'Alexandrian' glass was indeed made in…

Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown substantially in the last decade and mining activities are anticipated to begin soon. A new study, led…

Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - Underground tunnels have been used by warriors and smugglers for thousands of years to infiltrate battlegrounds and cross borders. A new analysis published in the Open…

Rutgers-led research highlights lesser-known options with fewer trade-offsCredit: Pamela McElwee/Rutgers University-New Brunswick How can some of world's biggest problems - climate change, food security and land degradation - be…

Credit: Kathy Lawrence The reniform nematode is one of the most commonly found pests of cotton, with the ability to cause severe economic damage. In order to assess exactly how much damage the reniform nematode can cause, plant…

How did the chemical makeup of our planet's core shape its geologic history and habitability? Washington, DC-- How did the chemical makeup of our planet's core shape its geologic history and habitability? Life as we know it could not…

Credit: Ian Cooke/Cooked Illustrations Humans have manipulated and managed rivers with dams for millennia. The number of river dam projects is predicted to rise sharply in the future, especially in the tropics where demand…

Scientific study describes the nursery of sea ice and provides the basis for future assessments of research dataCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Markus Rex, CC-BY 4.0 The New Siberian Islands were the birthplace of…

The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the world and snowmelt is speeding it up with rapid soil warming and increased CO2 in the airCredit: SDSU Studies have shown the Arctic is warming roughly twice as fast as the rest of…

Credit: University of Stirling The environmental benefits of taller, shrubbier tundra plants in the Arctic may be overstated, according to new research involving the University of Stirling. Current ecosystem and climate…

Intensive erosion influenced seismicity Credit: NASA/LANDSAT The Earth's crust is under constant stress. Every now and then this stress is discharged in heavy earthquakes, mostly caused by the slow movement of Earth's…

Kyushu University research based on NASA InSight Martian lander seismometer data reveals different sources of different types and frequencies of Martian "microtremors", showing the potential to use such data to image the Martian subsurface…

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered how rocks sourced from the Earth's mantle are linked to the formation and breakup of supercontinents and super oceans over the past 700 million years, suggesting that the Earth is…

Credit: Mike Popp When it comes to nifty farm gadgets and technology, there are many neat tools. Tractor guidance is definitely one of them, thanks to how it helps farmers better use their resources. Tractor…

Finding new giant copper, lead, zinc deposits could fuel green infrastructure Credit: Adapted from Hoggard et al., Nature Geoscience, 2020 If the world is to maintain a sustainable economy and fend off the worst effects of…