Tiny Clay Particles Decide Where Radium Goes in Sandy Riverbeds
New experiments reveal that trace kaolinite clay, not quartz or organic matter, controls the removal of radium-226 from sandy freshwater ...
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Cameroon’s Red Laterite Soils Prove Strong Enough for Sustainable Earth Blocks
A multi-scale study of lateritic soils from Dir, Cameroon shows that cement-stabilized compressed earth blocks made from these highly weathered ...
Satellites and Gravity Data Reveal Hidden Faults Beneath Indonesia’s Lokop Geothermal Prospect
By combining ground gravity measurements with Landsat satellite imagery, Indonesian researchers have mapped the fault networks, fluid-filled low-density zones, and ...
Sandy Secrets Beneath Brazil’s Cerrado: New Study Rewrites the Story of Tropical Ferralsols
A new study of sandy Ferralsols in the Brazilian Cerrado of Piauí shows that quartz-rich sedimentary parent rocks, not weak ...
Clay Surface Area and Pore Size Steer Soil Carbon Storage Differently
New pot experiments show that clay mineral surface area controls mineral-associated soil carbon while pore size governs physically protected particulate ...
Kaolin Recipe Tweak Controls the Water-Trapping Power of Silica Gel
By varying the amount of metakaolin dissolved in sodium hydroxide, researchers can tune silica gel's chain length and hydroxyl content ...
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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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