Arctic plants may not provide predicted carbon sequestration potential
The environmental benefits of taller, shrubbier tundra plants in the Arctic may be overstated, according to new research involving the University of Stirling.
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GEOLOGY/SOIL
How volcanoes explode in the deep sea
Most volcanic eruptions take place unseen at the bottom of the world’s oceans. In recent years, oceanography has shown that this submarine volcanism not only deposits lava but also ejects large amounts of volcanic ash.
Read moreOver one million barriers: New research calls for urgent action to reconnect Europe’s rivers
The EU Horizon 2020 AMBER (Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers) project created the first pan-European atlas on river
Read moreStanford researchers reveal air pollution’s connection to infant mortality
Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many
Read moreOver one million barriers: New research calls for urgent action to reconnect Europe’s rivers
The EU Horizon 2020 AMBER (Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers) project created the first pan-European atlas on river
Read moreStanford researchers reveal air pollution’s connection to infant mortality
Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many
Read moreBeavers gnawing away at the permafrost
The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic
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Tiny Japanese dinosaur eggs help unscramble Cretaceous ecosystem
When most of us think of dinosaurs, we envision large, lumbering beasts, but these giants shared their ecosystems with much smaller dinosaurs, the smaller skeletons of which were generally less likely to be preserved.
Read moreTU Graz researchers want to fundamentally improve concrete diagnostics
Whether crumbling tunnel walls, cracks in concrete facades or porous bridge piers, according to statistics from the National Association of
Read moreFSU News: MagLab geochemists solve mystery of Earth’s vanishing crust
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Thank goodness for the Earth’s crust: It is, after all, that solid, outermost layer of our planet
Read moreNASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite analyzes Saharan dust aerosol blanket
Dust storms from Africa’s Saharan Desert traveling across the Atlantic Ocean are nothing new, but the current dust storm has
Read moreCarbon Cycling in Wet Soils
Under changing, increasingly dynamic climatic conditions, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree of variability in moisture conditions
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