News tagged with sediment grains

Early French had a taste for beer

Evidence of beer making in Mediterranean France, as far back as the 5th century BC, has been unearthed by Laurent Bouby from the CNRS - Centre de Bio-Archeologie et d'Ecology in Montepellier, France, and colleagues. Their ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientist uses sedimentary record to uncover planet's past

(PhysOrg.com) -- The wind barreled across the ice at Daily Lake as Montana State University paleoecologist Cathy Whitlock and three students used all their strength to pull a metal pipe out of the mucky lake ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Ultra-fine coatings on sediment grains influence nitrate and sulfate storage in soil

Tiny sediment grains are covered with a very fine-grained, complex mixture of minerals in an open fabric that results in a large surface area in contact with water between the grains. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0