Researchers from The University of Western Australia and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia have discovered that hot and dry climatic conditions can limit the organic carbon build up in soil, which can ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2016
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Two University of Wisconsin-Stout professors are taking their students to Mars.
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2015
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A recent study led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Goodrich Chair of Excellence Thanos Papanicolaou could very well change the way we view the health of our nation's soil, even potentially altering history books.
Environment
Oct 29, 2015
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Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and key academic partners including the University of Colorado Boulder have quantified how rapidly ancient permafrost decomposes upon thawing and how much carbon dioxide is produced ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2015
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New research on Antarctic soil fungi shows they are stimulated by warmer temperatures and could increase if the region continues to warm.
Environment
Sep 28, 2015
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Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered unique behaviors of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANPs) that show promise as a phosphorus nanofertilizer and could be used to help slow the release of phosphorous ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 3, 2015
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Soil water and microbes' respiration contribute to fluctuations of carbon dioxide in the world's coldest desert, where climate change is expected to increase underground moisture and microorganisms, an Arizona State University ...
Environment
Jun 29, 2015
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There's qualified good news about one contributor to climate change, say researchers who have crunched data from a series of recent studies.
Environment
Apr 17, 2015
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Soil, long thought to be a semi-permanent storehouse for ancient carbon, may be releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere faster than anyone thought, according to Oregon State University soil scientists.
Environment
Mar 31, 2015
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Scientists have discovered that the mineral jarosite breaks down organic compounds when it is flash-heated, with implications for Mars research.
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2015
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