No early birds getting the worms: York U study finds songbirds risk missing peak food supply
Subducting oceanic plates carry seawater-like saline fluids underneath island arcs
Slab-derived fluids play an important role in heat and material transfer in subduction zones. Dr. Tatsuhiko Kawamoto, Dr. Masako Yoshikawa, and Mr. Yoshitaka Kumagai of the Graduate School of Science suggest ...
May 31, 2013
4.5 / 5 (2)
0
Icelandic volcano's ash led to more CO2 being absorbed by oceans
(Phys.org) —The Icelandic volcano's ash plume that caused huge air travel disruption across Europe in 2010 resulted in the oceans absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) than usual, say scientists.
Mar 22, 2013
5 / 5 (1)
0
Warm spring, continued drought predicted for US (Update)
Government forecasters say much of the United States can expect a warm spring and persistent drought.
Mar 21, 2013
1.7 / 5 (6)
4
Warm springs may be best winter refuge for Florida manatees
DNA analysis of microbes in a fracking site yields surprises
(Phys.org)—Researchers have made a genetic analysis of the microbes living deep inside a deposit of Marcellus Shale at a hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," site, and uncovered some surprises.
Dec 03, 2012
4.8 / 5 (8)
0
|
Researchers analyze future snowpack decline from California to the Himalayas
(Phys.org)—Snowpack, an essential source of drinking water and agricultural irrigation for billions of people, could shrink significantly within the next 30 years, according to a study led by Stanford climate ...
Nov 13, 2012
2.6 / 5 (10)
3
|
Biomimicry: Science inspired by nature could feed the hungry, reduce impact of technology
A wind turbine designed to incorporate the bumps on a whale's tale. A fast-growing rice that needs half the normal amount of water to grow, thanks to observation of a hot-spring fungi. A video display inspired by the iridescent ...
Sep 26, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
1
Turning glass into clay
The magic mineral and microbial processes that transform volcanic glass into clay have been identified, adding important knowledge to how clay is formed.
Jul 06, 2012
not rated yet
0
Improving air quality with no-till cropping
Studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists show some no-till management systems can lower atmospheric levels of PM10—soil particles and other material 10 microns or less in diameter that ...
Jul 06, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
Spring flooding? Not this year, US forecasters say
At least it's a dry heat. The federal government's spring weather forecast offers no respite from warmer weather, but the country should get a break from the spring flooding that's hit the last four years.
Mar 15, 2012
not rated yet
0
World's most extreme deep-sea vents revealed
Scientists have revealed details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents, 5 kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor.
Jan 10, 2012
4.9 / 5 (9)
6
|
Submarine springs offer preview of ocean acidification effects on coral reefs
Observations at submarine springs found along the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of the possible fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification.
Nov 28, 2011
5 / 5 (2)
1
Going to extremes to find greener chemicals
Next time you watch a TV program that cracks a crime using DNA evidence, tip your hat to the microbe that makes it all possible.
Nov 02, 2011
not rated yet
0
A new species of a tiny freshwater snail collected from a mountainous spring in Greece
A new minute freshwater snail species belonging to the genus Daphniola was found by a researcher from University of Athens (Canella Radea) in a spring covered by snow on Mt. Parnassos, central Greece. This study was publis ...
Nov 01, 2011
not rated yet
0
