Calculate your nitrogen footprint
Carbon footprints are a familiar way to assess how green your lifestyle is, but now you can also measure your nitrogen footprint using a new tool, the N-Calculator.
May 15, 2013
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Underground permeation of seawater in tsunami disaster areas caused by 2011 earthquake
Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) conducted an airborne electromagnetic survey by helicopter in Watari-cho and Yamamoto-cho of Watari-gun in Miyagi ...
May 09, 2013
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Scientists show how cracks propagate through thick and thin layers of frozen liquid water
Whether gas trapped under a frozen water layer flows through cracks or bursts out depends on the layer's depth and temperature, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The water ...
Apr 15, 2013
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Aussies told, cut water use to save bush
(Phys.org)—Australians may be asked to reduce their use of bore water in order to preserve their cherished native landscapes.
Feb 19, 2013
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Novel NIST process is a low-cost route to ultrathin platinum films
(Phys.org)—A research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a relatively simple, fast and effective method of depositing uniform, ultrathin layers of platinum ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Large bacterial population colonized land 2.75 billion years ago
(Phys.org)—There is evidence that some microbial life had migrated from the Earth's oceans to land by 2.75 billion years ago, though many scientists believe such land-based life was limited because the ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Destroyed coastal habitats produce significant greenhouse gas
Destruction of coastal habitats may release as much as 1 billion tons of carbon emissions into the atmosphere each year, 10 times higher than previously reported, according to a new Duke led study.
Sep 06, 2012
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Fresh water from rivers and rain makes hurricanes, typhoons, tropical cyclones 50 percent more intense
An analysis of a decade's worth of tropical cyclones shows that when hurricanes blow over ocean regions swamped by fresh water, the conditions can unexpectedly intensify the storm. Although the probability ...
Aug 13, 2012
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New Mars rover to land in intriguing giant crater
The latest Mars destination is a giant crater near the equator with an odd feature: a mountain rising from the crater floor.
Aug 04, 2012
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Scientists discover new trigger for immense North Atlantic Ocean spring plankton bloom
On this July 4th week, U.S. beachgoers are thronging their way to seaside resorts and parks to celebrate with holiday fireworks. But across the horizon and miles out to sea toward the north, the Atlantic Ocean's ...
Jul 05, 2012
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Superhydrophobic surface helps researchers develop optical displays from water and air (w/ Video)
(Phys.org) -- For many years, scientists have been pursuing ways to mimic the perplexing capability of the lotus leaf to repel water. Lotus leaves hate water so much that droplets effortlessly roll off the ...
Jun 14, 2012
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Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica
The first day of spring brought record high temperatures across the northern part of the United States, while much of the Southwest was digging out from a record-breaking spring snowstorm. The weather, it seems, has gone ...
Mar 21, 2012
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Materials scientists watch electrons 'melt'
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a skier rushes down a ski slope or a skater glides across an ice rink, a very thin melted layer of liquid water forms on the surface of the ice crystals, which allows for a smooth glide ...
Nov 22, 2011
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How key genes cooperate to make healthy skin
Skin is the body's armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet mutations in a single gene, the gene for the protein p63, cause numerous diseases and malformations ...
Sep 20, 2011
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