Seven months traveling through space, a mission that was decades in the making and cost billions of dollars, all to answer the question: was there ever life on Mars?
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2021
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While studying legacy contaminated soil samples from the Plutonium Finishing Plant waste crib at the Hanford Site (Richland, WA), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers located and extracted tiny crystals ...
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2020
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University of Adelaide scientists have shown how droughts are threatening the health of wetlands globally.
Environment
Oct 9, 2020
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A new way of analyzing the chemical composition of soil organic matter will help scientists predict how soils store carbon—and how soil carbon may affect climate in the future, says a Baylor University researcher.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2020
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Heavy metals suppress enzyme activity in the soil by three to 3.5 times and have especially prominent effect on the enzymes that support carbon and sulfur circulation, according to a soil scientist from RUDN, together with ...
Biochemistry
Sep 8, 2020
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The construction industry is currently facing two major challenges: the demand for sustainable infrastructure and the need to repair deteriorating buildings, bridges and roads. While concrete is the material of choice for ...
Materials Science
Aug 20, 2020
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A new generation of gene-silencing "RNAi pesticides" are making their way through the regulatory system and will soon be available for agricultural use.
Environment
May 5, 2020
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The soil fertility tests farmers have used for decades to measure nitrogen levels don't account for the vast majority of the nitrogen in soils, so Iowa State University scientists helped develop a new test that yields more ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2020
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As a result of climate change, more frequent and longer drought periods are predicted in the future. Drought risks may decrease agricultural yield. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth and the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2020
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A growing health crisis fueled by synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in groundwater has garnered much attention in the last few years.
Environment
Feb 11, 2020
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