Using poo to combat climate change
Human waste could be the next weapon in the fight against climate change.
Environment
Sep 18, 2013
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Retrofitting earthquake protection could save lives
Whether or not a building collapses and claims many lives during an earthquake is a matter of structure and statistics, according to researchers in Turkey. Writing in the International Journal of Emergency Management, civil ...
Engineering
Jun 5, 2013
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Greenhouse gases from farmland underestimated
(Phys.org)—Changes in agricultural practices could reduce soil emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide and the atmospheric pollutant nitric oxide, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, ...
Environment
Apr 2, 2013
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City of Ottawa sits atop soil, geologic features that amplify seismic waves
Engineers and city planners study surface geology in order to construct buildings that can respond safely to earthquakes. Soft soil amplifies seismic waves, resulting in stronger ground motion than for sites built over bedrock. ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2012
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USDA irrigation research: Good to the last drop
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are ensuring that farmers in the Pacific Northwest are benefiting from every drop of crop irrigation water.
Environment
May 23, 2012
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Study: 800-year-old farmers could teach us how to protect the Amazon
In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, we could learn from its earliest inhabitants who managed their farmland sustainably. Research from an international team of archaeologists and paleoecologists, published today ...
Environment
Apr 9, 2012
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Current view of soil-climate interaction too simplistic, warn scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Assumptions over the rate at which soil bacteria will break down carbon in the face of global warming must be re-addressed, according to some of the world’s leading experts.
Environment
Oct 5, 2011
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Seeing beneath the soil to uncover the past
Archaeology is no longer just about digging holes. New research by a team led from the University of Leeds promises to improve the investigation of our heritage from the air.
Archaeology
Sep 13, 2011
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Pesticide impact: Comparing lab, field-scale results
Assessing the environmental risk of pesticide use is an important, complex task that requires knowledge of the equilibrium sorption parameter. This helps researchers assess the risk of pesticides leaching into groundwater. ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2011
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Wet spring seriously delays planting and harvesting for Pa. farmers
Spring was so wet this year in parts of Pennsylvania that eventual crop yields may be in jeopardy due to delayed planting, according to experts in Penn State's College of Agriculture Sciences.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2011
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