Growing cereal crops with less fertilizer
Researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to grow cereals such as rice, wheat and corn.
Citizen divers aid understanding of fish in the Salish sea
Citizen scientists are increasingly playing crucial roles in understanding fish populations, according to a new study. Over the past 20 years, volunteers have helped...
Supercomputers help scientists improve seismic forecasts for California
Researchers have used the Stampede1 and 2 supercomputers to complete one of the world's largest earthquake simulation models: The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast...
Peering into the past, scientists discover bacteria transformed a viral threat to survive
A study reports the first known evidence of bacteria stealing genetic material from their own worst enemy, bacteriophages, and transforming it to survive.
Not all glaciers in Antarctica have been affected by climate change
The effects of climate change, which are apparent in other parts of the Antarctic continent, are not yet observed for glaciers in the western...
Grocery store program improves farmers’ adoption of environmental practices
In one of the first analyses of a company-led sustainability program in the food and agriculture space, researchers found a major grocery chain fostered...
Reasons for massive fires in south-central Chile
Scientists have found that non-native pine and eucalypt forests planted to supply pulp and timber mills in central Chile are contributing to the massive...
Volcanic super eruptions are millions of years in the making — followed by swift...
Researchers have discovered that super-eruptions occur when huge accumulations of magma deep in the Earth's crust, formed over millions of years, move rapidly to...
China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell significantly while India’s grew over last decade
Sulfur dioxide is an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to...
Solar heating could cover over 80 percent of domestic heating requirements in Nordic countries
By using suitable systems, more than 80 percent of heating energy for Finnish households could be produced using solar energy with competitive prices. This...
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