Meet the forest microbes that can survive megafires
New research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial 'cousins' that often increase in abundance after feeling the...
Breakthrough in estimating fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in detecting changes in fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions more quickly and frequently.
Fluid flow stimulates chemosynthesis in a Greek salad of hydrothermal microbes
A new study uses an innovative approach to examine a shallow-water hydrothermal system and the production of microbes there in situ and near natural...
Volcanoes at fault if the Earth slips
A new study has attributed the root cause of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes to specific geological damage. A relatively large dip-slip displacement was discovered...
Water processing: Light helps degrade hormones
Micropollutants in water often are hormones that accumulate in the environment and may have negative impacts on humans and animals. Researchers have now developed...
Deepest sediment core collected in the Atlantic Ocean
A team of scientists, engineers, and ship's crew on the research vessel Neil Armstrong operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently collected...
New algorithm could simplify decisions for ship channel dredging
Every ship channel has to be dredged. With high costs involved, a dredging project's managers have to be on the money in their timing...
Kauai’s 2018 record-setting rain caused by a series of supercell thunderstorms
A record-setting rainstorm over Kaua'i, Hawai'i in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180 million. The deluge damaged...
Nylon cooking bags, plastic-lined cups can release nanoparticles into liquids
Nylon cooking bags and plastic-lined cardboard cups are conveniences many people rely on, but a new study suggests that they are an underappreciated source...
Study finds offshore wind could drive down energy costs in New England, US
While wind power is expected to be a 'saving grace' during extreme winter storms, researchers wanted to look at whether storms could also disrupt...
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