Investigating carbonate mineral chemical variations to improve oil recovery
A researcher has firsthand experience with the frustrations of oil production. He spent nine years as a hydraulic fracturing engineer with operating and service...
Balanced rocks set design ground motion values for New Zealand dam
Researchers have used precariously-balanced rocks to set the formal design earthquake motions for a major existing engineered structure -- the Clyde Dam, the largest...
At underwater site, research team finds 9,000-year-old stone artifacts
Underwater archaeologists have been studying 9,000-year-old stone tool artifacts discovered in Lake Huron that originated from an obsidian quarry more than 2,000 miles away...
Ozone pollution has increased in Antarctica
Ozone is a pollutant at ground level, but very high in the atmosphere's 'ozone layer,' it absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation. Past studies have examined...
Urbanization drives antibiotic resistance on microplastics in Chinese river
Microplastic pollution of waterways has become a huge concern, with the tiny pieces of plastic entering food webs and potentially having harmful effects on...
Climate change: The long view
What will the Earth be like for our children and grandchildren, as temperatures continue to rise? We can be fairly certain of some things:...
Not acting like themselves: Antidepressants in environment alter crayfish behavior
Expose crayfish to antidepressants, and they become more outgoing -- but that might not be such a positive thing for these freshwater crustaceans, according...
Use of PFAS in cosmetics ‘widespread,’ new study finds
Many cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a potentially toxic class of...
Human-driven climate change only half the picture for krill
New research about the fate of krill -- one of the most abundant species on Earth -- during this century has important implications for...
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk
New research shows pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollution have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth,...
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