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Calcium Deficient Fauna and Brown Water Awaiting

Oct. 10, 2016 — Calcium deficient fauna, poor conditions for freshwater fish and mercury in the drinking water is the long-term consequences of acid rain in the 70's ... read more

Research Provides Understanding About Expansion and Contraction of the Tropical Rain Belt

Oct. 1, 2016 — New research looks at the monsoon rains that fell in northern Australia over the past 3,000 years. The scientists explored the rainfall amounts by ... read more

Lake Brownification, Eutrophication Decrease the Content of Essential Fatty Acids in Fish Used in Human Diets

Sep. 30, 2016 — Eutrophication and brownification change phytoplankton community structure and decrease the production of essential omega-3 fatty acids in lakes. ... read more

Voracious Asian Jumping Worms Strip Forest Floor and Flood Soil With Nutrients

Sep. 8, 2016 — Asian jumping worms, an invasive species first found in Wisconsin in 2013, may do their work too well, speeding up the exit ... read more

Research Priorities for the Field of Atmospheric Chemistry

Aug. 26, 2016 — Increasing energy demands and expanding industrial and agricultural activities worldwide are changing the composition of the atmosphere and contributing to major global challenges like climate change ... read more

New 'Greener' Method Developed for Producing Some Metals

Aug. 25, 2016 — While trying to develop a new battery, researchers find a whole new energy-efficient way to produce some metals without creating ... read more

Fungi Recycle Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries

Aug. 21, 2016 — Rechargeable batteries in smartphones, cars and tablets don't last forever. Old batteries often wind up in landfills or incinerators, potentially harming the environment. And ... read more

Discovery of Sunlight-Driven Organic Chemistry on Water Surfaces

Aug. 11, 2016 — Fatty acids found on the surface of water droplets react with sunlight to form organic molecules, a new study reports, essentially uncovering a previously unknown form ... read more

Cleaner Air May Be Driving Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay

July 26, 2016 — A new study suggests that improvements in air quality over the Potomac watershed, including the Washington, D.C., metro area, may be responsible for recent progress on water quality in the Chesapeake ... read more

Distant Volcanic Eruptions Foster Saguaro Cacti Baby Booms

July 25, 2016 — Volcanic climate perturbations that delivered cold and stormy weather to much of the Northern Hemisphere generated a combination of conditions in the Sonoran Desert that were ... read more

Testing Kelp to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Levels

Clean Coal Fails to Capture Worlds Attention

UK Aims to Douse Coal Power by 2025

The Largest Volcano In Centuries Is Spewing Toxic Gas

Increasing Stocking Rate May Not Lead to Greater Nitrogen Leaching on Dairy Farms

Sep. 9, 2016 — It has been commonly accepted that more cows per pasture would lead to increased nitrogen leaching because of increased nitrogen excretion via urine; but, a new study discovered circumstances where a ... read more

Measure of Age in Soil Nitrogen Could Help Precision Agriculture

July 26, 2016 — What's good for crops is not always good for the environment. Nitrogen, a key nutrient for plants, can cause problems when it leaches into water supplies. University of Illinois engineers ... read more

Less Fertilizer Good News for the Great Barrier Reef

July 25, 2016 — Researchers have shown a way to potentially halve the amount of fertilizer dairy farmers use while maintaining pasture yields, providing improved protection for the Great Barrier ... read more

Neutralizing Acidic Forest Soils Boosts Tree Growth, Causes Spike in Nitrogen Export

June 22, 2016 — A legacy of acid rain has acidified forest soils throughout the northeastern US, lowering the growth rate of trees. In an attempt to mitigate this trend, in 1999 scientists added calcium to an ... read more

Significant Humus Loss in Forests of the Bavarian Alps

June 21, 2016 — Alpine forests will be at great risk should weather phenomena such as droughts and torrential rain become more frequent. As a new study shows, the mountain forests of the Bavarian Alps have seen a ... read more

Air Purification: Plant Hemoglobin Proteins Help Arabidopsis Thaliana Plants Fix Atmospheric Nitric Oxide

June 13, 2016 — Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions are mainly caused by combustion processes in industrial facilities and engines. In humans, the gaseous pollutants particularly irritate the mucous membranes in the ... read more

Singing in the Rain: A New Species of Rain Frog from Manu National Park, Amazonian Peru

June 2, 2016 — A new rain frog species from southern Peru is reported by a team of herpetologists. Although the amphibian may look similar to other species at first sight, it is distinguished by its morphology, ... read more

NASA Satellite Finds Unreported Sources of Toxic Air Pollution

June 1, 2016 — Using a new satellite-based method, scientists have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide ... read more

High Blood Pressure Linked to Short-, Long-Term Exposure to Some Air Pollutants

May 31, 2016 — High blood pressure was associated with short-term and long-term exposure to some air pollutants commonly associated with the burning/combustion of fossil fuels, dust and dirt, a new study shows. ... read more

Appalachian Coal Ash Richest in Rare Earth Elements

May 27, 2016 — The first comprehensive study of the content of rare earth elements in coal ashes from the United States shows that coal originating from the Appalachian Mountains has the highest concentrations of ... read more

Clouds Provide Clue to Better Climate Predictions

May 25, 2016 — A research group from the CERN Cloud experiment has uncovered the processes behind the formation and evolution of small atmospheric particles free from the influence of pollution. Their findings are ... read more

Agricultural Ammonia Emissions Disrupt Earth's Delicate Nitrogen Balance

May 9, 2016 — New research indicates that nitrogen cycle disturbance from emissions of agriculture-related ammonia now exceeds the effects of fossil fuel combustion ... read more

Sulfur Levels Are in Decline

May 9, 2016 — With the move from burning coal to natural gas and low-sulfur coal and an increase in the use of scrubbers, only about 25 percent as much atmospheric sulfur is available today, compared to 40 years ... read more

In Cities, Flooding and Rainfall Extremes to Rise as Climate Changes

May 9, 2016 — Cities face harsher, more concentrated rainfall as climate change not only intensifies storms, but draws them into narrower bands of more intense downpours, Australian engineers have determined. The ... read more

Methane Production Reduced in Ruminants

May 2, 2016 — Livestock farming is responsible for 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gases, and ruminants such as cattle, sheep and goats generate 35 percent of one of these gases -- methane, and according ... read more

A Cleansing Rain Falls; A Soil-Filled Mist Arises

May 2, 2016 — Scientists have found that rain triggers the release of a mist of particles from wet soils into the air, a finding with consequences for how scientists model our planet's climate and future. The ... read more

Missing Links Brewed in Primordial Puddles?

Apr. 25, 2016 — The crucibles that bore out building blocks of life may have been, in many cases, not fiery cataclysms, but modest puddles. Researchers working with that hypothesis have achieved a significant ... read more

Graphene Layer Could Allow Solar Cells to Generate Power When It Rains

Apr. 6, 2016 — Graphene layer could allow solar cells to generate power when it ... read more

Biological Field Stations: Keeping a Pulse on Our Planet

Mar. 17, 2016 — A recent article provides the first comprehensive inventory of the world's biological field stations. Its authors report 1,268 stations are operating in 120 countries -- from the tropics to the ... read more

European Clean Air Policies Unmask Arctic Warming by Greenhouse Gases

Mar. 14, 2016 — The drastic cut in sulfate particle emissions in Europe partly explains the amplified Arctic warming since the 1980s, shows a new study. Sulfate emissions, which cause, for example, acid rain, peaked ... read more

Friday, September 9, 2016

Increasing stocking rate may not lead to greater nitrogen leaching on dairy farms

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Measure of age in soil nitrogen could help precision agriculture

Monday, July 25, 2016

Less fertilizer good news for the Great Barrier Reef

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Neutralizing acidic forest soils boosts tree growth, causes spike in nitrogen export

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Significant humus loss in forests of the Bavarian Alps

Monday, June 13, 2016

Air purification: Plant hemoglobin proteins help arabidopsis thaliana plants fix atmospheric nitric oxide

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Singing in the rain: A new species of rain frog from Manu National Park, Amazonian Peru

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

NASA satellite finds unreported sources of toxic air pollution

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

High blood pressure linked to short-, long-term exposure to some air pollutants

Friday, May 27, 2016

Appalachian coal ash richest in rare earth elements

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Clouds provide clue to better climate predictions

Monday, May 9, 2016

Monday, May 2, 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016

Missing links brewed in primordial puddles?

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Graphene layer could allow solar cells to generate power when it rains

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Biological field stations: Keeping a pulse on our planet

Monday, March 14, 2016

European clean air policies unmask Arctic warming by greenhouse gases

Friday, March 11, 2016

Wildland fire emissions worse in polluted areas

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Urban soils release surprising amounts of carbon dioxide

Monday, February 22, 2016

Atmospheric sulfate particles reduced, but as acidic as ever

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Best regions in U.S. for growing bioenergy crops identified

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Phase of the moon affects amount of rainfall

Friday, January 29, 2016

Climate change prompts makeover of New England's forests, study finds

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Storm Desmond stripped agricultural land of soil and nutrients

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Monday, January 4, 2016

Manure applications elevate nitrogen accumulation and loss

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Metabolic pathway in cyanobacteria could yield better biofuels, bioproducts from photosynthesis

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Studying the recovery of rare earth elements from coal mining waste

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Scientists develop diesel that emits far less CO2

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Flushed resource restores ecosystem

Thursday, October 1, 2015

A balanced diet is good for corals too, study finds

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Icelandic volcano's toxic gas is triple that of Europe's industry

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Method could make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Only above-water microbes play a role in cave development

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Heat and acid could squeeze trout out of southern Appalachian streams

Friday, August 28, 2015

Capturing and converting carbon dioxide in a single step

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Soils protect the natural environment

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Work on barren soil may bear fruit

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Ocean holds the key to superior nutrition and sustainability

Monday, July 27, 2015

Mechanism of an enzyme for biofuel production

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Plant defense hormones help sculpt root microbiome

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Monday, June 1, 2015

Acid saline groundwaters and lakes of southern Western Australia

Monday, May 11, 2015

Did ocean acidification from asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs cause extinction of marine molluscs?

Monday, April 20, 2015

Soil nutrients may limit ability of plants to slow climate change

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Nitrogen deposition reduces Swiss plant diversity

Monday, April 6, 2015

Climate change, plant roots may accelerate carbon loss from soils

Thursday, April 2, 2015

TRMM satellite makes direct pass over Super Typhoon Maysak

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Typhoons and hurricanes rain away wrath: Important factor missed in predicting hurricane intensity

Monday, March 23, 2015

Ascension of marine diatoms linked to vast increase in continental weathering

Friday, March 20, 2015

Did a volcanic cataclysm 40,000 years ago trigger the final demise of the Neanderthals?

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Better season-long nutrient supply in soybean a 'low-hanging fruit' to improve upon

Friday, March 6, 2015

How rain is dependent on soil moisture

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Nutrient pollution damages streams in ways previously unknown, ecologists find

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Mystery solved: Why seashells' mineral forms differently in seawater

Monday, March 2, 2015

Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Improving forecasts for rain-on-snow flooding

Monday, December 15, 2014

Soil mineral surfaces linked to key atmospheric processes

Friday, December 12, 2014

Willow trees are cost-efficient cleaners of contaminated soil

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Thirty new spider species found in one of China's richest biodiversity hotspots

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Chemists identify role of soil in pollution control

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Another human footprint in the ocean: Rising anthropogenic nitrate levels in North Pacific Ocean

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

'Aquatic osteoporosis' jellifying lakes

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Insights into plant growth could curb need for fertilizers

Monday, November 3, 2014

Groundwater patches play important role in forest health, water quality

Monday, October 27, 2014

A GPS from the chemistry set

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Mature forests store nitrogen in soil: May help protect waterways from excess nitrogen from industry

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

'Superglue' for the atmosphere: How sulfuric acid increases cloud formation

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Pollution linked to lethal sea turtle tumors

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Global change: Trees in Central Europe continue to grow at a faster rate, long-term study finds

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Boosting global corn yields depends on improving nutrient balance

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Declining levels of acidity in Sierra Nevada lakes, study concludes

Monday, July 21, 2014

Filter bed substrates, plant types recommended for rain gardens

Friday, July 18, 2014

Ten-year endeavor: NASA's Aura tracks pollutants

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Are ants the answer to carbon dioxide sequestration?

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Drought, poor wheat harvest in Kansas has effects on national economy, says climatologist

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Solar panels light the way from carbon dioxide to fuel

Monday, June 23, 2014

Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Increasing rice production on acidic soils in Malaysia

Monday, June 9, 2014

New England lakes recovering rapidly from acid rain

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Rules to cut carbon emissions also reduce air pollution harmful to people, environment

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Symbiosis or capitalism? A new view of forest fungi

Monday, May 19, 2014

Tropical rain forests: Humans have more than doubled nitrogen inputs

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Emissions from forests influence very first stage of cloud formation

Monday, May 5, 2014

A symbiotic way of life: 'Simple and elegant mechanism' regulates relationships between insects and bacteria

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Drought hormones measured in plants to prepare for food security

Monday, April 14, 2014

Friday, April 11, 2014

Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Oyster aquaculture could significantly improve Potomac River estuary water quality

Friday, April 4, 2014

Bacteria get new badge as planet's detoxifier

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Deforestation of sandy soils a greater climate threat