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NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Observatory
Jan. 31, 2015 — NASA successfully launched its first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations of the vital soil moisture hidden just beneath our feet. The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) ... full story -
Hydrogen Production in Extreme Bacterium
Jan. 31, 2015 — Scientists have discovered a bacterium that can produce hydrogen, an element that one day could lessen the world’s dependence on ... full story -
Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction
Jan. 30, 2015 — The close of the Permian Period around 250 million years ago saw Earth's biggest extinction ever. At this time large volcanic eruptions were occurring in what is now Siberia. The volcanoes ... full story -
Water Purification: Running Fuel Cells on Bacteria
Jan. 30, 2015 — Researchers in Norway have succeeded in getting bacteria to power a fuel cell. The "fuel" used is wastewater, and the products of the process are purified water droplets and electricity. ... full story -
Where Did the Missing Oil Go? New Study Says Some Is Sitting on the Gulf Floor
Jan. 29, 2015 — Some 6 million to 10 million gallons of oil from the BP oil spill are buried in the sediment on the Gulf floor, about 62 miles southeast of the Mississippi Delta, researchers have ... full story -
Satellites Can Improve Regional Air Quality Forecasting
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers found that data gathered from geo-stationary satellites -- satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,000 miles above the equator and commonly used for telecommunications and weather imaging ... full story -
Researchers Produce Two Bio-Fuels from a Single Algae
Jan. 28, 2015 — A common algae commercially grown to make fish food holds promise as a source for both biodiesel and jet fuel, according to a new ... full story -
Smothered Oceans: Extreme Oxygen Loss in Oceans Accompanied Past Global Climate Change
Jan. 28, 2015 — From the subarctic Pacific to the Chilean margins, extreme oxygen loss is stretching from the upper ocean to about 3,000 meters deep. In some oceanic regions, such loss occurred within 100 years or ... full story -
Spiky 'Hedgehog Particles' for Safer Paints, Fewer VOC Emissions
Jan. 28, 2015 — A new process that can sprout microscopic spikes on nearly any type of particle may lead to more environmentally friendly paints and a variety of other ... full story -
Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
Jan. 27, 2015 — Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the catalyst has long been debated in the ... full story -
The Origin of Life: Labyrinths as Crucibles of Life
Jan. 27, 2015 — Water-filled micropores in hot rock may have acted as the nurseries in which life on Earth began. A team has now shown that temperature gradients in pore systems promote the cyclical replication and ... full story -
Global Warming Doubles Risk of Extreme La Niña Event, Research Shows
Jan. 26, 2015 — The risk of extreme La Niña events in the Pacific Ocean could double due to global warming, new research has shown. El Niño and La Niña events are opposite phases of the natural climate ... full story -
Researchers Identify Materials to Improve Biofuel, Petroleum Processing
Jan. 26, 2015 — Using one of the largest supercomputers in the world, a team of researchers has identified potential materials that could improve the production of ethanol and petroleum products. The discovery could ... full story -
Converting Olive Mash Into Cash
Jan. 26, 2015 — An experimental system to create heat and power with waste from olive oil processing is up-and-running in Spain. The system shows a promising way forward for reducing environmental damage and ... full story -
Lead Negatively Impacts Cognitive Functions of Boys More Than Girls
Jan. 23, 2015 — The female hormones estrogen and estradiol may help ward off the effects of lead exposure for young girls, explaining why boys, are shown to suffer more often from the cognitive disabilities linked ... full story -
Boston's Leaky Pipes Release High Levels of Heat-Trapping Methane
Jan. 23, 2015 — A research team estimates that each year about 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas, worth some $90 million, escapes the Boston region's delivery system. The findings have implications for other ... full story -
New Technique Helps Probe Performance of Organic Solar Cell Materials
Jan. 23, 2015 — Researchers have developed a technique for determining the role that a material's structure has on the efficiency of organic solar cells, which are candidates for low-cost, next generation solar ... full story -
Ocean Could Hold Key to Predicting Recurring Extreme Winters
Jan. 23, 2015 — New reserch may help to predict extreme winters across Europe by identifying the set of environmental conditions that are associated with pairs of severe winters across consecutive years. Pairs of ... full story -
Scientists Search for New Ways to Deal With U. S. Uranium Ore Processing Legacy
Jan. 22, 2015 — Researchers are trying to find out why uranium persists in groundwater at former uranium ore processing sites despite remediation of contaminated surface materials two decades ago. They think buried ... full story -
Promising Drug Candidate Protects Against Radiation Exposure from Nuclear Fallout
Jan. 22, 2015 — A drug candidate called DBIBB that increases the survival of mice suffering from radiation syndrome, even when treatment started three days after radiation exposure, has been identified by ... full story
- NASA launches groundbreaking Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory
- Hydrogen production in extreme bacterium
- Scientists Use Knowledge from the Food Industry to Understand Mass Extinction
- Water purification: Running fuel cells on bacteria
- Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor
- Satellites can improve regional air quality forecasting
- Researchers produce two bio-fuels from a single algae
- Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
- Spiky 'hedgehog particles' for safer paints, fewer VOC emissions
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- The origin of life: Labyrinths as crucibles of life
- Global warming doubles risk of extreme La Niña event, research shows
- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Converting olive mash into cash
- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters
- Scientists search for new ways to deal with U. S. uranium ore processing legacy
- Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
- Using less fish to test chemicals safety
- Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlots
- Soils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Warmer, drier climate altering forests throughout California
- Sequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- Drugs from dirt: Scientists develop first global roadmap for drug discovery
- Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet
- New decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
- NASA, NOAA find 2014 warmest year in modern record
- NASA satellite set to get the dirt on Earth's soil moisture
- NASA mountaintop sensor finds high methane over Los Angeles
- Peat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
- Antiquity of dairying on Emerald Isle revealed
- Nanoparticles for clean drinking water
- Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
- New planetary dashboard shows 'great acceleration' in human activity since 1950
- New sulfate-breathing species discovered beneath ocean crust: Third of Earth's biomass in largely uncharted environment
- Did the Anthropocene begin with the nuclear age?
- Bacteria as individual as people? Study of rhizobium from plant roots suggests yes
- Crush those clinkers while they're hot
- Estimated social cost of climate change not accurate, scientists say
- Chitosan: Sustainable alternative for food packaging
- Flexible methane production from electricity and bio-mass
- More sun means fewer children, grandchildren, Norwegian study finds
- Mercury from gold mines accumulates far downstream
- Regional patterns of soot, dirt on North American snow discovered
- Algae blooms create their own favorable conditions
- Deep Space Climate Observatory to provide 'EPIC' views of Earth
- Cheap asphalt provides 'green' carbon capture
- What's in the grime tarnishing the Taj Mahal?
- Iron toxicity for cyanobacteria delayed oxygen accumulation in early Earth's atmosphere
- Rare rock with 30,000 diamonds examined
- What 'fecal prints' of microbes can tell us about Earth's evolution
- Dirty pool: Soil's large carbon stores could be freed by increased CO2, plant growth
- Glimpsing pathway of sunlight to electricity
- A gold catalyst for clear water: Mixed nanoparticle systems may help purify water and generate hydrogen
- Closing the loop for greener production: Technique to analyze production processes highlights financial benefits of recycling
- Study fuels hope for natural gas cars: Metal organic framework candidates for methane storage identified
- 550-million-year-old fossils provide new clues about fossil formation
- Clearing tropical rainforests distorts Earth's wind and water systems, packs climate wallop beyond carbon
- Satellites measure increase of Sun's energy absorbed in the Arctic
- New conversion process turns biomass 'waste' into lucrative chemical products
- Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters deep underground around the world: Waters could support isolated life
- Researchers' recipe: Cook farm waste into energy
- Great Lakes pollution no longer driven by airborne sources; land, rivers now bigger factors
- Top weather conditions that amplify Lake Erie algal blooms revealed
- Ancient Earth may have made its own water: Rock circulating in mantle feeds world's oceans even today, evidence suggests
- North Atlantic signaled Ice Age thaw 1,000 years before it happened, reveals new research
- NASA Goddard instrument makes first detection of organic matter on Mars
- New tracers can identify coal ash contamination in water
- Carbon-trapping 'sponges' can cut greenhouse gases
- Ocean acidification a culprit in commercial shellfish hatcheries' failures
- Composite plane life cycle assessment shows lighter planes are the future
- Cost of cloud brightening for cooler planet revealed
- Switching to vehicles powered by electricity from renewables could save lives
- Seeing the forest for the trees: Youngest trees in a forest tell the biggest story
- Soil mineral surfaces linked to key atmospheric processes
- Hazy road to Mecca
- Past global warming similar to today's: Size, duration were like modern climate shift, but in two pulses
- Professor discusses benefits and costs of forest carbon projects
- Techniques for minimizing environmental impacts of fracking
- Neighborhood designs can cut carbon emissions, electric costs
- How bird eggs get their bling
- Oil-dwelling bacteria are social creatures in Earth's deep biosphere
- Earth's most abundant mineral finally has a name
- Air pollution down thanks to California's regulation of diesel trucks
- Sampling rivers for genes rather than organisms
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