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Researchers Develop Model for Identifying Habitable Zones Around Star
January 30, 2013 — Researchers searching the galaxy for planets that could pass the litmus test of sustaining water-based life must find whether those planets fall in a habitable zone, where they could be capable of ... > full story -
Deforestation Triggers Carbon Collapse of Tropical Peatlands
January 30, 2013 — Deforested tropical peatlands are haemorrhaging carbon from deep within their peat soils, with consequences for the release of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, according to new ... > full story -
Understanding the Historical Probability of Drought
January 30, 2013 — Researchers are using soil water deficits to create a "calendar" of seasonal drought ... > full story -
Chemical Lets Researchers Extract Significant Oil Deposits; Leaves Positive Environmental Footprint
January 30, 2013 — Chemicals found in common household items are proving to be the right formula to safely extract up to 70 percent of oil still embedded in high-salt oil reservoirs in the United States. A research ... > full story -
Ecological Engineering Solves Unsafe Water Problems in Bolivia
January 30, 2013 — Surrounded by mining, the mountainous region of Potosi, Bolivia is plagued by extensive environmental contamination from past and current mining operations. Researchers have discovered a technique to ... > full story -
Antarctic Lake Beneath the Ice Sheet Tested
January 29, 2013 — In a first-of-its-kind feat of science and engineering, scientists have successfully drilled through 800 meters (2,600 feet) of Antarctic ice to reach a subglacial lake and retrieve water and ... > full story -
Fossilized Conduits Suggest Water Flowed Beneath Martian Surface
January 29, 2013 — Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis. The study bolsters ... > full story -
New Insights Into Managing Our Water Resources
January 29, 2013 — Understanding how our water catchments react to natural disturbances, may offer hydrologists greater insight into how to manage our water supplies. Key to this, is an understanding of the steady ... > full story -
Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy, Report Finds
January 28, 2013 — According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of US coastal communities' social, economic and natural ... > full story -
Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest
January 28, 2013 — Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, ... > full story
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