Environmental
More aridity is sending thousands of square miles up in flames
While no one will call a handheld “everything” field environmental laboratory a concrete goal, that is where the industry is heading.
Megadroughts are rare events, occurring only once or twice each millennium
"We have made a video of a very fundamental process: for the first time we are not imagining what is happening inside a solar cell, we are actually seeing it" says researcher
Berkeley Lab develops better method of environmental monitoring using the PhyloChip, finds surprising results in Russian River watershed
The study looked at data from satellites and ocean sensors off Miami that have tracked what's known as the Atlantic overturning circulation for more than a decade
Inexpensive, nontoxic catalyst could help reduce global reliance on fossil fuels
"We have toxic algae events that result in shellfish closures off the Washington and Oregon coast every three to five years or so, but none of them have been as large as this one," says researcher
This latest study from Professor Liddle’s research group looked at how ‘soft’ elements such as phosphorus can interact with thorium in unusual bonding environments
The substances stick around in the environment for a long time, which makes them likely to be inhaled or ingested by people and animals
