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Released: 4-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Soil drought weakens forest microclimatic cooling
Stockholm University

Scientists from Stockholm University have investigated the mechanisms that create cool microclimates beneath forest canopies during warm and dry summer days. The study reveals how canopy shading and water evaporation together create cooler forest microclimates compared to temperatures outside forests.

Newswise: Study Illuminates Formation of U.S. East Coast During Breakup of Supercontinent Pangea
Released: 1-Dec-2023 9:10 AM EST
Study Illuminates Formation of U.S. East Coast During Breakup of Supercontinent Pangea
Southern Methodist University

A recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth sheds new light on the formation of the East Coast of the United States – a “passive margin,” in geologic terms – during the breakup of the supercontinent Pangea and the opening of the Atlantic Ocean around 230 million years ago.

Released: 30-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Study: Climate Change Has Increased Atmospheric Instability Over Past 40 Years
University at Albany, State University of New York

Atmospheric scientists at UAlbany and China’s Jiangsu Meteorological Observatory recently co-published a new paper in AGU’s Geophysical Research Letters that finds unstable atmospheric conditions have significantly increased over the last several decades.

Newswise: Launch of LuoJia3-01: Pioneering the Future of Internet Intelligent Remote Sensing
Released: 30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Launch of LuoJia3-01: Pioneering the Future of Internet Intelligent Remote Sensing
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Traditional remote sensing satellites have struggled to meet the growing demand for real-time, popular applications of geospatial data. LuoJia3-01, launched on January 15, 2023, addresses this by establishing a novel, open-mode experimental verification platform that integrates remote sensing and communication.

Newswise: Researchers Propose New Method for Large-Scale Urban Building Function Mapping Using Web-Based Geospatial Data
Released: 30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Researchers Propose New Method for Large-Scale Urban Building Function Mapping Using Web-Based Geospatial Data
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Urban buildings, essential to socio-economic activities, present a complex dynamic of form and function.

Newswise: Emergence of Collective Phenomena in Fractured Rocks: Exploring the 'More is Different' Perspective
Released: 30-Nov-2023 7:05 AM EST
Emergence of Collective Phenomena in Fractured Rocks: Exploring the 'More is Different' Perspective
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a recent paper published in the KeAi journal Rock Mechanics Bulletin, a scientist from Uppsala University presented a discussion on the mechanism of emergence in fractured media from a combined statistical physics and rock mechanics perspective.

Newswise: Algorithmic advances: S&T researcher works to improve geospatial analytics
Released: 29-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Algorithmic advances: S&T researcher works to improve geospatial analytics
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Computer scientist Dr. Satish Puri is working on ways to organize and search for petabytes of geospatial data. He is developing algorithms that can use data for everything from geophysical trends to social issues. His work will eventually be incorporated into publicly available software for mapping and analytics.

Newswise: Floral Time Travel: Flowers Were More Diverse 100 Million Years Ago Than They Are Today
Released: 29-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Floral Time Travel: Flowers Were More Diverse 100 Million Years Ago Than They Are Today
University of Vienna

An international team of researchers around botanists at the University of Vienna, Austria, has now analyzed the morphological diversity of fossilized flowers and compared it with the diversity of living species.

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Released: 27-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Husker expertise featured in new Antarctic study
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

A multinational team of scientists, drillers and engineers has deployed to a remote part of Antarctica on an urgent mission to predict how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet will melt from global and ocean warming.

Newswise: Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
20-Nov-2023 6:05 AM EST
Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
Washington University in St. Louis

Scientists rely on pyrite, also known as “fool’s gold,” as a sensitive recorder of oceanic conditions, used to reconstruct timelines of global environmental change. Research from Washington University in St. Louis helps separate out local effects and sheds new light on the role of ancient microbial activity in driving the signals.

Newswise: Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration
Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration
United States Naval Research Laboratory

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples, which indicates that water on the surface of the Moon may provide a vital resource for future lunar bases and longer-range space exploration.

Newswise: Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
Released: 22-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
University of Otago

Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive and long-lived over the past four years, University of Otago researchers believe chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) aren’t the only things to blame.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Trilobites rise from the ashes to reveal ancient map
University of California, Riverside

Extinct marine creatures hidden in Thai sanctuary 

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
New study reveals evidence of recurring ancient supereruption
Ohio State University

Researchers have discovered a series of large undersea sediment deposits in a region near Italy that were likely formed by an ancient volcanic supereruption.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 7:05 PM EST
Recreation of ancient seawater reveals which nutrients shaped the evolution of early life
University of Oxford

Scientists know very little about conditions in the ocean when life first evolved, but new research published in Nature Geoscience has revealed how geological processes controlled which nutrients were available to fuel their development.

Newswise: New research: Fivefold increase in the melting of Greenland's glaciers over the last 20 years
Released: 11-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
New research: Fivefold increase in the melting of Greenland's glaciers over the last 20 years
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science

In the largest survey of its kind ever conducted, using both satellite imagery and old aerial photos from the Danish National Archives, researchers from the University of Copenhagen firmly establish that Greenland’s glaciers are melting at an unprecedented pace.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Study examines link between underwater landslides and tsunamis
Ohio State University

Scientists have calculated a way to determine the speed of past underwater landslides, a new study has found.

Newswise: S&T awarded EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant to train mining professionals
Released: 6-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
S&T awarded EPA’s Pollution Prevention grant to train mining professionals
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology has been awarded a $850,000 grant to focus on reducing pollution and waste related to the mining of critical minerals. The team will provide training and technical assistance to mining companies on environmentally friendly methods.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Jurassic worlds might be easier to spot than modern Earth
Cornell University

A Cornell analysis finds telescopes could better detect potential chemical signatures of life in an Earth-like exoplanet that more closely resembles the age the dinosaurs inhabited than the one we know today.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EDT
The remains of an ancient planet lie deep within Earth
California Institute of Technology

In the 1980s, geophysicists made a startling discovery: two continent-sized blobs of unusual material were found deep near the center of the Earth, one beneath the African continent and one beneath the Pacific Ocean.

Newswise: Dr. Jennifer Lotz Appointed Space Telescope Science Institute Director
Released: 1-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Dr. Jennifer Lotz Appointed Space Telescope Science Institute Director
Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Lotz as the Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Dr. Lotz will begin her five-year appointment as STScI Director starting February 12, 2024.

Released: 31-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Humans are disrupting natural ‘salt cycle’ on a global scale, new study shows
University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science

The planet’s demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a new scientific review led by University of Maryland Geology Professor Sujay Kaushal.

Newswise: Scientists present the first set of global maps showing geographic patterns of beta-diversity in flowering plants
Released: 31-Oct-2023 8:25 AM EDT
Scientists present the first set of global maps showing geographic patterns of beta-diversity in flowering plants
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Beta-diversity of biological assemblages is central to biogeography and ecology. Researchers from Illinois State Museum in the US and Chongqing University in China have presented a set of novel global maps showing geographic patterns of genus-based beta-diversity of flowering plants.

Newswise: UT-Led Aerial Surveys Reveal Ancient Landscape Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Released: 30-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
UT-Led Aerial Surveys Reveal Ancient Landscape Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences

Long before Antarctica froze over, rivers carved valleys through mountains in the continent’s east. Millions of years later, researchers have discovered a remnant of this ancient highland landscape thanks to an aerial survey campaign led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG).

Newswise: The importance of the Earth’s atmosphere in creating the large storms that affect satellite communications
Released: 30-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
The importance of the Earth’s atmosphere in creating the large storms that affect satellite communications
Nagoya University

A study from an international team led by researchers from Nagoya University in Japan and the University of New Hampshire in the United States has revealed the importance of the Earth’s upper atmosphere in determining how large geomagnetic storms develop.

Released: 27-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Alpine rock reveals dynamics of plate movements in Earth’s interior
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

Geoscientists analyze rocks in mountain belts to reconstruct how they once moved downwards into the depths and then returned to the surface.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics

Newswise: Scientists Isolate Early-Warning Tremor Pattern in Lab-Made Earthquakes
Released: 26-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Scientists Isolate Early-Warning Tremor Pattern in Lab-Made Earthquakes
University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully isolated a pattern of lab-made ‘foreshock’ tremors. The finding offers hope that future earthquakes could be forecast by the swarm of smaller tremors that come before them.

Newswise: SMU prof and NASA collaborators awarded patent for Alexa-like virtual research assistant
Released: 25-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
SMU prof and NASA collaborators awarded patent for Alexa-like virtual research assistant
Southern Methodist University

NASA sensors scattered across land, sea, and space have collected hundreds of terabytes of Earth science data over the past four decades. Imagine if a digital assistant like Alexa or Siri, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), could quickly and easily sift through that data to answer scientific questions for researchers.

Released: 24-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Ancient landscape discovered beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet 
Durham University

The research team, led by Durham University, UK, used satellite data and radio-echo sounding techniques to map a 32,000 km2 area of land underneath the vast ice sheet. 

Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:35 PM EDT
From nanoplastics to airborne toxins: Pollution stories for media.
Newswise

Read the latest research news on air pollution, nanoplastics, waterborne illnesses and more in the Pollution channel on Newswise.

       
Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Rocks may hold key to storing intermittent renewable energy, expanding its use
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with New Mexico-based CSolPower LLC to develop an affordable method of storing energy from renewable sources. The primary goal of the partnership is to transition to zero-carbon solar and wind energy for generating electricity.

Newswise: Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth
Released: 23-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Superdeep diamonds provide a window on supercontinent growth
Carnegie Institution for Science

Diamonds contain evidence of the mantle rocks that helped buoy and grow the ancient supercontinent Gondwana from below, according to new research from a team of scientists led by Suzette Timmerman.

Newswise: Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets
Released: 23-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Researchers probe molten rock to crack Earth’s deepest secrets
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

New research focused on the quantum structure of elements under extreme conditions has implications for understanding Earth's evolution, interpreting unusual seismic signals, and even the study of exoplanets for insights into habitability.

Released: 20-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Soil carried on sea freight loaded with dangerous pests and diseases
Pensoft Publishers

Often introduced unintentionally by human activities, invasive alien species can outcompete and overwhelm native flora and fauna, driving species to the brink of extinction and disrupting the balance of ecosystems

Newswise: Geotechnical centrifuge modeling for simulating long-term radionuclide migration in large-scale fractured rocks
Released: 20-Oct-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Geotechnical centrifuge modeling for simulating long-term radionuclide migration in large-scale fractured rocks
Chinese Academy of Sciences

In a ground-breaking first, researchers have carried out hyper-gravity experiment of solute transport in 3D printed fracture network model with geotechnical centrifuge under hyper-gravity environment. This study not only validated the stability of contaminant transport in 3D printed fracture model under high hyper-gravity, but verified the feasibility of using geotechnical centrifuge modeling technique to evaluate the long-term barrier performance of low-permeability fractured rocks.

Released: 17-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
International team reveals source of largest ever Mars quake
University of Oxford

A global team of scientists have announced the results of an unprecedented collaboration to search for the source of the largest ever seismic event recorded on Mars. The study, led by the University of Oxford, rules out a meteorite impact, suggesting instead that the quake was the result of enormous tectonic forces within Mars’ crust.

Newswise: FSU scientists find oxygen levels increased during boom in ancient marine life
Released: 12-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
FSU scientists find oxygen levels increased during boom in ancient marine life
Florida State University

By: Patty Cox | Published: October 12, 2023 | 11:02 am | Florida State University scientists have uncovered answers to a conundrum in Earth’s history: Why did marine life experience an extraordinary boom millions of years ago?Scientists have long been puzzled about what triggered this explosion of life and a remarkable increase in the diversity of marine species during the Ordovician Period roughly 487 to 443 million years ago.

Newswise: Plate tectonic surprise: Utrecht geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate
Released: 9-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Plate tectonic surprise: Utrecht geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate
Universiteit Utrecht, Faculteit Geowetenschappen

Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. Her colleagues in Utrecht had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth’s mantle.

Newswise: Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts
Released: 9-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts
University of New Mexico

The Grand Canyon’s valleys and millions of years of rock layers spanning Earth’s history have earned it a designation as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Newswise: AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials
Released: 6-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
AI-driven earthquake forecasting shows promise in trials
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

A new attempt to predict earthquakes with the aid of artificial intelligence has raised hopes that the technology could one day be used to limit earthquakes’ impact on lives and economies. Developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the AI algorithm correctly predicted 70% of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China.

Newswise: Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America
3-Oct-2023 6:00 PM EDT
Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, date to the Last Glacial Maximum, placing humans in North America thousands of years earlier than once thought.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Cornell fills data gap for volcanic ash effects on Earth systems
Cornell University

To bridge the knowledge gap between volcanologists and atmospheric scientists working on climate change and observing global systems, Cornell researchers have characterized volcanic ash samples from many explosive eruptions of a broad compositional range.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Toshifumi Sugama Honored for Contributions to Geothermal Industry
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Toshifumi Sugama--a chemist in the Interdisciplinary Science Department at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory who designs, develops, and evaluates materials for geothermal wells--received the Outstanding Research Award from Geothermal Rising, a non-profit organization advocating for the advancement of geothermal energy around the world.

Newswise: Study: Scientists Investigate Grand Canyon's Ancient Past to Predict  Future Climate Impacts
Released: 2-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Study: Scientists Investigate Grand Canyon's Ancient Past to Predict Future Climate Impacts
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

UNLV-led team explores relationship between warming post-Ice Age temperatures and intensifying summer monsoon rains on groundwater reserves.

Newswise: Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL
Released: 29-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Enhanced Geothermal, Offshore Wind Energy Gain Earthshot™ Support at PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Two renewable energy approaches—enhanced geothermal systems and floating offshore wind energy—get new focus as Energy Earthshot™ Research Centers at PNNL.

Newswise: Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest
Released: 28-Sep-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Tree rings reveal a new kind of earthquake threat to the Pacific Northwest
University of Arizona

In February, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the Turkey-Syria border, followed by one nearly as large nine hours later. Shallow faults less than 18 miles beneath the surface buckled and ruptured, causing violent focused quakes that leveled thousands of buildings and killed tens of thousands.



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