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Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters
Research at the National Oceanography Centre NOC 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 ... - Read MoreSoils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
With endocrine disrupting compounds affecting fish populations in rivers as close as Pennsylvania's Susquehanna and as far away as Israel's Jordan a new research study shows that soils can filter out and break down at ... - Read MoreSequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
Carbon sequestration promises to address greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and injecting it deep below the Earth's surface where it would permanently solidify into rock The U S Environmental Protection ... - Read MoreGiant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet
Extreme weather phenomena called atmospheric rivers were behind intense snowstorms recorded in 2009 and 2011 in East Antarctica The resulting snow accumulation partly offset recent ice loss from the Antarctic ice sheet report researchers from ... - Read MoreAtmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs
In the midst of the California rainy season scientists are embarking on a field campaign designed to improve the understanding of the natural and human caused phenomena that determine when and how the state gets ... - Read MorePeat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
Wildfires which send hot flames and smoke high into the air create black carbon emissions associated with climate change and risk to human health Carbon emissions from wildfires in the contiguous U S are expected ... - Read MoreNASA mountaintop sensor finds high methane over Los Angeles
A NASA study using two years of observations from a novel mountaintop instrument finds that Los Angeles' annual emissions of methane an important greenhouse gas are 18 to 61 percent higher than widely used estimates ... - Read MoreNASA satellite set to get the dirt on Earth's soil moisture
A new NASA satellite that will peer into the topmost layer of Earth's soils to measure the hidden waters that influence our weather and climate is in final preparations for a Jan 29 dawn launch ... - Read MoreNASA, NOAA find 2014 warmest year in modern record
The year 2014 ranks as Earth's warmest since 1880 according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA scientists The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record with the exception ... - Read MoreChemical analysis of ancient rocks reveals earliest record yet of Earth's atmosphere: Isotopic memory of atmospheric persistence
Chemical analysis of some of the world's oldest rocks by an international team led by McGill University researchers has provided the earliest record yet of Earth's atmosphere The results show that the air 4 billion ... - Read MoreMost Popular Articles
Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
More Environmental Chemistry’s Latest News
New sulfate-breathing species discovered beneath ocean crust: Third of Earth's biomass in largely uncharted environment
no picTwo miles below the surface of the ocean researchers have discovered new microbes that breathe sulfate The microbes which have yet to be classified and named exist in massive undersea aquifers networks of channels in ... - Read MoreNew planetary dashboard shows 'great acceleration' in human activity since 1950
no picHuman activity predominantly the global economic system is now the prime driver of change in the Earth System the sum of our planet's interacting physical chemical biological and human processes according to a set of ... - Read MoreNearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
no picAlmost half of the processes that are crucial to maintaining the stability of the planet have become dangerously compromised by human activity That is the view of an international team of 18 researchers who provide ... - Read MoreHarnessing bacteria to move microscopic gears and ratchets
no picComputer simulations at OIST suggest new applications in industry by harnessing active microscopic particles in fluids Previous research has already demonstrated that substantial quantities of self motile or active agents such as bacteria in a ... - Read MoreEstimated social cost of climate change not accurate, scientists say
no picThe economic damage caused by a ton of carbon dioxide emissions often referred to as the social cost of carbon could actually be six times higher than the value that the United States now uses ... - Read MoreGeochemistry
Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary IslandsThe most recent eruption on the Canary Islands at El Hierro in 2011 produced spectacularly enigmatic white floating rocks that originated from the layers of oceanic sedimentary rock underneath the island An international team of ...
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- A new look at the finer details of rust show an assumed atomic structure has been wrong all along
- Tropical Inspiration for an Icy Problem
- New material steals oxygen from air
- New material steals oxygen from the air: One spoonful absorbs all the oxygen in a room
Molecular Biology
Advanced 3-D facial imaging may aid in early detection of autismAutism is a spectrum of closely related disorders diagnosed in patients who exhibit a shared core of symptoms including delays in learning to communicate and interact socially Early detection of autism in children is the ...
- Breathing in diesel exhaust leads to changes 'deep under the hood'
- Scientists Identify First Nutrient Sensor in Key Growth-Regulating Metabolic Pathway
- Defying Textbook Science, Study Finds New Role for Proteins
- A 'GPS' for molecules
- Sharing that crowded holiday flight with countless hitchhiking dust mites
Chemical Biology
Using less fish to test chemicals safetyThe JRC has released a new strategy on how to replace reduce and refine the use of fish in testing of chemicals' effect on flora and fauna in water aquatic toxicity and chemicals' uptake and ...
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- Century-Old Drug Reverses Autism-Like Symptoms in Fragile X Mouse Model
- Tattoo-like sensor can detect glucose levels without painful finger prick
- DNA 'smart glue' could someday be used to build tissues, organs
- Stunning Zinc Fireworks When Egg Meets Sperm
Chemical Thermodynamics
Hot showers, lower power bills with heat pump water heaters: How water heaters are installed impacts total home energy useHow much energy was used to heat the water for your morning shower is probably the least of your groggy uncaffeinated thoughts However some homeowners are discovering they have even less need to think about ...
- Breakthrough in predictions of pressure-dependent combustion chemical reactions
- 'Smart windows' have potential to keep heat out and save energy
- High-tech mirror beams heat away from buildings into space
- A coating that protects against heat and oxidation
- Jet-fueled electricity at room temperature: Fuel cell can run without high heat
Natural Product Chemistry
Logging destabilizes forest soil carbon over timeLogging doesn't immediately jettison carbon stored in a forest's mineral soils into the atmosphere but triggers a gradual release that may contribute to climate change over decades a Dartmouth College study finds The results are ...
- Clues to trapping carbon dioxide in rock: Calcium carbonate takes multiple, simultaneous roads to different minerals
- Potent Spider Toxin 'Electrocutes' German, Not American, Cockroaches
- Bio-printing transplantable tissues, organs: Another step closer
- Cellular Gates for Sodium and Calcium Controlled by Common Element of Ancient Origin
- Details of calcium 'safety-valve' in cells explained
Chemical Physics
Scientists set quantum speed limitUniversity of California Berkeley scientists have proved a fundamental relationship between energy and time that sets a quantum speed limit on processes ranging from quantum computing and tunneling to optical switching The energy time uncertainty ...
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Shining a light on quantum dots measurement
- Improved interface for a quantum internet
- Physicists observe light-matter interaction of two atoms for the first time
Immunochemistry
New technique efficiently turns antibodies into highly tuned 'nanobodies'Antibodies in charge of recognizing and homing in on molecular targets are among the most useful tools in biology and medicine Nanobodies antibodies' tiny cousins can do the same tasks for example marking molecules for ...
Chemistry Education
Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girlsA study recently published in the Journal of Environmental Health provides evidence the female hormones estrogen and estradiol may help ward off the effects of lead exposure for young girls explaining why boys in greater ...
- Esther Conwell, Pioneering Professor of Chemistry, Dead at 92
- Do cycle lanes increase safety of cyclists from overtaking vehicles?
- Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Should 'Spark Imagination of Would-Be Scientists Everywhere,' Says Cornell Chemist
- Researcher Available to Discuss Work That Won 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Run, cheetah, run: New algorithm enables cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass
Medicinal Chemistry
Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlotsAfter testing dust in the air near cattle feedlots in the Southern High Plains researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University found evidence of antibiotics feedlot derived bacteria and ...
- New Research Unlocks How Melanoma Can Resist Newly Approved Drug Combo Therapy
- Drugs from dirt: Scientists develop first global roadmap for drug discovery
- New 'microcapsules' have potential to repair damage caused by osteoarthritis
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- New 'triggered-release' mechanism could improve drug delivery
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- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Using less fish to test chemicals safety
- The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
- Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters
- Scientists search for new ways to deal with U. S. uranium ore processing legacy
- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Soils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
- Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlots
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Path to artificial photosynthesis? Manganese catalyst's electronic states characterized
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- Sequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- Self-assembled nanotextures create antireflective surface on silicon solar cells
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Transparent artificial nacre: A brick wall at the nanoscale
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- New Research Unlocks How Melanoma Can Resist Newly Approved Drug Combo Therapy
- New decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
- Drugs from dirt: Scientists develop first global roadmap for drug discovery
- Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet
- Hierarchically-porous polymers with fast absorption
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Anti-microbial coatings with a long-term effect for surfaces
- Oils, fats innovation: Use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
- Many antennas, multiple benefits: Can handle cellular traffic more reliably
- New 'microcapsules' have potential to repair damage caused by osteoarthritis
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- Melting glaciers have big carbon impact
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- New composite protects from corrosion from high mechanical stress
- Shining a light on quantum dots measurement
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
- Live imaging captures how blood stem cells take root in the body
- Atmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs
- Antiquity of dairying on Emerald Isle revealed
- Peat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
- NASA mountaintop sensor finds high methane over Los Angeles
- NASA satellite set to get the dirt on Earth's soil moisture
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