2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (473+ words) The researchers turned out to be very good at predicting how certain soils react to extremes. "Quite logically, hot soils can withstand heat better than cold and wet soils like those we have in Sweden, Iceland and the Netherlands," says…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (196+ words) Satellite remote sensing reveals how efficiently terrestrial ecosystems convert water loss into carbon gain, but product choice shapes the answer. By benchmarking 64 satellite-derived estimates against flux-tower observations, researchers identified reliable approaches, mapped global patterns from 2001 to 2015. Our latest edition of…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (690+ words) How will global access to food, water, and energy evolve in coming decades? A new study co-authored by MIT researchers suggests the answers could be very different depending on region, resource, and income. Based on extensive modeling of many different…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (938+ words) From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long. A new University of Colorado Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: If it doesn't seem natural,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (615+ words) Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere - from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments - yet far less is known about what happens when they enter freshwater wetlands. Often overlooked in favor of marine and coastal environments, wetlands can act as…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (338+ words) A massive flash flood tore through northern Nepal on Wednesday, killing hundreds after a surge of water swept down the Bhote Koshi River without heavy rainfall. Chinese authorities have reported similar devastation just across the border. Mathias Vuille, a Distinguished…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (206+ words) Permafrost is ground made up of soil, rock and sediment bound together by ice that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years. It underlies nearly 15% of land surface in the Northern Hemisphere and nearly all ice-free land in Antarctica....

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (576+ words) The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues. Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 is calling for new thinking and diverse solutions. Entries can…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (577+ words) Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines. Researchers from MIT Lincoln Laboratory heard some of this cacophony when analyzing data from commercial off-the-shelf…...