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Using Floodwaters to Combat Ongoing Drought

Floodwaters are not what most people consider a blessing. But they could help remedy California's increasingly parched groundwater systems, according to a new Stanford-led study.

22 Apr 2021

New OCIA Consortium Focuses on the Critical Role of Oceans in Combatting Climate Change

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Analog Devices, Inc. today launched the Ocean and Climate Innovation Accelerator (OCIA) consortium.

21 Apr 2021

Rapid Warming of the Northwest Atlantic Shelf Linked with Migrating Gulf Stream

The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of the fastest-changing regions in the global ocean, and is currently experiencing marine heat waves, altered fisheries and a surge in sea level rise along the North American east coast.

21 Apr 2021

Streams and Rivers Emit More CO2 than Previously Thought

Researchers from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have discovered that rivers and streams—or 'running waters'—on an average emit 27% more CO2 at night compared to daytime.

19 Apr 2021

New Cost-Effective Technique Could Deliver Safe Drinking Water to Millions

Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight.

19 Apr 2021

Trenches Filled with Wood Chips can Reduce the Amount of Nitrogen in Drainage Water

Australian pineapple, Danish trout, and Midwestern U.S. corn farmers are not often lumped together under the same agricultural umbrella.

16 Apr 2021

Alternative Method is Better than Conventional Measurement of “Biological oxygen Demand”

When wastewater from villages and cities flows into rivers and lakes, large quantities of fats, proteins, sugars and other carbon-containing, organic substances wind up in nature together with the fecal matter.

15 Apr 2021

Deep-Sea Bacteria Release Excess Carbon into the Ocean and Atmosphere

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota has found that deep-sea bacteria dissolve carbon-containing rocks and discharge surplus carbon into the air and ocean.

13 Apr 2021

New Economical Technology Leverages Excess Pressure on Power Grid to Produce Energy

In recent years, pressure-based irrigation techniques have substituted conventional ones, thereby enhancing water efficiency but increasing the dependence on energy. This has led to advances and innovations in technology that have facilitated agricultural activity.

7 Apr 2021

Invisible Groundwater Discharges may Drive Nitrogen in Coastal Waters

Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. A new global study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, reveals that invisible groundwater discharges may be just as important driving nitrogen into coastal waters.

31 Mar 2021