News tagged with excess moisture

Nitrogen fertilizers' impact on lawn soils

Nitrogen fertilizers from farm fields often end up in aquatic ecosystems, resulting in water quality problems, such as toxic algae and underwater 'dead zones'. There are concerns that fertilizers used on lawns may also contribute ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Melting snow threatens spring flooding in north

(AP) -- The Red River of the North along the Minnesota-North Dakota border faces the nation's greatest threat of spring flooding, the government said in it's weather outlook Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Energy mythbusting: The truth about those energy-saving tips

You've read the energy-saving tips. You've armed yourself with caulk. You're ready to do some serious damage to your gas and electric bills. Not so fast.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Landsat satellites track Yellowstone's underground heat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a vast, ancient, and still active volcano. Heat pours off its underground magma chamber, and is the fuel for Yellowstone's famous features -- more ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hungry mosquitoes fly farther than you think

How far does a mosquito fly? Harry Boerema wants to know.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Water supersaturation in the Martian atmosphere discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- New analysis of data sent back by the SPICAM spectrometer on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has revealed for the first time that the planet's atmosphere is supersaturated with water vapour. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (21) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

Researchers fight brutal drought with web-based tools for farmers

In the battle against the state’s prolonged and brutal drought, Texas Tech University agricultural researchers have released two new farmer-friendly computer tools that save scarce irrigation water and boost bottom lines ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It's no sweat for salt marsh sparrows to beat the heat if they have a larger bill

Birds use their bills largely to forage and eat, and these behaviors strongly influence the shape and size of a bird's bill. But the bill can play an important role in regulating the bird's body temperature ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research into batteries will give electric cars the same range as petrol cars

Li-air batteries are a promising opportunity for electric cars. "If we succeed in developing this technology, we are facing the ultimate breakthrough for electric cars, because in practice, the energy density of Li-air batteries ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

How to fight winter's ailments

The weather in North Carolina may be warm today, but some areas of the state saw snow less than a week ago. And we're likely to see more cold weather, maybe even more snow, before winter officially comes to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Marine life threatened by Australian flood's toxic pollutions

Toxic pollution from flooded farms and towns along Australia's Queensland coast will have a disastrous impact on the Great Barrier Reef’s corals and will likely have a significant impact on dugongs, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New processed cheese with 60% less salt could improve diets

Food scientists at University College Dublin have created a processed cheese product with 60% less sodium than full salt versions, and practically no difference in taste and structure.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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