News tagged with soil survey

Six years and 12,000 holes: Cyprus mapped

It was a marathon project that took six years and the collection and analysis of some 12,000 soil samples, but an international team of geologists has managed to create the Geochemical Atlas of Cyprus.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Describing soils: Calibration tool for teaching soil rupture resistance

A new calibration tool was recently developed to help students and soil scientists calibrate their thumb and forefinger for the correct amount of pressure.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Trial by fire: A landscape-scale experiment in restoring Ozark glades

A giant experiment is under way at the Tyson Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis' 2,000-acre outdoor laboratory for ecosystem studies.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overgrazed grasslands tied to locust outbreaks

While residents of the United States and much of Europe think of locust plagues as biblical references, locust swarms still have devastating effects on agriculture today, especially in developing countries ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Living on the edge: An innovative model of mangrove-hammock boundaries in Florida

The key to understanding how future hurricanes and sea level rise may trigger changes to South Florida's native coastal forests lurks below the surface, according to a new model linking coastal forests to groundwater. Just ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diverse ecosystems are crucial climate change buffer

Preserving diverse plant life will be crucial to buffer the negative effects of climate change and desertification in in the world's drylands, according to a new landmark study.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Panel urges lower cutoff for child lead poisoning

(AP) -- For the first time in 20 years, a federal panel is urging the government to lower the threshold for lead poisoning in children.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Citizen scientists help reveal bumblebee decline

The great British public has helped scientists uncover what looks like a substantial decline in one of the UK's most common bumblebees over the last 20 years.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Abrupt permafrost thaw increases climate threat

As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international scientists ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Texas drought visible in new national groundwater maps

(PhysOrg.com) -- The record-breaking drought in Texas that has fueled wildfires, decimated crops and forced cattle sales has also reduced levels of groundwater in much of the state to the lowest levels seen ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 9

Quack medicines, insect immigrants, and what eats what among secrets revealed by DNA barcodes

The newfound scientific power to quickly "fingerprint" species via DNA is being deployed to unmask quack herbal medicines, reveal types of ancient Arctic life frozen in permafrost, expose what eats what in ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists simulate Moon and Mars exploration in Mojave desert

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and a team of international researchers from Mars Institute and SETI Institute returned to the Mojave Desert this month to complete a series of field tests and simulations aimed at investigating ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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