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Strange Molecule In The Sky Cleans Acid Rain, Scientists Discover
Researchers have discovered
an unusual molecule that is
essential to the
atmosphere's ability to
break down pollutants,
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Microbe Diet Key To Carbon Dioxide Release
As microbes in the soil
break down fallen plant
matter, a diet "balanced" in
nutrients appears to help
control soil fertility and
the normal release of the
greenhouse gas carbon
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Air Monitoring Helps Anticipate Possible Ecosystem Changes
When rain settles the
atmosphere and brings air
pollutants to the ground, it
can have a lasting effect on
ecosystems, sometimes
hundreds of miles away. All
... > full story
Database Shows Effects Of Acid Rain On Microorganisms In Adirondack Lakes
Researchers have long known
that acid rain can severely
decrease the diversity of
plant and animal communities
in fresh water lakes and
... > full story
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Measuring Calcium In Serpentine Soils
August 19, 2008 — Serpentine soils contain highly variable amounts of calcium, making them marginal lands for farming. Successful management of serpentine soils requires accurate measurement of the calcium they hold. ... > full story -
Acid Rain Reduces Methane Emissions From Rice Paddies
August 7, 2008 — Acid rain from atmospheric pollution can reduce methane emissions from rice paddies by up to 24 per cent according to new research. This is potentially a beneficial side effect of the high pollution ... > full story -
Geosequestration: Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Rock To Offset Global Warming
July 22, 2008 — The same technology used to analyse minerals and atmosphere on Mars and other planets is being used by scientists to explore methods for geosequestration of carbon emissions. The idea of ... > full story -
Ancient Mineral Shows Early Earth Climate Tough On Continents
June 14, 2008 — A new analysis of ancient minerals called zircons suggests that a harsh climate may have scoured and possibly even destroyed the surface of the Earth's earliest ... > full story -
For Hurricanes, Storms, Raindrop Size Makes All The Difference
June 13, 2008 — When Tropical Storm Gaston hit Richmond, Va., in August 2004, its notable abundance of small and mid-sized raindrops created torrential rains that led to unexpected flash flooding throughout the city ... > full story -
U.S. Pacific Coast Waters Turning More Acidic
May 23, 2008 — Scientists surveying the waters of the continental shelf off the West Coast of North America have discovered for the first time high levels of acidified ocean water within 20 miles of the shoreline, ... > full story -
Excessive Reactive Nitrogen in Environment Alarms Environmental Scientists
May 18, 2008 — The problem of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment is little-known beyond a growing circle of environmental scientists who study how the element cycles through the environment and ... > full story -
Restoration Of A Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem Successful On Small-scale
April 30, 2008 — Half a century after most of Costa Rica's rain forests were cut down, researchers are attempting what many thought was impossible -- restoring a tropical rain forest ecosystem. When the researchers ... > full story -
Absence Of Clouds Caused Pre-human Supergreenhouse Periods
April 11, 2008 — In a world without human-produced pollution, biological productivity controls cloud formation and may be the lever that caused supergreenhouse episodes during the Cetaceous and Eocene, according to ... > full story -
Kalahari Desert Sands An Important, Forgotten Storehouse of Carbon Dioxide
April 4, 2008 — The sands of the desert are an important and forgotten storehouse of carbon dioxide taken from the world's atmosphere. Sands like those in the Kalahari Desert of Botswana are full of cyanobacteria. ... > full story
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