Geochemistry News
April 5, 2025
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Apr. 4, 2025 — Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new study shows that we've been suffocating them during ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Honey bees are dying at alarming rates across the United States. Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55 percent of managed colonies last year. A new study supports a novel method for testing hygienic behavior that could breed more disease ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A genomic study of hydrogen-producing bacteria has revealed entirely new gene clusters capable of producing large volumes of ...
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Apr. 3, 2025 — A unique carbon capture technology could offer a more cost-effective way to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and turn it into clean, synthetic ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass fibers and resins that allowed researchers to re-purpose the materials to ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Researchers have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by demonstrating that there are multiple suitable and abundant materials that can facilitate ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness' (chirality) of tartaric ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Mountain snowpacks accumulate snow throughout the winter, building up stores of water that will supply communities across the American West throughout the long dry season. Now, a new study shows that ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — While the threat that microplastics pose to human and ecological health has been richly documented and is well known, nanoplastics, which are smaller ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — Researchers have developed an innovative solution to a pressing environmental challenge: removing and destroying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly called 'forever chemicals.' A new ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly ...
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Mar. 28, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a more efficient way to turn carbon dioxide into methanol, a type of alcohol that can serve as a cleaner alternative ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — The reuse of human urine would allow for the production of sustainable fertilizers for urban agriculture, with significant environmental benefits, a new study concludes. The research evaluates the ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata) corals, which play a ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets. ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Proof-of-concept work uses unique, safe particles to remove microplastics in a single ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate global warming has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Using microorganisms, researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a highly accurate land cover map for Siberia, providing insights into climate change and predictions. Using advanced machine learning techniques and existing multiple land ...
Mar. 24, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous ...
Mar. 21, 2025 — Detecting microplastics and identifying plant stress at an early stage -- this and much more can now be done thanks to a new method based on near-infrared light measurements. It is inexpensive and ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Engineers have developed an approach for recycling cement waste into a sustainable, low-carbon alternative that is comparable in performance to the industry ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — A new study documents Putah Creek-origin salmon, meaning some salmon returning to the restored creek in the fall to spawn were actually born there. The study carries broader implications for other ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — Researchers injected CO2 gas into seawater while applying an electrical current. The process transformed dissolved ions, minerals in seawater into clusters of solid particles. The clusters hold over ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — In the desert areas of Namibia, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, research work has revealed unusual structures that are probably due to the activity of an unknown microbiological life form. Unusually small ...
Mar. 19, 2025 — Scientists have decoded the metabolic strategies of certain sulfur bacteria. A new study reports that the bacteria are found worldwide and have a complex metabolism with modular ...
Mar. 18, 2025 — The EPA's network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants. The monitors are the key data source driving decisions about pollution ...
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Melting Ice, More Rain Drive Southern Ocean Cooling
- Human Urine, a Valuable Resource as Fertilizer for Sustainable Urban Agriculture, Study Concludes
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Coral Diseases and Water Quality Play a Key Role for Coral Restoration and Survival Efforts
- Earliest Days of Earth's Formation
- A Cleaner Future for Tires: Scientists Pioneer Chemical Process to Repurpose Rubber Waste
- Cleaning Microplastics
- Researchers' Breakthrough Method Reveals Clouds Amplify Global Warming Far More Than Previously Understood
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Ocean Eddies -- The Food Trucks of the Sea
- Eco-Friendly, Nylon-Like Plastic Using Microorganisms
- Refining Siberia's Land Cover Data: A Leap Forward for Climate Science
Monday, March 24, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Recycled Cements Drive Down Emissions Without Slacking on Strength
- Peatlands' Potential to Capture Carbon Upgraded as Temperatures Rise
- Restored Stream Supports New Wild Salmon Run
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
- Unknown Microorganisms Used Marble and Limestone as a Habitat
- Sulfur Bacteria Team Up to Break Down Substances in the Seabed
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?
- Quantum Light Source for Eco-Friendly Production of Biogas
- Time Is Not the Driving Influence of Forest Carbon Storage
- Eco-Friendly Method to Efficiently Convert Methane to Ethanol
Monday, March 17, 2025
- New Discovery in Plant-Pest Warfare Could Lead to Sustainable Farming Solutions
- Without Oxygen: How Primordial Microbes Breathed
- Researchers Demonstrate New Technique for Boosting Plant Growth With Bacteria
Friday, March 14, 2025
- 'Microlightning' In Water Droplets May Have Sparked Life on Earth
- Smoke from Wildland-Urban Interface Fires More Deadly Than Remote Wildfires
- Artificial Photosynthesis: Researchers Mimic Plants
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- How Industrial Waste Gases Could Replace Fossil Fuels in Everyday Consumer Products
- Study: 'Sustainable Intensification' On the Farm Reduces Soil Nitrate Losses, Maintains Crop Yields
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Scientists Develop Solar-Powered Method to Convert Sewage Sludge Into Green Hydrogen and Animal Feed
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Cheap and Environmentally Friendly -- The Next Generation LEDs May Soon Be Here
- Microplastics Could Be Fueling Antibiotic Resistance
- Researchers Unveil Comprehensive Zeolite Structures, Advancing Development of Catalysts for Petrochemical and Renewable Energy
- Plastic Recycling Gets a Breath of Fresh Air
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Common Approaches for Assessing Business Impact on Biodiversity Are Powerful, but Often Insufficient for Strategy Design
- Are Volcanoes Behind the Oxygen We Breathe?
- Climate Change Will Reduce the Number of Satellites That Can Safely Orbit in Space
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Earth's Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change
- Developing the Inherent Functionality of Highly Pure Porous Organic Polymers
- The Unforseen Effects of Melting Glaciers on Arctic Coastal Ecosystems
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- New Discovery Could 'revolutionize Carbon Fiber Industry'
- Satellite Image Analysis Delivers New Insight Into the Functional Diversity of Tropical Forests
- The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Iron Oxides Act as Natural Catalysts to Unlock Phosphorus to Fuel Plant Growth
- New Computer Vision System Can Guide Specialty Crops Monitoring
- Breakthrough With Biofuel: How Alcohol Damages Microbes That Produce It
- Heat from the Sun Affects Seismic Activity on Earth
Monday, March 3, 2025
Friday, February 28, 2025
- Eco Friendly, Inexpensive System for Storing High-Power Energy from Pine Biomass
- Studying the Evolutionary History of Continent-Sized Regions in the Deep Mantle
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Discovery of a Common 'weapon' Used by Disease-Causing Fungi Could Help Engineer More Resilient Food Crops
- Turning Waste Organic Compound Into Useful Pharmaceuticals and Energy Using a Technique Inspired by Photosynthesis
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Are Our Refrigerants Environmentally Safe? The Lingering Questions About the Chemicals Keeping Us Cool
- Possible Links Between PFAS Exposure and Childhood Cancers
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
- New Spatial Mechanism for the Coexistence of Tree Species
- Hidden Allies: Trees and Fungi
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve
- From Waste to Wonder: Revolutionary Green Grout for Sustainable Construction Practices
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Perovskite Solar Cells: Thermal Stresses Are the Key to Long-Term Stability
- UK Peatland Fires Are Supercharging Carbon Emissions as Climate Change Causes Hotter, Drier Summers
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Chemists Find Greener Path to Making Key Industrial Chemical
- Closing the Recycle Loop: Waste-Derived Nutrients in Liquid Fertilizer
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- A Catalytic Two-Step: Transforming Industrial CO2 Into a Renewable Fuel
- New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply
- 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Novel Carbon-Based Materials to Remove Hazardous 'forever Chemicals' In Water
- Resilient Algae May Speed Up Greenland Ice Melt
- Biodiversity in England's Rivers Improved as Metal Pollution Reduced
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Selective Combustion Provides Energy-Efficient Alternative to Remove Pollutants from Industrial Processes
- Air Inside Your Home May Be More Polluted Than Outside Due to Everyday Chemical Products
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Research Reveals How Earth Got Its Ice Caps
- Brake Pad Emissions Can Be More Toxic Than Diesel Exhaust
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Nanoplastics at Lofty Heights
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- Research Team Identifies Carbonate-Dissolving Microorganisms
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- PIK PR: Little Potential for 'climate Plantations' Within Planetary Boundaries
- The Next-Generation Solar Cell Is Fully Recyclable
- Research Finds That Certain Packaging Materials Can Show 70% Lower Emissions Than Alternatives
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Colorado Forests Are Releasing More Carbon Than They Capture Each Year
- Outokumpu's Bedrock Reveals a Smelly Surprise
- Scientists Harness AI to Help Protect Whales, Advancing Ocean Conservation and Planning
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Examining the Potential Environmental Effects of Mining the World's Largest Lithium Deposit
- Nanoscale Tin Catalyst Discovery Paves the Way for Sustainable CO2 Conversion
- Anomaly in the Deep Sea
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- How Life's Building Blocks Took Shape on Early Earth: The Limits of Membraneless Polyester Protocell Formation
- Recycling the Unrecyclable: Reclaiming Materials from Epoxy Resins and Composites
- Whale Poop Contains Iron That May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Drying and Rewetting Cycles Substantially Increased Soil CO2 Release
- Meteorite Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theories on Earth's Missing Elements
- Clean Air Policies Having Unintended Impact Driving Up Wetland Methane Emissions by Up to 34 Million Tons
- Scientists Simulate Asteroid Collision Effects on Climate and Plants
- Researchers Discover Simple Solution to Break Down Forever Chemicals