Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering suggests.
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Building a Blueprint for Zero-Emissions Agriculture
Technological innovation and investment will be needed to reduce agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions to zero, according to new work from Carnegie Staff Associate Lorenzo Rosa and Visiting Scholar Paolo Gabrielli.
Turning the Tide on Our Coral Reefs
With a group of core partners, Arizona State University is creating a new $25 million collaboration to preserve and restore vitality to Hawaii's coral reefs and the health of its coastlines.
Preserving Forests to Protect Deep Soil From Warming
A recent study led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of Zurich has revealed that the organic compounds proposed for carbon sequestration in deep soil are highly vulnerable to decomposition under global warming.
Despite Major Progress Nationally, Two Mercury Emissions Hotspots Remain
Missing from partisan political debates over regulations affecting the energy sector is the stunning success of the federal government’s signature environmental laws.
Leveraging Nanotechnology to Save Coral Reefs
At a scale 100,000 times smaller than the width of a single blade of your hair, nanotechnology — the study and manipulation of individual atoms and molecules — has paved the way for solutions to some of the world’s most pressing biomedical, agricultural and materials science challenges.