Distribution, number, source, and movement of the microparticles in the environment has remained poorly understood.
Distribution and Origin of Highly Radioactive Microparticles in Fukushima Revealed
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Weighing the Environmental Impacts of a Byproduct of Biofuel Combustion: Plant Skeletons
Tiny phytoliths provide strength and structure to plants, but School of Arts and Sciences researchers also want to know if they pose a health or environmental risk when burned.
Dinosaur Discovery Sheds New Light On How Raptors Evolved
The discovery of a nearly complete fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur in an Alberta provincial park sheds new light on how “raptor” dinosaurs evolved around the world, according to new research by University of Alberta paleontologists.
Monitoring Hurricanes for Better Life-Saving, Property-Preserving Decisions
Researchers use one of the world's most powerful computers to investigate storm surge.
September 2019 Tied as Hottest on Record for Planet
The globe continued to simmer in exceptional warmth, as September 2019 tied with 2015 as the hottest September in NOAA’s 140-year temperature record.
Ocean’s Deep-Water May Be Corroding Byron Bay’s Coastal Ecosystems
Upwelling of deep, low pH, waters along the east Australian coast is a common and natural phenomenon, but together with ongoing human-induced ocean acidification it will result in additional stress to coral reef ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef as below a certain pH threshold reefs will become net dissolving.
