Mississippi State University is part of a European-American collaboration studying how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the soil.
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Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals
Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth’s land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as sustainable, environmentally benign alternatives to producing industrial chemicals from petroleum.
U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer and Drier South, Wetter North
A slowly-developing La Nina is favored to influence conditions for the upcoming winter across most of the country, according to NOAA’s U.S.
Water for a Desert Lake in Algeria
Roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, during the African Humid Period, the Sahara Desert was likely far wetter and greener.
Iron Nuggets in the Pinnacles Unlock Secrets of Ancient and Future Climates
Small iron-rich formations found within Western Australia’s Pinnacles, which are part of the world’s largest wind-blown limestone belt spanning more than 1000km, have provided new insights into Earth’s ancient climate and changing landscape.
FSU Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
Hurricanes are massive, complex systems that can span hundreds of miles as they swirl around the low pressure of the storm’s eye.