Fossilized conduits suggest water flowed beneath Martian Surface
(Phys.org)—Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis by...
View ArticleDecreased water flow may be trade-off for more productive forest
Bubbling brooks and streams are a scenic and much loved feature of forest ecosystems, but long-term data at the U.S. Forest Service's Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest suggests that more productive...
View ArticleWet 2012 'catastrophic' for UK butterflies
Britain's butterflies suffered a "catastrophic" year in 2012 with almost all species declining as a result of torrential rains, according to a study published on Tuesday.
View ArticleRiver beds on the move: Shifting flood risk?
(Phys.org) —A detailed study of shifting river beds, conducted by researchers at the University of St Andrews, could hold the key to more accurate flood prevention.
View ArticleLoss of eastern hemlock will affect forest water use
The loss of eastern hemlock from forests in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States could permanently change the area's hydrologic cycle, reports a new study by U.S. Forest Service...
View ArticleRoad block: Fixing aquatic ecosystem connectivity doesn't end with dams
(Phys.org) —Over the last several years, state agencies and environmental nonprofit organizations have targeted dam removal as a way to quickly improve the health of aquatic ecosystems. Dams keep...
View ArticleOn the global water trail
Water is one of humanity's most pressing issues. Do we have enough of it for drinking, for farming or for industry? Too much, in the shape of flooding? Or too little, in the form of drought? The WATCH...
View ArticleThe pink noise of water quality
Lakes and streams are an essential supply of freshwater. Monitoring their water quality relies on measuring their chemistry. Researchers from ETH Zürich and the British research institute CEH have...
View ArticleEcologists get first bumblebees' eye view of the landscape
Ecologists have produced the most detailed picture yet of how bumblebees use the landscape thanks to DNA technology and remote sensing. The results – which come from the largest ever study of wild...
View ArticleMan-made drainage could raise risk of flooding
Installing drainage systems in developing towns and cities can cause water to reach rivers more quickly, potentially raising the risk of flooding, say scientists.
View ArticleHow effective are we in tackling water security?
A new paper published in Science has examined how regions around the world are coping with variable and unpredictable freshwater resources caused through drought or floods, and how this affects...
View ArticleWISSARD team reaches subglacial Lake Whillans in Antarctica
(Phys.org)—This month is a turning point for ventures through recent years involving scientists trying to learn more about the buried lakes of the Antarctica. A team of scientists have been able to...
View ArticleAmazon freshwater ecosystems found vulnerable to degradation
A study published in Conservation Letters this week found that freshwater ecosystems in the Amazon are highly vulnerable to environmental degradation. River, lake and wetland ecosystems—encompassing...
View ArticleA cold look at planet Earth: Learning from the world's frozen places
Water, the key to life, is also a key to understanding the way the natural world works. Water in the form of ice is especially instructive.
View ArticleNew technique measures evaporation globally
Researchers at Columbia Engineering and Boston University have developed the first method to map evaporation globally using weather stations, which will help scientists evaluate water resource...
View ArticleTitan's methane: Going, going, soon to be gone?
(Phys.org) —By tracking a part of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan over several years, NASA's Cassini mission has found a remarkable longevity to the hydrocarbon lakes on the moon's surface.
View ArticleIrrigation can give rise to increased precipitation
PhD candidate Obbe Tuinenburg defended his doctoral thesis on the 15th of April, 2013. His research related to the effects of large-scale irrigation in India on the atmosphere and rainfall. One of the...
View ArticleSaving the blue waters pouring into the Black Sea
An early warning system of threats over freshwater resources in the Black Sea region is now available to policy makers. The onus remains on them to effectively preserve fresh water sources.
View ArticleWater isotopes leave fingerprints for climate scientists
University of Colorado meteorologist David Noone and his team are working to understand how water moves around the planet. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the project team...
View ArticleClosing the water cycle
Combining advanced wastewater treatment technologies may enable industrial companies to use water in a more sustainable way. But the approaches are mainly suited for high-income countries.
View ArticleNew soil moisture sensor tracks drought conditions in Arizona, Mexico
Soil moisture measurements are needed to improve our understanding of water availability in rural and urban areas. Adam Schreiner-McGraw, an Arizona State University graduate student studying...
View ArticleTitan's subsurface reservoirs modify methane rainfall
(Phys.org) —The international Cassini mission has revealed hundreds of lakes and seas spread across the icy surface of Saturn's moon Titan, mostly in its polar regions. These lakes are filled not with...
View ArticlePredicting the extent of flash flooding
Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa's Flood of 2008—which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square miles of Cedar Rapids—are notoriously difficult to predict.
View ArticleProject seeks climate clues deep in Indonesian lakebed
A project aimed at sampling pristine sediments from deep beneath an ancient Indonesian lake is in full swing.
View ArticleHeat accelerates dry in California drought
Although record low precipitation has been the main driver of one of the worst droughts in California history, abnormally high temperatures have also played an important role in amplifying its adverse...
View ArticleEarly Titan was a cold, hostile place for life
Titan is a mysterious orange-socked moon of Saturn that is exciting to astrobiologists because it has some of the same kinds of chemicals that were precursors to life on Earth. It also has a...
View ArticleScientists determine the structure of Titan's evaporites
(Phys.org)—Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, hosts many interesting geological features that could be evaporites. While the chemical compositions of these sediments have been studied by scientists,...
View ArticleSynchrotron used to find structure of a new material that could be found on...
An ANSTO Planetary Materials scientist has used the Australian Synchrotron to identify the structure of a new material that could be crucial in understanding the hydrological cycle on Titan, the...
View ArticleStudy shows fracking could threaten Britain's richest wildlife habitats
The whole Areas of Great Britain earmarked for fracking may contain some of the country's richest wildlife sites, scientists have found in the biggest ever mapping study of UK biodiversity.
View ArticleUK Winter 2015/2016 floods: One of the century's most extreme and severe...
A new scientific review of the winter floods of 2015/2016 confirms that the event was one of the most extreme and severe hydrological events of the last century.
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