Scientists found that ash from Spain’s 2021 Tajogaite volcano could help make greener building materials. They mixed it with strong alkaline solutions and tested how it behaves in water. The tests showed some metals like molybdenum (Mo) leak out more than allowed for safe landfills. Other experimen
In the heart of South Korea, a five-year study (2018-2022) uncovered a troubling truth about our water. Researchers dug deep into the fractured bedrock aquifers beneath a research farm in northeastern Seoul. They used a mix of science tools to understand how nitrogen pollution was spreading. The te
A sudden interruption in January brought a halt to a significant scientific endeavor. A call came in while a scientist was in the Sonoran Desert, escaping the cold of the Pacific Northwest. The message was clear: "All work on the National Nature Assessment must stop immediately. " This assessment wa
Microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that are causing big problems in our rivers and streams. These tiny pieces come from various sources, and one major way they end up in water is through stormwater runoff. This is the water that flows over the ground during rainstorms, picking up pollutants alon
Have you ever wondered how healthy our grasslands are? Scientists are using a clever method to figure this out. They're looking at how grasslands change over time, called natural evolution time series. This helps them understand the effects of development and human activities on ecosystems, which is
