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Plants grown on Mars-like soil found to be edible
When humans set foot on the Red Planet, they could grow food locally… When humans set foot on the Red Planet, they could grow food locally… Researchers at Wageningen University ...
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First-ever aerial survey of the ‘Great Pacific garbage patch’ shows the problem is worse than we thought
The density of the trash is growing so fast that the patch is becoming visible from space The density of the trash is growing so fast that the patch is becoming visible from space On October 3rd,...
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Call for Papers on Geoenvironmental Engineering Case Histories for Publication in the ISSMGE International Journal of Geongineering Case Histories
The Technical Committee on Environmental Geotechnics (TC215) of the ISSMGE announced a Call for Papers for Case Histories in Geoenvironmental Engineering that will be published in ISSMGE's Intern...
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DFI Releases Report from Workshop on Quality Assurance for Post-Grouted Drilled Shafts
Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has released a free, 187-page report from a workshop on quality assurance practices for acceptance of post-grouted drilled shafts. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) ha...
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NASA Research Indicates Mercury is Seismically Active
Based on research from data collected with the MESSENGER spacecraft, NASA believes that Mercury is tectonically active. If correct, this makes Mercury the only tectonically active planet in the solar...
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Magnetite particles from air pollution found in human brains are linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease
However, the research is still a long way from proving that the air pollution particles cause or exacerbate Alzheimer’s. However, the research is still a long way from proving that the air po...
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Researchers Develop Theory Behind New Madrid Earthquakes
Researchers along with USGS believe they may have developed a theory to explain the mid-plate earthquakes of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. They theorize that super dense rock exerts a gravitational pul...
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Poor water management likely led to the Ancient Maya collapse
Scientists’ model calculations in TU Wien may have found a (new) explanation Scientists’ model calculations in TU Wien may have found a (new) explanation The reasons why the advanced M...
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Researchers have developed a new and efficient method of retrieving gold from e-waste
Gold contained in discarded electrical or electronic devices can be selectively separated from the rest of the metals Gold contained in discarded electrical or electronic devices can be selec...
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A device half the size of a postage stamp can kill 99.99% of bacteria in water in just 20 minutes
When dropped into the water, it quickly disinfects it with the help of sunlight When dropped into the water, it quickly disinfects it with the help of sunlight One way to disinfect contaminated wa...
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