News articles tagged with 'moisture' (Page 3)
Brown-led research team proposes new link to tropical African climate
— 12 Sep 2008 19:24 | EnvironmentThe Lake Tanganyika area, in southeast Africa, is home to nearly 130 million people living in four countries that bound the lake, the second deepest on Earth. Scientists have known…
Moderate quantities of dirt make more rain
— 9 Sep 2008 21:15 | EnvironmentDrought or deluge - scientists working with Meinrat O. Andreae, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, have now discovered how aerosols affect the when, where…
Spiky probe on Phoenix raises vapour quandary
— 8 Sep 2008 13:30 | AstronomyA fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is…
Scientist works with European Space Agency to test moisture satellite
— 25 Apr 2008 20:32 | TechnologyEuropeans want to peek into our soil and see how dry we are. And an Iowa State University professor is eager to help, and even check their results. The European Space Agency (ESA) is…
Seven months on a drifting ice floe
— 14 Apr 2008 13:40 | EnvironmentFor the first time, a German has taken part in a Russian drift expedition and has explored the atmosphere above the central Arctic during the polar night. Juergen Graeser, a member…
Increased carbon dioxide in atmosphere linked to decreased organic matter in the soil
— 11 Mar 2008 22:19 | EnvironmentA recent study at the University of Illinois created a bit of a mystery for soil scientist Michelle Wander - increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was expected to increase plant…
Rising CO2 signals wetter storms for Northern Hemisphere
— 12 Dec 2007 00:06 | EnvironmentWhile two new studies by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences predict wetter storms for the Arctic and…
First moisture-sensing genes identified
— 7 Nov 2007 18:00 | BiologyResearchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine have discovered the first two genes involved in moisture sensing (hygrosensation). The discovery…
Scientists find evidence of warming climate in Ohio
— 9 Oct 2007 12:30 | EnvironmentSummer nights in Ohio aren't cooling off as much as they used to - and it's likely a sign of climatic warming across the state, researchers say. Jeffrey Rogers, professor of geography…