A recent paper published in Water Resources Research found that the spatial variability of subsurface sediments, and seasonal fluctuations in a river’s water level, influences the behavior of a uranium contaminant plume, particularly in ...

Research conducted by scientists in the Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM) Energy Frontier Research Center has revealed new insights about reactions at the alumina/water interface.

Researchers adding water to the surface of alumina measured some surprising results that raise important questions regarding the fundamental reactions that govern chemical transformations of aluminum oxides and hydroxides.

Tower, aircraft, and satellite observations combined to evaluate weather forecast model.

Scientists at the Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM) sort out which compounds are present and their concentrations, providing an important new tool with broad applicability.

DOE researchers investigated the role of microbial genetic diversity in two major subsurface biogeochemical processes: nitrification and denitrification.

Nighttime interaction between Bay Area pollution and biogenic isoprene led to efficient formation of secondary organic aerosols.

Researchers found that certain oxide interface configurations remain stable in extreme environments, suggesting ways to build better performing, more reliable devices for fuel cells, space-based electronics, and nuclear energy.

SoilBox provides in-depth imaging and characterization of soil microbial communities in their native environments.

Performing nuclear safeguards work safely and developing the next generation workforce are complementary goals of a longstanding program sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of International Nuclear Safeguards.

Tree presence impacts how soils respond to temperature change in coastal forest.

An integrated water model quantifies the impact of water management on thermoelectric power plant generation.

Scientists are exploring ways to derive more accurate predictions that can help with preparations for changing sea levels

Researchers quantified the land surface water and energy budget responses to AR and non-AR induced precipitation by evaluating a 35-year regional climate simulation at 6 km grid spacing of the hydroclimate in the western United States.

Uncertainty in assumed effective emission height from anthropogenic sources strongly affects the concentration and vertical profile of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and aerosols

Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reviewed the current state of knowledge about the impacts of climate change on soil microorganisms in different climate-sensitive soil ecosystems.

A new study examines how back how back-to-back extreme events can affect a forest landscape.