Earth Science in the News

From global issues such as melting permafrost and the creation of alternate biofuels to matters affecting microbiomes and micro-sized life, PNNL research is featured in news publications worldwide. Here some of the latest stories are featured.

Studying the way the world works and how people treat it is a large part of PNNL’s Earth and environmental science research.

Composite illustration by Timothy Holland | PNNL

News Stories

BBC News: Ice loss causing Arctic to reflect less heat
Popular Science: The melting Arctic gives scientists valuable access to long-dead viruses
Smithsonian Magazine: Could Wildfire Ash Feed the Ocean’s Tiniest Life-Forms?
GeekWire: From climate mysteries to dead zones, an evolving computer model tackles Puget Sound’s eco-riddles
Science: Why does the weather stall? New theories explain enigmatic ‘blocks’ in the jet stream
Carbon Brief: Coal mines emit more methane than oil-and-gas sector, study finds
Chemical & Engineering News: One-pot process converts CO2 captured from the air into methanol
Bioplastics News: Grain Waste Converted into Biocrude Oil
Technology.org: PNNL Growing Algae for Biofuels for Cars, Planes
The Economist: Knowing how plants and microbes work together can boost crop yields
Hydro Review: Ice Harbor fish-friendly turbine achieves >98% fish passage survival rate

Contributed Articles

The Tri-City Herald: PNNL scientists are getting the dirt on soil and what it says about our planet’s health
Phys.org: A more collective understanding of coastal systems dynamics and evolution

Research topics

Earth & Coastal Sciences

Environmental Remediation

Subsurface Science

Microbiome Science