LabSigns Project Brings New Scientific Terms to American Sign Language
LabSigns is a new effort spearheaded by a Deaf scientist and a hearing scientist to create American Sign Language signs for the laboratory.
Microbes Spurn Carbon Meals of Limited Energy Value
Organic matter found in vast quantities in oxygen-starved floodplains would yield only minimal energy for hungry microorganisms, which spurn the meal, researchers show in a study in Nature Geoscience.
More Natural Dust in the Air Improves Air Quality in Eastern China
Man-made pollution in eastern China's cities worsens when less dust blows in from the Gobi Desert, according to a new study in Nature Communications.
Pollution Particles Spur More Mountain Snow
High concentrations of tiny pollution particles can invigorate cloud formation and boost snowfall on mountains, according to a new study.
Understanding Drivers of Oxygen Consumption in Flooded Coastal Soils
Researchers integrated field measurements, lab experiments, and model simulations to study oxygen consumption dynamics in soils along a coastal gradient.
Unraveling the Soil and Stratigraphic Heterogeneities across Land–Lake Interfaces
This study evaluated the sensitivity of multiple geophysical methods to measure and evaluate the spatiotemporal variability of select soil properties across terrestrial–aquatic interfaces.
Light Absorption by Black Carbon in Wildfire-Driven Storms
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are increasing in frequency as large wildfires become more prevalent in a warming climate. These clouds can inject smoke particles into the atmosphere, where they can remain suspended for several months.
Groundwater Redox Dynamics in Freshwater Terrestrial–Aquatic Interfaces
This research explores how changes in groundwater levels affect the chemistry of underground water, especially in areas where land meets water, like wetlands.
Ahead in the Clouds
PNNL chemist John Shilling builds custom chamber helping uncover how aerosol particles and clouds contribute to Earth’s changing climate.
Scientists Study Under-appreciated Fish with Special Tag
PNNL is studying the movement of lamprey fish, which are culturally and historically important to the Pacific Northwest, on rivers and through hydroelectric dams.