Study finds ice isn't being lost from Greenland's interior
Chicago IL (SPX) May 06, 2016 -
Scientists studying data from the top of the Greenland ice sheet have discovered that during winter in the center of the world's largest island, temperature inversions and other low-level atmospheric phenomena effectively isolate the ice surface from the atmosphere - recycling water vapor and halting the loss or gain of ice.
A team of climate scientists made the surprising discovery from t ...
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Unmanned cloud-seeding aircraft takes flight in Nevada
Reno NV (SPX) May 06, 2016 -
For the first time in aviation history, a fixed-wing unmanned aircraft has successfully tested a cloud-seeding payload during an experimental flight in Nevada. Flown at Hawthorne Industrial Airport under the state's FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site designation, the Drone America Savant aircraft reached an altitude of 400 feet and flew for approximat ...
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Methane production reduced in ruminants
Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 06, 2016 -
Researchers at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have taken part in a study of the effect of one molecule, 3-nitrooxypropanol, in inhibiting methane production in ruminants. The work has been published in the magazine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Ruminants are animals which digest their food through fermentation carried out by microorganisms living in ...
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A Cautionary Tale From Planet Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2016 -
The beauty of Earth from space is a matchless experience seen in IMAX, from the natural beauty of land and sea to the electric power of our world's storms and natural occurrences. But the view from space is also a startling one as it depicts the impact humans have had on the Earth over time.
In "A Beautiful Planet," Myers and her team capture the gradual depletion of the Colorado River Bas ...
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What lies beneath West Antarctica
Washington DC (SPX) May 06, 2016 -
Three recent publications by early career researchers at three different institutions across the country provide the first look into the biogeochemistry, geophysics and geology of Subglacial Lake Whillans, which lies 800 meters (2,600 feet) beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The findings stem from the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project funded by the Nati ...
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ExxonMobil launches venture for low-cost carbon capture
New York (AFP) May 5, 2016 -
Oil giant ExxonMobil said Thursday it was starting a new venture that could make carbon-dioxide capture a more economically attractive way to fight global warming.
ExxonMobil said its new agreement with FuelCell Energy aims to develop technology for capturing carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants using fuel cells.
The idea is that the fuel cells could generate the additional electri ...
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Continental Resources betting on market rebound
Oklahoma City (UPI) May 5, 2016 -
U.S. shale oil player Continental Resources said it expected its production to recover during the second half of the year on the back of market improvements.
Harold Hamm, the CEO who steered his company squarely into the heart of the North Dakota oil boom, said new shale production was robust enough to raise expectations for the year without increasing spending.
"We are managing ...
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