Hulking hurricanes: Seeking greater accuracy in predicting storm strength Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 07, 2016 - To better predict tropical cyclone intensity, scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently worked with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to gather atmospheric data from storms that formed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2016. Fully developed tropical cyclones - variously called hurricanes, typhoons o ... more

Bacterial mechanism converts nitrogen to greenhouse gas Ithaca NY (SPX) Dec 07, 2016 - Cornell University researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that helps convert nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas. The paper was published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "The first key to plugging a leak is finding the leak," said Kyle Lancaster, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and ... more

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