Posts for tag "Penn State University"
Pacific Coral Larvae Transplants Likely To Fail
Research from scientists at Penn State University finds that coral larvae would likely not survive a trip across the Pacific Ocean.
- Posted August 25, 2016
US Research Flights Gauge Greenhouse Gases In Atmosphere
Penn State University scientists use research aircraft and air quality sensors to study greenhouse gases in several regions of the U.S.
- Posted August 4, 2016
Aerial Data Improve Hurricane Intensity Predictions Up To 15 Percent
Penn State researchers have utilized a large amount of hurricane hunter data in statistical and dynamical models and used it in efforts to improve hurricane intensity predictions. While predictions of a hurricane’s path have become much improved...
- Posted June 10, 2016
Penn State University Projects Help Drinking Water Well Owners
More than 3 million Pennsylvanians use nearly 1 million private wells to get their drinking water, yet the state doesn’t mandate well-construction or maintenance standards, according to a release from Penn State University. In addition, more than...
- Posted June 7, 2016
There Are Many Ways To Celebrate Earth Day
It’s Earth Day! On this global day of appreciation for our planet and all the things that it gives us, we thought it’d be nice to put together a short round-up of the activities taking place to...
- Posted April 22, 2016
Shrub Willow Crop At Penn State Yields Biomass Benefits
Penn State scientists harvest a crop of shrub willow, a biomass-friendly plant, while studying carbon and water flux surrounding it.
- Posted April 20, 2016
Satellite Tech Improvement May Help In Tracking Hurricanes
Tracking hurricanes from space using satellites is nothing new. But there are constantly improvements being made to the sensors and other tech deployed on these sophisticated celestial bodies. For example, researchers at Penn State University are awaiting...
- Posted March 30, 2016
Human Interference May Have Reduced Forests’ Ability To Withstand Drought
Americans have been trying to suppress U.S. forest fires since the 1940s through Smokey Bear and other fire-prevention programs. However, suppressing forest fires may have changed the compositions of forests from fire- and drought-resistant species to ones...
- Posted March 23, 2016
Cloud Computing Could Aid River Restoration Projects
In the past, engineered rivers have been designed mostly to control flood waters. But nowadays, people have started to see the values rivers convey for recreation, biodiversity and ecological services. Those have in part helped to spur...
- Posted March 17, 2016
Carbon Sequestration Can Form New Flow Paths
Penn State University scientists studying carbon sequestration find that certain chemical reaction conditions allow CO2 to form new pathways in rocks.
- Posted March 1, 2016
Two African Natural Disasters Linked Using Radar Images
A study led by researchers at Penn State University using interferometric synthetic aperture radar has linked two large natural disasters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with diking, according to a release. That is described as...
- Posted March 1, 2016
Dissecting Amazon Rainforest Cloud Formation
A Penn State University study looks at how lessening Amazon Rainforest cloud formation could be a bad thing for larger climatic conditions.
- Posted February 10, 2016
FISH App Helping Citizen Scientists Monitor Pennsylvania Stream Health
A new mobile app developed with help from the Penn State University Extension may make citizen scientists out of people interested in protecting the health of streams in the state. The app is based on the First...
- Posted February 1, 2016
Penn State Deer Trackers Study Animal’s Movements
Researchers at Penn State University use GPS collars as deer trackers to study deer movements and how they affect forest health.
- Posted January 29, 2016
Rapid Wetland Quality Assessments Possible With Streamlined Approach
By tweaking the way that an assessment tool is used, researchers at Penn State University have found that it can reveal wetland quality in a faster but just as accurate way, according to a release. The tool...
- Posted January 15, 2016
Penn State’s Living Filter Site Of Study Into Emerging Contaminants
Though part of their study was halted by Mother Nature, Penn State scientists gather valuable data on emerging contaminants in the school’s Living Filter.
- Posted October 27, 2015
Penn State Researchers Team Up With High School Students On Water Quality Monitoring Network
Pennsylvania high school students and teachers have teamed up with Pennsylvania State University researchers to establish a water quality monitoring network, according to a press release from the university. The TeenShale Network monitors Black Moshannon Creek for...
- Posted July 8, 2015
New Method Helps Measure Water’s Preferential Flow Through Soil
Measuring water’s preferential flow has long challenged scientists because of its unpredictability and the things that can influence it, like soil. A team of scientists led by Pennsylvania State University’s Henry Lin developed a method to measure...
- Posted May 15, 2015
Monitoring streams more efficient than wells for finding shale gas contamination
A new shale gas contamination monitoring method yielded surprising results in a Pennsylvania stream yielded recently, according to a release from Penn State. Researchers with the university and the U.S. Geological Survey say the results demonstrate the...
- Posted April 9, 2015
Gulf Stream weakening could have big impacts
Scientists at Penn State University say that weakened ocean currents responsible for carrying heated water to the Northern Hemisphere are leading to a slowdown in the Atlantic Ocean’s cycling, according to a release from the school. This...
- Posted April 3, 2015
