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Earth Science

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Jun-2026 22:16 ET (12-Jun-2026 02:16 GMT/UTC)

23-Mar-2026

New satellite driven model provides “more realistic and reliable” predictions of sand and dust storm emissions

Cardiff University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically over-estimated when and where sediment is transported across the Earth’s surface, a new study shows.

Journal: Communications Earth & Environment

23-Mar-2026

Baking the earth to cool the sky: How tailored biochar can dial down agricultural emissions

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A comprehensive meta-analysis from Southwest University maps the exact biological and chemical shifts that make biochar a potent climate shield for global farming

Journal: Carbon Research
Funder: "Double-First Class" Initiative Program for Foreign Talents of Southwest University and the “Prominent Scientist Program” of Chongqing Talents, The Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Key Foreign Cooperation Program of the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

23-Mar-2026

Island Scholarship launched

Heriot-Watt University
Grant and Award Announcement

New programme offering fifteen fully funded scholarships to drive island talent and support population

Funder: Scottish Government

22-Mar-2026

New geoscience hub to play critical role in cleaner minerals future

Curtin University
Business Announcement

A new Curtin University institute will connect government and industry with leading geoscience expertise to help transform WA’s economic future in critical minerals with more sustainable mineral exploration.

22-Mar-2026

Why does global numerical weather prediction model fail to accurately forecast 21.7 Zhengzhou extreme precipitation?

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recently, the team led by Professor Xin Xu from the School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University published a short communication in Science Bulletin entitled “Complex Terrain Causes Global Model Prediction Biases of 21.7 Zhengzhou Extreme Precipitation”. The study reveals that the orographic gravity wave drag triggered by complex terrain can cause significant location and intensity biases of the “21.7” Zhengzhou extreme precipitation in global numerical weather prediction (NWP) models.

Journal: Science Bulletin

20-Mar-2026

New insights into biochar reveal how to better capture phosphorus and protect water systems

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study uncovers how specially engineered biochar can more effectively capture organic phosphorus, offering a promising solution to reduce nutrient pollution while improving sustainable phosphorus use in agriculture.

Journal: Biochar

20-Mar-2026

Turning waste into a solution: micro-nano bone biochar boosts rice yield and cuts toxic cadmium

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a novel soil amendment made from animal bone waste that can both increase rice production and significantly reduce the accumulation of toxic cadmium in edible grains, offering a promising strategy for safer and more sustainable agriculture.

Journal: Biochar