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Science & Technology
December 4, 2020 | 09:24 am

Rochester researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history

Researchers have used magnetism to determine, for the first time, when asteroids that are rich in water and amino acids first arrived in the inner solar system.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, magnetism, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, space,
Science & Technology
July 17, 2020 | 01:38 pm

New data about asteroid surfaces will help explorers touch down safely

Using sand, marbles, and mathematical modeling, Rochester researchers from across departments worked to improve the accuracy of data collected from the surfaces of asteroids.

topics: Alice Quillen, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Physics and Astronomy, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Voices & Opinion
April 29, 2020 | 10:51 am

Cleaner air a ‘short-term’ silver lining of COVID-19

Environmental scientist Lee Murray tells City Newspaper that the area’s nitrogen dioxide concentrations in March were 30 percent lower than in March 2019. But the benefit won’t last, he says.

topics: COVID-19, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lee Murray, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
February 21, 2020 | 01:59 pm

To combat climate change, human activities more important than natural feedbacks

Permafrost in the soil and methane hydrates deep in the ocean are large reservoirs of ancient carbon. But even if methane is released from these large natural stores, new Rochester data shows that the bigger concern is methane released from human activities.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vasilii Petrenko,
Science & Technology
February 19, 2020 | 02:06 pm

Methane emitted via human fossil fuel use ‘vastly underestimated’

Reducing emissions from human activities like fossil fuel extraction and use will have a greater impact on curbing future global warming than scientists previously thought, a new Rochester study suggests.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post, research finding, Vasilii Petrenko,
Science & Technology
January 22, 2020 | 03:21 pm

New research unlocks clues about Earth’s magnetic field

Professor John Tarduno has analyzed zircon crystals collected from sites in Australia—the oldest known terrestrial materials—to construct a timeline of Earth’s magnetic field, finding that the field was stronger than previously believed.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John Tarduno, planets, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
Science & Technology
October 10, 2019 | 10:07 am

Using machine learning to understand climate change

In a vast ocean where direct observational data is scarce, Rochester researchers are using data science to understand how shallow coastal waters and deep oceans contribute to the methane found in the atmosphere.

topics: climate change, data science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Tom Weber,
Science & Technology
July 31, 2019 | 01:38 pm

Researchers solve ‘hot spot’ debate

Volcanic hot spots such as the ones that created the Hawaiian Islands have long been considered stationary points, but new data analyses provide conclusive evidence that hot spots are not fixed but are moving.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, John Tarduno, research finding,
Science & Technology
July 18, 2019 | 01:41 pm

3 questions: 50 years after the moon landing

The lunar rocks brought back by the Apollo astronauts still inform research today, including the work of Rochester professor Miki Nakajima, who studies the formation and evolution of the Earth, the moon, and other planetary bodies.

topics: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, exoplanets, featured-post, Miki Nakajima, planets, research, School of Arts and Sciences,