What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Nov. 8, 2021

Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Agricultural runoff contributes to climate change

Mechanics of how rivers with increased nitrogen emit greenhouse gases  

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, with a warming potential of approximately 300 times that of carbon dioxide. From fertilizer runoff in farm fields, an increasing load of nitrogen is washing into rivers and streams. There nitrogen-breathing microbes can break …

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Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Chemists develop surface analysis technique to observe early-stage iron corrosion

Research using spectroscopy and microscopy allows real-time imaging in detail

Using a new technique, chemists at Michigan Technological University, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, successfully increased the detail of surface analysis during the beginning stages of corrosion. This breakthrough …

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