Researchers in the two highlighted studies called for more scientific attention. Scientists uncover alarming contamination in ...

In recent years, environmental science has increasingly focused on the issue of sediment contamination by both major and trace elements, which has an impact ...

Bigelow Laboratory scientists have advanced an exciting method for linking the activity of individual microbes to their ...

meets oxygen-deficient water (or sediment). The bacteria internally synthesize a chain of magnetic nanoparticles (shown as red pentagons in Figure 3), which act as a nano-sized magnet that allows ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

which prefer darker conditions and feed off the dying remains of the bacteria above them. Over time, as fine sediment is trapped between these layers, the mats bind together and harden.

Samples of water from the system around North Elementary and along Patton Boulevard late last week met and were consistent with water quality standards. The discovery of discolored water Wednesday at ...