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Entries by Linda Welzenbach
AR-MS: The Origin of Modern Atolls: Challenging Darwin’s Deeply Ingrained Theory
Abstract In 1842, Darwin identified three types of reefs: fringing reefs, which are directly attached to volcanic islands; barrier reefs, which are separated from volcanic islands by lagoons; and ring […]
Biochar helps hold water, saves money
MIKE WILLIAMS – OCTOBER 19, 2020 The abstract benefits of biochar for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear, and now new research from Rice University shows a short-term, […]
Study: Darwin’s theory about coral reef atolls is fatally flawed
JADE BOYD – OCTOBER 12, 2020 Scientists compile new evidence that atolls are formed by cyclic changes in sea level Marine geologist and oceanographer André Droxler knows Charles Darwin’s theory […]
Ocean water could melt precarious Antarctic glacier
JADE BOYD – SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 Rice helps study threats to Thwaites, a glacier that could add 25 inches to sea level Rice University researchers, alumni and staff are part of […]
Rice mourns geophysicist, former college magister Dale Sawyer
by JADE BOYD, Rice News – SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Rice geophysicist Dale Sawyer, a respected scientist, dedicated educator and former magister of Will Rice and Sid Richardson colleges, died peacefully Sept. […]
Kirsten Siebach in science TV series ‘Life 2.0’
JADE BOYD – SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 Kirsten Siebach (left), assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, and Scott Solomon, associate teaching professor in biosciences, appear in the first episode of “Life […]
Small quake clusters can’t hide from AI
MIKE WILLIAMS – AUGUST 24, 2020 Rice researchers use deep learning to find signs were present before deadly Greenland landslide Researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering are using […]
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