Warming led to an intensified methane cycle, lasting thousands of years, study finds
By studying fossils from ancient aquatic plants, Northwestern University and University of Wyoming (UW) researchers are gaining a better understanding of how methane produced in Arctic lakes …
Chicago’s West Side is air pollution hotspot
The western edge of Chicago — including the North and South Lawndale, East Garfield Park, Archer Heights and Brighton Park neighborhoods — experiences up to 32% higher concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2…
New study examines air quality, health implications at equity-relevant geographic scales
If the region surrounding Chicago — North America’s largest freight hub — shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution …
In a new study, Northwestern Earth scientists Daniel Horton and Anastasia Montgomery developed a high-resolution simulation of air pollution for the southern Lake Michigan region. This simulation is the first to create neighborhood-scale estimates of air quality over Chicago by …
Geologist Daniel Horton has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Horton is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences…
Patricia Beddows speaks of scuba diving with an undeniable enthusiasm. She smiles when detailing the joys of being underwater. Her eyes gleam when she talks about democratizing underwater scientific research. Her energy rises when discussing the “complex and challenging” natural …
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new model to help seismologists better predict when the next big earthquake will occur on a fault. The study, conducted by a team of seismologists and statisticians, aims to address the major problem of …
Two teams of geoscientists from Northwestern University have uncovered new findings on the chronology and character of events that led to an extreme environmental disruption that occurred nearly 100 million years ago. This event, known as the Ocean Anoxic Event …
Israel is one of the world’s most forward-looking countries when it comes to water management, which is why 16 Northwestern students toured the country in September to learn how it has coped with a hotter, dryer world, and to glean …
A new study published in the Geophysical Research Letters found that rainfall has become more intense across the United States over the past few decades.
The study, titled “Observed changes in daily precipitation intensity in the United States,” compared rainfall …