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Systematic Differences in Molecular and Extraction-Based Measures of Plant Litter Chemical Composition
Soils have the potential to mitigate the effects of
climate change.
Mitigation strategies often rely on soil’s ability to store and stabilize large amounts of carbon for millennia. In fact, soils contain more than twice the carbon present in
terrestrial
vegetation and atmosphere combined.
December 19, 2024
Share Your AMS 2025 Presentation Information
One of the best ways to draw attendees to your AMS presentations is to be highlighted on the ARM and ASR websites. If you or one of your team members will present a talk or poster during the 2025 AMS Annual Meeting—and if that presentation is based on your ASR-funded project or uses
ARM data
as a key data source—please submit your information by Friday, January 10.
December 18, 2024
Second ‘STEM Day at the Lab’ in 2024 ignites student engagement
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomed more than 240 students and chaperones from the Central Valley to the second ‘STEM Day at the Lab’ in 2024. STEM Day is a biannual daylong interactive event focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities for students (grades 5-8) from underserved communities.
December 16, 2024
Science News
An Enzyme Family that Helped Shape Nitrogen Metabolism on Our Planet
To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story — they rely on enzymes that have been evolving for billions of years. However, these enzymes are often loosely understood, leaving potential targets for crop engineering untouched.
December 12, 2024
Unveiling the structure of a photosynthetic catalyst that turns light into hydrogen fuel
Photosynthesis is one of the most efficient natural processes for converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy vital for life on earth. Proteins called photosystems are critical to this process and are responsible for the conversion of light energy to chemical energy.
December 11, 2024
OLCF Conference Outreach Teaches HPC Fundamentals, Prepares Young Professionals
In September and October, staff from the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS) and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility were featured prominently at the Tapia Conference in San Diego, California, and at the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Mathematics of Data Science in Atlanta, Georgia.
December 13, 2024
Bighorn Sheep Face Death by Avalanche in Sierra Nevada Range
Snow cover in the Sierra Nevada is expected to shrink overall as the climate warms, but avalanche frequency could remain the same or even increase at high elevations. That’s bad news for bighorn sheep that live there, according to new research to be presented at the American Geophysical Union’s 2024 Annual Meeting.
December 10, 2024
From Factories to Flurries, Industrial Particles Are Spurring Downstream Snowfall
Imagine the common phenomenon of lake-effect snow, where proximity to a body of water amplifies localized snowfall. Now, replace the lake with an industrial factory. A recent paper published in Science sheds light on how aerosols—tiny particles in the air—released by industrial activities can sometimes trigger downstream snowfall events.
December 10, 2024
Thawing Permafrost Reveals Complex Microbiome–Metabolite Interplay
Permafrost
peatlands are frozen landscapes that hold a massive amount of carbon. As the Earth warms, these areas are thawing, leading to potential releases of stored carbon. This research examines microbiome–metabolite interactions in a thawing permafrost at Stordalen Mire, Sweden, revealing potential key regulators of greenhouse gas emissions in these rapidly changing
ecosystems.
December 3, 2024
Student News
The classical computers used in offices, schools, and research laboratories around the world seem incredibly powerful as they quickly accomplish tasks that would take hours, or longer, if approached manually. Despite their proven utility, there are still several scientific problems that classical computers cannot tackle.
December 16, 2024
The “Open Science in the Forest Summer School: Connecting State-of-the-Art Models with Diverse Field Campaign Observations” is geared toward students from undergraduates to postdoctoral scholars. Planned activities include instructional talks, tutorials, and mentored hackathon sessions for attendees to work with ARM data and open-source software.
December 4, 2024
Were possible future scientists among the students visiting Argonne for the Hispanic STEM Outreach Day in October? In October, Argonne welcomed about fifty sixth-grade students and their teachers from the Harriet Beecher Stowe Dual Language School, located in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood. The event aimed to spark students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
November 26, 2024