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A packer installation near Ibra, Oman, in January 2019
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Shedding Light on Microbial Communities in Deep Aquifers

by Kate Wheeling 20 October 202116 May 2022

Researchers use a packer system to study the microbial communities living in waters sampled from deep, uncontaminated peridotite aquifers.

A researcher stands above a large sinkhole, pouring green dye into draining water.
Posted inNews

Dyes and Isotopes Track Groundwater from Sink to Spring

by J. Besl 28 June 202116 February 2022

The hydraulic connection between a sinkhole and a natural spring—the longest and largest yet documented—could help reduce the guesswork in mapping karst aquifers.

Tucson, Arizona, with the Santa Catalina Mountains in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Parsing Routes to Aquifer Recharge Along Mountain Fronts

by Terri Cook 8 February 202119 July 2022

Research from the Tucson Basin indicates that tracers can be used to distinguish surface and subsurface recharge, providing crucial data to support sustainable water management in arid environments.

A field on a Nebraska farm with a large irrigation arm watering the crop. Grain storage elevators are visible in the background.
Posted inNews

Modeling Groundwater and Crop Production in the U.S. High Plains

by Jady Carmichael 30 November 20208 November 2022

Innovative new research by a team of international scholars borrows modeling methods from ecology and applies them to groundwater sustainability.

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster floats in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010.
Posted inFeatures

Modeling Under Pressure

by Mark Betancourt 25 March 202019 August 2022

At a critical moment in the effort to end one of the world’s worst oil spills, one scientist holed up in his office and pulled an all-nighter to calculate the well’s aquifer support.

Various charts relating to the data in this paper
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Remotely Monitoring Groundwater Using Standard Techniques

by G. P. Hayes 3 February 202013 January 2022

Novel use of standard, single-station seismological techniques can be used to remotely monitor aquifer systems.

Water flows from a pipe at an oasis in the Saudi desert.
Posted inNews

Arid Arabian Peninsula Is Tapping into Vast Groundwater Reserves

by Mary Caperton Morton 5 November 201925 August 2022

A new, multipronged study sheds light on an ancient aquifer system.

Rocky, steep-sided desert valley
Posted inNews

The Dawning of the Age of Old Aquifers

by Sarah Derouin 21 August 201919 July 2022

A new technique using 81Kr can measure the age of old groundwater in arid regions. The method can be used as a proxy for past climates and weather patterns.

Photo of a destroyed seawall with Japanese writing
Posted inNews

Earthquakes Shake Up Groundwater Systems

by Mary Caperton Morton 13 August 201911 May 2022

Increased permeability temporarily boosts water flow.

Photo of a jetty and ocean beach
Posted inNews

Huge Aquifer Imaged off the Atlantic Coast

by Mary Caperton Morton 30 July 20193 November 2021

Offshore aquifers may be a common feature along passive continental margins around the world.

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