Earth and Environmental Sciences at Berkeley Lab

Managing Microbes for More Resilient Plants – Earth and Environmental Sciences Area EESA scientists curated a microbial community that helped a species of grass better recover from drought.

🌱A recent study led by EESA scientists shows how microbes from the rhizosphere–the region of soil made up of plant roots and their associated microbes–can help plants better recover from drought.

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Studying Materials Science at the Nanoscale to Inform Geothermal Development – Earth and Environmental Sciences Area

🔎Using electron microscopy, scientists examined how heat affected cement-like material at the nanoscale. Understanding how materials react to underground environments is key to expanding enhanced geothermal systems. @brookhavenlab.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov

2025, wrapped. ✨

As we take a break for the holidays, we look back on a year of rigorous science, deep collaboration, and real-world impact. Glad to be here on @bsky.app to share it with you. 🌍🔬Here’s to what’s next. #Science #2025Wrapped @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

Examining the Role of Bacteria in Produced Water Treatment – Earth and Environmental Sciences Area Article Extracting oil and gas from beneath Earth's surface involves a lot of water. Produced water (PW), which exists naturally underground and is pumped to the surface during the oil and gas production process, is contaminated with salts, industrial c...

🦠 How can microbes help with contamination cleanup? To find out, our researchers investigated the genes and traits of Iodidimonas, a bacterial group common in systems that treat produced water left over from oil and gas production. @biosci.lbl.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
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🐟 How can #AI strengthen water-quality predictions? EESA scientists found that “ensembling” multiple ML models boosts accuracy of river temperature predictions, including in data-poor water regions. @NERSC

Details: https://bit.ly/44RSmPo

At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, we’re tackling one of AI’s toughest challenges: generating reliable insights from limited data about Earth’s subsurface, where 80% of global energy originates. Learn how ⬇️ @eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social

Science Power-up: Where Biomanufacturing Can Take Us This Century Deepti Tanjore, biomanufacturing expert and Director of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU), shares how scale-up technologies…

What if better food, fabrics, and more could be grown in a lab? #Biomanufacturing experts are leading the way in scaling-up synthetics for items you rely on every day. Learn how precision fermentation can power the future of products in your home. Watch the video: vimeo.com/1121969286/8...

We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!

The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.

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