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AI model detects impervious surfaces in aerial images

In accordance with the German Sustainability Strategy, new impervious surfaces are to be limited to less than 30 hectares per day nationwide. In order to verify whether this target is met, it must be possible to monitor soil ...

Researcher develops program for 3D cloud tomography

Researcher David Stanley's interest in climate change has led him to develop a program to improve how we gather data to study the inside of a cloud. The program simulated multiple satellites, collecting images of a cloud ...

A river is pushing up Mount Everest's peak

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

GeoTraductores democratizes science, one translation at a time

English is the dominant language for communicating research and discoveries in scientific journals. The same is true for science communication outlets such as news articles, multimedia, and press releases. However, sharing ...

How to save a sinking city

What do Venice, Jakarta, Manilla and Bangkok have in common? They are or were sinking cities. Wageningen researcher Philip Minderhoud studies the causes of subsidence in these cities. Groundwater extraction plays an important ...

The unexpected role of magnetic microbes in deep-sea mining

Polymetallic nodules are potato-sized formations on the ocean floor that are rich in minerals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese. Their concentration of rare, economically important minerals has made the nodules the focus ...

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Are branch faults the 'on-ramps' that lead to great continental transform earthquakes?
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Research shows heat, drought and fire risk are increasing in South America
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Ice cores show pollution's impact on Arctic atmosphere
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Tree-ring data reveal how the jet stream has shaped extreme weather in Europe for centuries
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First evidence of life colonizing deep into the bedrock of Greenland
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Ice age clues and advanced climate modeling shed light on how El Niño weather patterns might change
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Afar mantle plume study offers new insight into deep Earth processes
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Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life's origin
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Deep learning framework improves snow cover fraction estimation
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Identifying the top hazardous polluters in the path of Tropical Storm Helene
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NASA analysis shows irreversible sea level rise for Pacific islands
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Climatologists develop more accurate El Niño Southern Oscillation forecasts
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How coral and sediments helped to reconstruct 2.6 million years of climate history
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A new approach for rockburst risk control and mitigation in deep mining
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Atmospheric blocking slows ocean-driven melting of Greenland's largest glacier tongue
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Understanding Antarctica's contribution to sea level rise
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Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements, research suggests
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Climate models predict abrupt intensification of northern wildfires due to permafrost thawing
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Atmospheric methane increase during pandemic due primarily to wetland flooding, satellite data analysis finds
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The importance of wave modeling in predicting climate change's effect on sea ice

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Madagascar's mining rush has caused no more deforestation than farming, study finds
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High-resolution images of RSV may expose stubborn virus's weak points
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New study maps Congo's bai ecosystems in unprecedented detail
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Research provides new insights into role of mechanical forces in gene expression
Environment
Most climate scientists foresee temperature rise exceeding Paris Agreement targets, study finds
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Scientists explore microbial diversity in sourdough starters
Plants & Animals
'Who's a good boy?' Humans use dog-specific voices for better canine comprehension
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Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our sun
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First-ever teleportation of logical qubit using fault-tolerant methods
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Syrian hamsters reveal genetic secret to hibernation
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Novel DNA nanopores can open and close on demand for controlled drug delivery
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Study shows that wild animals also get accustomed to humans
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It all adds up: Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures
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Researchers observe hidden deformations in complex light fields
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Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto's largest moon
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Solidarity drives online virality in a nation under attack, study of Ukrainian social media reveals
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Proof-of-concept design shrinks quantum rotation sensor to micron scale
Evolution
New study sheds light on ancient protoribosome and its role in early life evolution
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Scientists take a major step in understanding how to stop the transmission of malaria
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Using antimatter to detect nuclear radiation: Byproducts of fission reactors provide insight into nuclear reactor use

Can coal mines be tapped for rare earth elements?

Deposits of designated critical minerals needed to transition the world's energy systems away from fossil fuels may, ironically enough, be co-located with coal deposits that have been mined to produce the fossil fuel most ...