Search results for machine learning

Environment Oct 7, 2026

When U.S. embassies stopped reporting air quality, pollution rose

For more than a decade, U.S. embassies and consulates provided independent, publicly available air-quality readings in cities around the world.

Earth Sciences Oct 7, 2026

The world's oyster reefs could add $12 trillion to planetary health each year—if they were better managed

A new study shows that the world's oyster reefs are a precious resource that's vastly underestimated and underutilized. The authors set out to calculate the reefs' potential gross ecosystem product (GEP), the ecological counterpart ...

Astronomy Oct 6, 2026

Computer scientist tracks satellites with automated observatory built from off-the-shelf technology

Allen Schnibben's interest in space started when he was a child. "I picked up some books about the solar system when I was in elementary school. In middle school, I got a telescope and I started observing the night sky as ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 6, 2026

Nearly 10,000 mapped reactions reveal overlooked steps in CO₂-to-fuel conversion

Scientists are increasingly exploring carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation—where CO₂ reacts with hydrogen over a catalyst to produce products like methanol—to convert CO₂ into useful chemicals and fuels. However, it involves ...

Agriculture Oct 6, 2026

Sorghum may help European agriculture face climate change

Research by INRAE and AgroParisTech suggests that global warming could have an overall positive effect on sorghum yields in Europe. Sorghum is a promising alternative to maize in livestock feed. Additionally, the crop requires ...

Earth Sciences Oct 6, 2026

Newly available satellite data show just how flawed some river models can be

"Is there enough water? What's happening with climate change? How do I operate my hydro plant? In a world of water problems, there are problems that we need a good model to solve," says Colin Gleason, a hydrologist in the ...

Earth Sciences Oct 6, 2026

AI techniques behind image creation improve flash flood forecasts across U.S. river basins

A flash flood can devastate a community for years in a matter of minutes. These disasters account for roughly 85% of floods and cause thousands of deaths annually worldwide, with water levels capable of shooting up 30 feet ...

Biotechnology Oct 6, 2026

From food to fuel, AI helps pinpoint how to grow 'microalgae' at scale

Microalgae (microscopic organisms that use light and carbon dioxide to grow) can be used to make ingredients and food for animals, pigments and potentially renewable fuels. But growing microalgae efficiently at an industrial ...

Earth Sciences Oct 6, 2026

How AI could help predict and explain water levels in the Great Lakes

In January 2013, Lake Michigan reached its lowest water level on record. Seven years later, in the summer of 2020, it broke the opposite record with widespread flooding, eroded shorelines and closed lakeside roads.

Economics & Business Oct 6, 2026

What Europe's EU Inc. framework for boosting competitiveness can and should learn from startup fraud in the US

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union are currently debating EU Inc., draft legislation seeking to establish a single set of rules for starting, operating and growing a business across EU member states. ...

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