Search results for Deep Impact

Earth Sciences Aug 14, 2025

The 'deep root' of the Anthropocene: Agriculture's impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought

Every human being leaves traces behind, and has done so for thousands of years. In a new study, a team led by lead author Dr. Yanming Ruan from MARUM—Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen shows ...

General Physics Aug 10, 2025

Using geometry and physics to explain feature learning in deep neural networks

Deep neural networks (DNNs), the machine learning algorithms underpinning the functioning of large language models (LLMs) and other artificial intelligence (AI) models, learn to make accurate predictions by analyzing large ...

Ecology Jul 31, 2025

Ocean oxygen decline threatens deep-sea fish populations and ocean health, new study warns

An international study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), Spain, has investigated how marine ecosystems responded to past episodes of ocean deoxygenation. ...

Social Sciences Jul 30, 2025

Instagram images could influence public opinion on certain major events

A new study of Instagram posts has uncovered strong statistical correlations suggesting that social media images may play a key role in shaping public opinion towards events, with notable social and political effects.

Planetary Sciences Jul 30, 2025

AI uncovers subsurface entrances on the moon

How can artificial intelligence (AI) be used to locate lunar pits and skylights, which are surface depressions and openings, respectively, that serve as entrances to lava caves and lava tubes? This is what a recent study ...

Earth Sciences Jul 25, 2025

Discarded ancient 'trash' now protecting Georgia barrier islands

Penn State Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jacob Holland-Lulewicz is among a group of archaeologists who have spent years conducting research on the barrier islands off the coast of Georgia. The islands have changed shape ...

Environment Jul 22, 2025

Deep-learning model forecasts toxic plume movement in urban environments within minutes

In 2023, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. In 2025, a series of destructive wildfires ravaged Los Angeles. In both cases, a toxic plume—a cloud of harmful airborne materials that disperse ...

Environment Jul 18, 2025

New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure

After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track ...

Space Exploration Jul 15, 2025

Study finds link between Grand Canyon landslide and Meteor Crater impact

Geology is full of detective stories about the Earth's history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico Distinguished Professors Emeritus Karl Karlstrom and Laurie Crossey, along with their co‐authors, links ...

Ecology Jul 14, 2025

Deep ocean currents shape microbial communities across South Pacific, scientists discover

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life across the South Pacific ...

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