Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been ...
Astronomy
Jun 10, 2024
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Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and clouds of gray ash. No injuries were reported.
Environment
Jun 6, 2024
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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has performed high-resolution observations of a nearby galaxy known as NGC 613. Results of the observational campaign, published ...
An 80% reduction in sulfur dioxide shipping emissions observed in early 2020 could be associated with substantial atmospheric warming over some ocean regions, according to a modeling study published in Communications Earth ...
Environment
May 30, 2024
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For the first time, magnetic fields have been detected in three massive, hot stars in our neighboring galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. While magnetic massive stars have already been detected in our own galaxy, ...
Astronomy
May 29, 2024
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Clouds are one of the biggest mysteries in the climate system. They play a key role in regulating the temperature of our atmosphere. But we don't know how their behavior will change over time as Earth's atmosphere gets warmer. ...
Environment
May 27, 2024
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NASA Langley researchers are heading to the Arctic Ocean to study the habitat's effect on climate worldwide.
Environment
May 27, 2024
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Will clouds help cool or warm our world in the years ahead? The EarthCARE satellite will blast off Tuesday from California on a mission to find out, aiming to investigate what role clouds could play in the fight against climate ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2024
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Preparations for the launch of the new Earth observation satellite EarthCARE (Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) at the end of May are in full swing. The joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2024
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NASA's "Wildfire Digital Twin" project will equip firefighters and wildfire managers with a superior tool for monitoring wildfires and predicting harmful air pollution events and help researchers observe global wildfire trends ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2024
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