Abnormally warm temperatures in the stratosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone loss in September and October, resulting in the smallest ozone hole observed since 1982, NOAA and NASA scientists reported today.
Environment
Oct 22, 2019
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The relationship between atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change is often perceived as a controversial subject. While there's no real disagreement among climate scientists—around 90% fully agree that human activity is ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 3, 2019
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Today, predicting what the future has in store for Earth's climate means dealing in uncertainties. For example, the core climate projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has put the global temperature ...
Machine learning & AI
Feb 14, 2019
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Nineteen years ago, scientists discovered an asteroid oscillating between the orbits of Earth and Mars. In 2013, they mapped it, creating a model of what they thought it looked like. And on Monday, that model come to life.
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2018
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CosmoQuest's Image Detective, a NASA-funded citizen science project, invites the public to identify Earth features in photographs taken by astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS).
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2017
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The same gravitational force responsible for creating tides on Earth could be causing deep quakes on the moon, a new study confirms.
Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2017
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Last year was the hottest on record, Arctic sea ice is on the decline and sea levels continue to rise. In this context, satellites are providing us with an unbiased view of how our climate is changing and the effects it is ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 6, 2017
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After nine months in space, mouse sperm has yielded healthy mice, Japanese scientists reported Monday.
Space Exploration
May 22, 2017
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Material scientists have predicted and built two new magnetic materials, atom-by-atom, using high-throughput computational models. The success marks a new era for the large-scale design of new magnetic materials at unprecedented ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 14, 2017
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Earth and environmental scientists have often had to rely on piloted aircraft and satellites to collect remote sensing data, platforms that have traditionally been controlled by large research organizations or regulatory ...
Engineering
Feb 12, 2016
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