As Arctic summers warm, Earth's northern landscapes are changing. Using satellite images to track global tundra ecosystems over decades, a new study found the region has become greener, as warmer air and soil temperatures ...
Environment
Sep 22, 2020
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Solar flares—violent explosions on the surface of the sun—can send blasts of radiation hurtling toward Earth. While the planet's magnetic field protects humans on the surface, powerful solar flares can disable satellites, ...
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2020
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A radical new method of imaging that harnesses artificial intelligence to turn time into visions of 3-D space could help cars, mobile devices and health monitors develop 360-degree awareness.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 30, 2020
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The use of big data can help scientists chart not only the degradation of the environment but can be part of the solution to achieve sustainability, according to a new commentary paper.
Environment
Apr 24, 2020
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Combining image analysis with a three-dimensional microscopy technique allows researchers to quantify new or little-understood cell biology phenomena, according to a new study publishing December 19 in the open-access journal ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2019
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Satellite data has given scientists clues about how, when and why Greenland's glaciers are shrinking—and shows a sharp increase in glacial retreat beginning about 2000, according to new research presented this week.
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2019
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Bad wells tend to get excluded from studies on groundwater levels, a problem that could skew results everywhere monitoring is used to decide government policies and spending.
Environment
Sep 5, 2019
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Trichoplax is one of the simplest animals, resembling a shapeless blob. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, the University of Hawaii and North Carolina State University have ...
Evolution
Jun 10, 2019
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Scientists from the University of Bristol have modelled the likelihood of flooding in some of the world's most hazardous zones to an unparalleled degree of accuracy.
Earth Sciences
Apr 18, 2019
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How far have nations come in achieving the U.N.'s sustainable development goals? It can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to ...
Social Sciences
Jan 7, 2019
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