A group of researchers have reported how much peatland there is in the world. Peatlands can store carbon (C) and help regulate the climate. But peatland degradation is releasing carbon into the atmosphere. To conserve peatlands ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2019
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Coral reefs offer many tropical fish a vibrantly encrusted locale of refuge – a respite from the intense pressures of the sea – providing an opportunity for protection, nutrition and even reproduction. At the mercy of ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2019
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Tropical Cyclone Idai barreled down on Mozambique on March 14, 2019—leaving a path of destruction in its wake and triggering devastating floods.
Environment
Apr 2, 2019
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Scientists in the Emergent Photonics Lab (EPic Lab) at the University of Sussex have made a breakthrough to a crucial element of an atomic clock—devices which could reduce our reliance on satellite mapping in the future—using ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 11, 2019
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Almost 1.6 billion people – more than a quarter of the global population – rely on forests for their livelihood. Of this number, it's said that around 60 million indigenous people are almost entirely dependent on forests ...
Environment
Feb 22, 2019
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Biodiversity is one of Earth's most precious resources. However, for most places in the world, scientists only have a tiny picture of what this diversity actually is. Researchers at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ...
Ecology
Feb 21, 2019
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Researchers of Valencia University (UV) have developed the first global maps of phosphorus and nitrogen content in vegetation, as well as efficiency in water use, via artificial intelligence and big data techniques. The application ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 7, 2019
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UNSW Sydney researchers are providing accurate maps of the Townsville flood frontier within an hour using the latest satellite radar imaging technology.
Earth Sciences
Feb 5, 2019
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Scientists can now measure ice flow in Antarctica in far more detail, thanks to the help of a new satellite technology.
Earth Sciences
Dec 19, 2018
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Researchers from the CNRS and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) have prepared the first global map of the distribution of atmospheric ammonia (NH3) by analyzing measurements taken by satellites between 2008 and 2016. ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2018
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