Deep evolution casts a longer shadow than previously thought, scientists report in a new paper published the week of Aug. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Smithsonian scientists and colleagues looked ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2022
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Despite its below-freezing temperatures, the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. As Arctic sea ice melts, fewer bright surfaces are available to reflect sunlight back into space. When fractures open ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered unusual ridge networks on Mars using images from spacecraft orbiting the Red Planet. How and why the ridges formed and what clues they may provide about the history of ...
Planetary Sciences
Apr 6, 2022
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Measuring water quality throughout river networks with precision, speed and at lower cost than traditional methods is now possible with AquaBOT, an aquatic drone developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Ecology
Apr 4, 2022
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A new app is giving citizens the power to help scientists understand drying river networks. Developed by the EU-funded DRYvER project, the DRYRivERS app enables citizens to map and report drying cases in rivers and streams.
Environment
Dec 10, 2021
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Scientific insights from the Agricultural Research Service's long-term study sites underpin dozens of models and research methods that guide global land management and conservation practices.
Earth Sciences
Mar 1, 2021
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Machine learning algorithms, the basis of neural networks, are opening doors to new discoveries—or at least offering tantalizing clues—one massive database at a time. Case in point: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 14, 2020
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River systems are essential resources for everything from drinking water supply to power generation—but these systems are also hydrologically complex, and it is not always clear how water flow data from various monitoring ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 7, 2020
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Tiny and frightening-looking creatures lurking throughout our world's oceans can wreak havoc on Navy tactical decision-makers' ability to sense the environment or plan and chart a navigation course.
Environment
Feb 21, 2020
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Sometimes it's helpful to follow a stream of water to find out where the water is coming from and where it's likely to go.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 13, 2020
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