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Wildlife smoke may curb movement, sociability of woodpeckers

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• Science & Astronomy

Wildlife smoke may curb movement, sociability of woodpeckers

Phys.org January 25, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Human-driven climate change has helped transform many forests into kindling: A 2016 study...

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A new perspective on the temperature inside tropical forests

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• Satellites

A new perspective on the temperature inside tropical forests

Phys.org January 24, 2024

Researchers compiled data from hundreds of temperature sensors installed inside tropical forests across the world. Credit: Eduardo...

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Despite the climate crisis, Scotland is burning as much carbon-rich peatland as it did in the 1980s

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• Satellites

Despite the climate crisis, Scotland is burning as much carbon-rich peatland as it did in the 1980s

Phys.org January 24, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hillsides splashed with purple heather are a symbol of Scotland and its natural...

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Mode-S aircraft observations being used again to improve forecasts

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• Satellites

Mode-S aircraft observations being used again to improve forecasts

Phys.org January 24, 2024

The chart shows the use of Mode-S data and other aircraft data in operations for a 30-minute...

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When floodwater reaches the sea, it can leave a 50-meter-thick layer of brown water, and cause real problems

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• Satellites

When floodwater reaches the sea, it can leave a 50-meter-thick layer of brown water, and cause real problems

Phys.org January 24, 2024

Plumes of floodwater pushed far out to sea during the 2022 floods. This image shows the Hunter...

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Motion of satellite galaxies suggests younger universe

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• Satellites

Motion of satellite galaxies suggests younger universe

Phys.org January 24, 2024

Galaxies falling into a massive galaxy group. Upon entering the group, these galaxies exhibit a blueshift in...

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Iran says launches satellite in new aerospace milestone

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• Military

Iran says launches satellite in new aerospace milestone

Phys.org January 21, 2024

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite Saturday, a minister said, putting it...

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Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals—we studied how body size affected survival

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• Science & Astronomy

Mozambique’s cyclone flooding was devastating to animals—we studied how body size affected survival

Phys.org January 19, 2024

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Anyone who watches the news will have seen the devastation that tropical cyclones...

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New animation shows track of giant A23a iceberg

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New animation shows track of giant A23a iceberg

Phys.org January 19, 2024

Credit: British Antarctic Survey Scientists at British Antarctic Survey are using satellite images to track the colossal...

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Valley of lost cities found in the Amazon. Technological advances in archaeology are just the beginning

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• Science & Astronomy

Valley of lost cities found in the Amazon. Technological advances in archaeology are just the beginning

Phys.org January 18, 2024

This LIDAR image provided by researchers in January 2024 shows complexes of rectangular platforms arranged around low...

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