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Study finds hidden trees across Europe: A billion tons of biomass is overlooked today

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Study finds hidden trees across Europe: A billion tons of biomass is overlooked today

Phys.org October 25, 2023

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New study shows surprising effects of fire in North America’s boreal forests

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New study shows surprising effects of fire in North America’s boreal forests

Phys.org October 24, 2023

Boreal forest in northern Canada. Credit: Logan Berner A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze...

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A Russian satellite has shifted within 60 km of another spacecraft

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A Russian satellite has shifted within 60 km of another spacecraft

Phys.org October 24, 2023

Geostationary orbits are where telecommunication satellites and other monitoring satellites operate. This image shows one of the...

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New study unveils breakthrough in forest fire detection despite environmental changes

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New study unveils breakthrough in forest fire detection despite environmental changes

Phys.org October 21, 2023

Schematic image, illustrating the dual-module convolutional neural network (DM CNN) structure. Credit: National Institute of Standards and...

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Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise

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Flood warnings for Africa advance with EU expertise

Phys.org October 20, 2023

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Satellites and on-the-ground sensors are helping Kenya, Ghana and Zambia tackle inundation risks...

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Human expansion found to pose widespread threat to biodiversity in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia

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Human expansion found to pose widespread threat to biodiversity in Asia, especially in Southeast Asia

Phys.org October 20, 2023

Distribution of threats of human expansion to biodiversity in Asia over 2000–2020. (A) Map of continuous threat...

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Study shows need for ITU to tighten regulations for low orbit satellites as filing numbers grow

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Study shows need for ITU to tighten regulations for low orbit satellites as filing numbers grow

Phys.org October 19, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A small team of political scientists and astronomers at the University of British...

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Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study

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Deforestation caused by rubber vastly underestimated: study

Phys.org October 19, 2023

Rubber is driving deforestation at a rate much higher than estimated, new research says. Deforestation for rubber...

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In 2020, 30% of the Pantanal was burned to cinders by wildfires

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In 2020, 30% of the Pantanal was burned to cinders by wildfires

Phys.org October 18, 2023

Spatial distribution of the burned area mapped in the Brazilian Pantanal biome during the 2020 fire crisis...

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Vast $2 billion innovation hub is eyed at NASA Ames Silicon Valley complex

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Vast $2 billion innovation hub is eyed at NASA Ames Silicon Valley complex

Phys.org October 17, 2023

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A vast $2 billion innovation hub is being eyed at the NASA Ames...

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