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A green revolution: How forests are changing and what it means for the planet

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A green revolution: How forests are changing and what it means for the planet

Phys.org March 16, 2024

Spatial distribution, variations, and transitions of different forest management types from 2001 to 2020. Credit: Journal of...

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Arctic Weather Satellite tested for life in orbit

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Arctic Weather Satellite tested for life in orbit

Phys.org March 15, 2024

ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite being prepared for environmental tests at IAGB in Ottobrunn, Germany. The photograph shows...

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High-resolution imagery advances the ability to monitor decadal changes in emperor penguin populations

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High-resolution imagery advances the ability to monitor decadal changes in emperor penguin populations

Phys.org March 14, 2024

A new study by WHOI researchers and international partners incorporates very high resolution satellite imagery with field...

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Rethinking galactic origins of interstellar clouds with heavy-element mapping: Research challenges conventional theory

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Rethinking galactic origins of interstellar clouds with heavy-element mapping: Research challenges conventional theory

Phys.org March 11, 2024

Galactic gas shows varying heavy element distribution: blue indicates scarcity, red indicates richness. Credit: T. Hayakawa/Y. Fukui,...

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Big, dead satellite’s crash was a space-junk wakeup call, experts say

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Big, dead satellite’s crash was a space-junk wakeup call, experts say

Space.com March 7, 2024

There is some interesting residual fallout from the recent nosedive to Earth of the European Remote Sensing...

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Satellite catches coastal flooding during California storms

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Satellite catches coastal flooding during California storms

Phys.org March 6, 2024

This image shows SWOT satellite data for water surface height in part of Mendocino County, Northern California,...

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We know the Arctic is warming—what will changing river flows do to its environment?

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We know the Arctic is warming—what will changing river flows do to its environment?

Phys.org March 6, 2024

Michael Rawlins collecting data samples from an Arctic stream. Credit: University of Massachusetts Amherst Scientists at the...

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New study suggests warming seas are negatively affecting beluga whales’ aggregation patterns

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New study suggests warming seas are negatively affecting beluga whales’ aggregation patterns

Phys.org March 5, 2024

Relation between beluga whale aggregations and sea temperature on climate change forecasts. Credit: Frontiers in Marine Science...

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Study: Impact of agricultural activities on PM2.5 in Lombardy is comparable to that of urbanization, industry

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Study: Impact of agricultural activities on PM2.5 in Lombardy is comparable to that of urbanization, industry

Phys.org March 5, 2024

Graphical representation of the three functional blocks put in series in the ensemble GeoAI architecture implemented to...

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Research finds evidence that reductions in sea ice are helping tree lines spread north

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Research finds evidence that reductions in sea ice are helping tree lines spread north

Phys.org March 5, 2024

Credit: Andrew Hanson from Pexels A team of researchers from Alaska Pacific University, the University of Alaska...

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