Scientists turn to deep learning to improve air quality forecasts
Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels impacts human health but predicting pollution levels at a given time and place remains challenging, according...
Evidence of Antarctic glacier’s tipping point confirmed
Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica could cross tipping points, leading to a rapid and irreversible...
global assessment of cumulative human impacts to at-risk marine species over time
Despite the fact that our planet is mostly ocean and human maritime activity is more intense than it has ever been, we know remarkably...
New promise of forecasting meteotsunamis
On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the shores of the picturesque beach...
Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a new study shows that global farming productivity has fallen 21%...
African elephants’ range is just 17% of what it could be
A study has both good news and bad news for the future of African elephants. While about 18 million square kilometers of Africa--an area...
Low risk of researchers passing coronavirus to North American bats
A new study finds that the risk is low that scientists could pass coronavirus to North American bats during winter research.
First images of freshwater plumes at sea
Researchers demonstrated a new method to detect freshwater plumes between the seafloor and ocean surface.
Low-cost solar-powered water filter removes lead, other contaminants
A new device that purifies water powered only by sunlight could help produce clean drinking water at low cost and little environmental impact. When...
Invasive species costing over 1. 3 trillion over 4 decades
Scientists have just released the most comprehensive estimate to date of the financial toll of invasive species: nearly $1.3 trillion over four decades.
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