Satellites can be used to detect waste sites on Earth
A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste...
Underlying assumptions of air quality need to be redefined
Long-term measurements in the urban area of Innsbruck, Austria, show that the fraction of ozone near the surface tends to be overestimated in atmospheric...
Special drone collects environmental DNA from trees
Researchers have developed a flying device that can land on tree branches to take samples. This opens up a new dimension for scientists previously...
New study shows ‘self-cleaning’ of marine atmosphere
Scientists have shed new light on the 'self-cleaning' capacity of the atmosphere.
A changing flood recipe for Las Vegas
Las Vegas, with its rapid urbanization and desert landscape, is highly vulnerable to flooding. For this reason, flood managers have built an extensive system...
In the wake of a wildfire, embers of change in cognition and brain function...
Five years after the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history, researchers document persistent differences in cognitive function among survivors.
Researchers uncover secrets on how Alaska’s Denali Fault formed
New findings begin to fill major gaps in understanding about how geological faults behave and appear as they deepen, and they could eventually help...
What’s driving re-burns across California and the West?
Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive fires that sweep across the same landscape multiple times, a new...
Sharing the burden of carbon dioxide removal
Carbon dioxide removal is key to meeting the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A new study analyzes what fair and equitable burden-sharing...
Flower patterns make bumblebees more efficient
The search for nectar costs insects a lot of energy, so they have to be as efficient as possible. Colorful patterns on the petals...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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