Tag: Earth Science

Credit: University of Saskatchewan Conversion of large swaths of land to uniform tree plantations and single-crop species may lead to ...

Post-Tropical Storm Teddy in NASA Newfoundland nighttime view

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided an infrared image of ...

NASA nets Dolphin as an extratropical storm

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS). NASA's Aqua satellite caught a visible image ...

NASA estimating Beta’s rains moving into the Tennessee valley

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Using a NASA satellite rainfall product that incorporates data from satellites and observations, NASA estimated Post-tropical Cyclone ...

NASA-NOAA satellite finds wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Lowell

Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Eastern North ...

Driven by climate, more frequent, severe wildfires in Cascade Range reshape forests

Credit: Courtesy of Sebastian Busby | Portland State University In recent years -- and 2020 is no exception -- parts ...

Camera traps show impact of recreational activity on wildlife

Credit: Robin Naidoo The COVID-19 pandemic has fired up interest in outdoor activities in our parks and forests. Now a ...

5G wireless may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts

Rutgers study is the first to model impact of 5G radiation "leakage" on forecastingCredit: Mohammad Yousefvand Upcoming 5G wireless networks ...

Initiative for Open Abstracts launches to promote discovery of research

A new cross-publisher initiative calls for unrestricted availability of abstracts to boost the discovery of research.Credit: I4OA The Initiative for ...

URI grad student finds PFAS in seabirds from Narragansett Bay, Massachusetts Bay, Cape Fear

Credit: (Photo courtesy of Anna Robuck) KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept.23, 2020 - Evidence continues to accumulate about human and wildlife ...

Bristol scientists shine light on tiny crystals behind unexpected violent eruptions

Credit: Brooker/Griffiths/Heard/Cherns In a new study of volcanic processes, Bristol scientists have demonstrated the role nanolites play in the creation ...

NASA’s terra satellite confirms Paulette’s second post-tropical transition

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite passed over post-tropical storm Paulette after it had transitioned for a second time. Using ...

NASA tracking Beta’s heavy rainfall into lower Mississippi Valley

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Slow-moving post-tropical storm Beta continues to drop large amounts of rainfall in Texas as it moves into ...

Ambitious project spanning 5 states, 8 institutions will focus on intermittent streams

Credit: Carla Atkinson LAWRENCE -- A major new research project headquartered at the University of Kansas will investigate how intermittent ...

NASA finds Tropical Storm Lowell’s center north of strongest side

Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA's Aqua satellite used infrared light to identify strongest storms and coldest cloud top temperatures in Tropical ...

NASA sees post-tropical storm Teddy generating heavy rain over Eastern Canada

Credit: Credit: NASA/NOAA/NRL Hurricane Teddy has transitioned to a large post-tropical cyclone over eastern Canada. Using a NASA satellite rainfall ...

NASA finds Dolphin swimming against wind shear

Credit: Image Courtesy: NASA/NRL NASA's Terra satellite provided a visible image of a slightly elongated Tropical Storm Dolphin as it ...

WPI math professor verifies centuries-old conjecture about formation of the solar system

Findings have implications for understanding our place in the universeCredit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Matthew Burgos Worcester, Mass. - Sept. 23, 2020 ...

Jaws of death: USU Eastern paleontologist renames giant, prehistoric marine lizard

Prehistoric Museum curator Joshua Lively describes a new genus of mosasaur that roamed the oceansCredit: BYU PRICE, UTAH, USA - ...

Global change ecologist leads NASA satellite study of rapid greening across Arctic tundra