Leading water scientists warn of risks in shift to monoculture crops, tree plantations
Credit: University of Saskatchewan Conversion of large swaths of land to uniform tree plantations and single-crop species may lead to ...
Tag: Earth Science
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
International team of researchers finds the region has become greener as warmer air and soil temperatures lead to increased plant ...