Climate change is making extreme weather events worse, empowering meteorological phenomena such as storms, hurricanes, heat waves, and droughts. Against this backdrop, numerical weather predictions (NWPs), which use complex ...
Environment
Jan 23, 2025
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An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) model, capable of predicting changes in Arctic sea ice up to a year in advance, has been developed. This model is expected to provide invaluable mid- to long-term forecasting information, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2025
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The blob on the satellite image is a rainbow of colors. An analyst digitally sharpens it and there, highlighted in red, is the source: a concrete oil pad spewing methane.
Environment
Dec 19, 2024
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Noting that recent advances in artificial intelligence and the existence of large-scale experimental data about human biology have reached a critical mass, a team of researchers from Stanford University, Genentech, and the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2024
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We are now in the middle of the sixth mass extinction, caused by our emergence as a planet-shaping force. Species are going extinct far faster than the average natural rate of loss.
Ecology
Dec 10, 2024
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On a mountain in northern Chile, scientists are carefully assembling the intricate components of the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, one of the most advanced astronomical facilities in history. Equipped with an innovative ...
Astronomy
Nov 1, 2024
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Forests and woodlands cover one third of Earth's surface and play a critical role in carbon sequestration, water regulation, timber production, soil protection, and biodiversity conservation. Accelerated by climate change, ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2024
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A team of researchers has developed a novel computational imaging system designed to address the challenges of real-time monitoring in ultrafast laser material processing. The new system, known as Dual-Path Snapshot Compressive ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 28, 2024
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Electron microscopy has enabled visualization of the intricate details inside cells. The advancement to 3D electron microscopy, known as volume EM (vEM), has further expanded this three-dimensional, nanoscale imaging capacity. ...
Biotechnology
Aug 13, 2024
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What a tree needs to grow and how it affects its surroundings vary from species to species. This makes it increasingly important for cities to adapt the urban tree cover to local conditions.
Environment
Aug 6, 2024
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