New radar mission for Europe

New radar mission for Europe

Credit: European Space Agency The upcoming Copernicus Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) will provide continuous day-and-night all-weather monitoring of Earth’s land, oceans and ice, and offer frequent observations of Earth’s surface at a high spatial resolution. ROSE-L will carry an active phased array synthetic aperture radar instrument. The radar antenna will be … Read more

Updated tool helps to visualize projections

Updated tool helps to visualize projections

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New projections of population and human capital provide insights into what our future could look like all the way until the year 2100 under different developmental scenarios. The findings are presented in the datasets compiled by IIASA scientists in partnership with the Wittgenstein Center for Demography and Global Human Capital. The … Read more

Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought—it may affect our chances of finding life there

Jupiter’s moon Europa produces less oxygen than we thought—it may affect our chances of finding life there

Europa seen in true colour (left) and false colour (right). Credit: NASA Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has long been thought of as one of the most habitable worlds in the Solar System. Now the Juno mission to Jupiter has directly sampled its atmosphere in detail for the first time. The results, published in Nature Astronomy, … Read more

‘It’s where you live that counts,’ says Australian study

‘It’s where you live that counts,’ says Australian study

Credit: Centre for Western Sydney Western Sydney University has released new research highlighting a significant spatial gap in the income levels between women in Western Sydney and the rest of Sydney. In addition to finding that women in Western Sydney earn $20,233 less than women in the rest of Sydney, data from the report also … Read more

Sinking US cities more exposed to rising seas: Study

Sinking US cities more exposed to rising seas: Study

Rising seas threaten US coastal regions that are home to some 30 percent of the country’s population. Sea level rise could hit major US cities like New Orleans and San Francisco harder than expected by mid-century because coastal land is sinking, researchers said Wednesday, warning current flood defenses leave people and property at risk. Global … Read more

Bald eagles eat prairie dogs? Researchers underscore relationship between raptors and rodents in the Great Plains

Bald eagles eat prairie dogs? Researchers underscore relationship between raptors and rodents in the Great Plains

Adult bald eagle delivers prairie dog to a nest near Boulder, Colorado associated with research in an upcoming paper in Vol 55 Western Birds Journal. Credit: Dana Bove We all know that bald eagles like fish. Few of us, however, picture them soaring over grasslands seeking out prairie dog snacks. In a paper published in … Read more

Using AI to develop early warning systems for flooding

Using AI to develop early warning systems for flooding

In the future, summer houses and agricultural land in Jammerbugt Municipality will be even more exposed to flooding following heavy and continuous rain. Credit: Jammerbugt Municipality Susanne Nielsen realizes that it is probably only a matter of time before her parents’ summer house at Slettestrand in North Jutland is affected by flooding. Because under the … Read more

Saturday Citations: New hope for rumbly guts; ‘alien’ signal turns out to be terrestrial and boring. Plus: A cool video

Saturday Citations: New hope for rumbly guts; ‘alien’ signal turns out to be terrestrial and boring. Plus: A cool video

Researchers report that a truck traversed the area near the seismic station in Manus Island. Image based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Alert your neighbors. Take shelter. Credit: Roberto Molar Candanosa and Benjamin Fernando/Johns Hopkins University, with imagery from CNES/Airbus via Google I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Rodents eating herbal … Read more

Why recycling plastic is not a quick fix

Why recycling plastic is not a quick fix

Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04851 Considering the climate crisis and worldwide plastic pollution, many people believe that recycling materials, in particular plastic, is the solution to our problems. Recycling can reduce resource use, prevent waste and reduce CO2 emissions. It is an important cornerstone of the circular economy. But while some materials … Read more

How trustworthy is your dog’s DNA test?

How trustworthy is your dog’s DNA test?

For some dog DNA tests, companies require pet owners to upload a photograph of the pet with the DNA sample. In other tests the photo can be optional. This photo of Lila, a purebred beagle, accompanied her cheek swab. Credit: DBMI associate professor Monica Munoz-Torres, PhD.  Lila is a registered purebred beagle, but depending on … Read more