Tropical Forests’ Carbon Sink Is Rapidly Weakening – Crucial for Stabilizing Earth’s Climate
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years,…
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Breathtaking View of Andros, Bahamas From Space [Video]
Andros Island, the largest island of the Bahamas, is featured in this false-color image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. This image was processed in…
Stunning Views of Houston Texas From Copernicus Sentinel-1 Satellite
Houston, Texas, US, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The two identical Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites carry radar instruments to image…
Earth From Space: Bolivian Highland Heart [Video]
For Valentine’s Day, we bring you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image capturing a beautiful heart-shaped geographical formation in the dramatic landscape of the southern highlands of…
Flevoland, Netherlands From Space: One of the Largest Land Reclamation Projects in the World
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over part of the Dutch province of Flevoland – the newest province in the Netherlands and one of the…
International Scientists on Red Alert As Arctic Grows Greener
New research techniques are being adopted by scientists tackling the most visible impact of climate change — the so-called greening of Arctic regions. The latest…
Earth From Space: Lake George, Uganda – A Center for Biological Diversity [Video]
World Wetlands Day is celebrated internationally each year on 2 February. It marks the anniversary of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands of International…
Deforestation in Bolivia Spied From Space Satellite
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for…
Earth From Space: Japanese Archipelago [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over the Japanese archipelago – a string of islands that extends about 3000 km into the western Pacific Ocean….
Earth From Space: Faroe Islands [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Faroe Islands, located halfway between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic Ocean. The Faroe Islands are…
Earth From Space: Tromsø, Norway [Video]
With Christmas just past, the red and white of this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image bring a festive feel to this image featuring Tromsø – the largest…
What Really Controls the Pace of Spring Snowmelt
A new study has found that dust, not spring warmth, controls the pace of spring snowmelt that feeds the headwaters of the Colorado River. Contrary…
UCLA Unveils An Augmented Reality Sandbox
The Augmented Reality Sandbox allows students to interact with a miniature landscape, sculpting mountains, valleys, rivers and even volcanoes, with off the shelf readily available…
Scientists Discover Mega-Canyon under Greenland Ice Sheet
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown canyon hidden beneath two kilometers of ice in Greenland. The canyon is at least 750km long and in places…
Projections of Urban Growth Highlight at Risk Areas
Researchers are trying to make detailed predictions about how urban areas are likely to grow in order to forecast how the next few decades of…
Research Suggests First Plants Triggered Ice Ages
By studying modern moss, researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford reveal how the arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered…
