NASA’s AWE mission just released millions of gravity wave images from space, unveiling atmospheric forces that ripple through the sky and affect our tech on Earth. It’s a whole new window into space weather. After completing its 3,000th orbit…
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NASA Reveals 5 Million Images of Gravity Waves Rippling Through Earth’s Sky
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India’s Floating Solar Farms Can Be Seen From Space
In India, massive floating solar farms are transforming reservoirs into futuristic energy hubs. While deserts have long dominated solar power, these buoyant installations offer a new frontier, captured in satellite images from space. Despite…
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How an Astronaut Captured Italy’s Vibrant Landscape
From space, the southeastern Italian region of Puglia bursts with contrast: bright city clusters, dark angular farms, and winding roads all converge around Bitonto, a town nestled between Bari and the Adriatic. This astronaut-snapped image…
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The Gulf That Forgot to Freeze: What a Vanishing Winter Means for Climate and Wildlife
Sea ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is breaking away from its usual winter rhythms. This year, the ice was drastically below average, continuing a trend of recent winters with minimal coverage. With temperatures running warm and winds disrupting…
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AI vs. Human Expertise: The Future of Crisis Management
How will the continued advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) impact the handling and management of future national security crises? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Homeland…
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Climate Change and Dairy: Heat Stress Reduces Milk Yield
How can increased temperatures from climate change impact milk production on small farms? This is what a recent study published in Food Policy hopes to address as a team of researchers from the University of…
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Scientists Just Built an AI That Predicts Weather in Minutes – And It’s Beating the Best
Aardvark Weather is a groundbreaking AI-powered forecasting system that is faster, cheaper, and more efficient than traditional methods. Unlike conventional weather models that require supercomputers and hours of processing, Aardvark can generate…
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600 Million Years Ago, an Asteroid Strike Shook the Planet – And Its Effects May Still Linger
Around 600 million years ago, Earth was home to strange, soft-bodied sea creatures, but a powerful asteroid impact in what is now northern Australia may have wiped them out. This collision left behind a long, shallow crater and sent shock waves…
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The Hidden Logic Behind Poland’s Stunningly Striped Fields
Southern Poland’s farmlands don’t conform to the rigid grids seen elsewhere. Instead, they form a mesmerizing patchwork of narrow, ribbon-like fields that evolved over centuries. Shaped by historical land divisions, the need for road access,…
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Amazon Rainfall Sparks Tiny Cloud Factories in the Sky
Rainfall triggers bursts of natural nanoparticles, which contribute to cloud formation and additional precipitation over the Amazon rainforest. During the wet season in the Amazon rainforest, heavy afternoon rainfall is common. The formation of…
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