How Ants Inspired a New Way to Measure Snow With Space Lasers
Photons wander through snow like ants through a nest. That inspired a clever new NASA technique for measuring the fluffy stuff from orbit. ..
Photons wander through snow like ants through a nest. That inspired a clever new NASA technique for measuring the fluffy stuff from orbit. ..
New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning. It could devastate farmers. ..
A long-term study of a marsh was meant to ask whether rising levels of CO2 could help wetlands thrive despite rising seas. The plants aren’t keeping ..
In Oregon, the tree-killing Humongous Fungus never would have gotten so large without the accidental help of modern fire suppression tactics. ..
Although real-world data is scant, proponents say robotics and AI will soon revolutionize agriculture. ..
Suits by states and environmentalists are contesting a USPS contract to buy 165,000 trucks, the majority of which get only 8.6 miles per gallon. ..
Proposals for wind, solar, and battery storage projects are running into a logjam of paperwork and grid connection issues. ..
The first hatchery and nursery run by local fishers is working to save the species. The model is poised for duplication—but can it survive stormy, warming ..
The “urban heat island effect” creates extra-hot temperatures that kill. But cities can prescribe powerful treatments, like green spaces and reflective ..
A movement is growing to reintroduce controlled burns to forests and grasslands, bringing back the role of fire in creating biodiverse landscapes. ..