Essential Insights NASA’s Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite aims to enhance global sea level monitoring, with initial data already showing promise…
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Quick Takeaways The frog species Alsodes vittatus, missing for over 130 years, has been rediscovered in La Araucanía, Chile, thanks…
Quick Takeaways The end-Permian mass extinction, caused by volcanic eruptions releasing vast amounts of CO2, led to a dramatic 10-degree…
Summary Points A newly confirmed “super-Earth,” orbiting the Sun-like star HD 20794 just 20 light-years away, experiences extreme temperature swings,…
Quick Takeaways Tropical Rainforest Vulnerability: Despite surviving climate changes for millions of years, tropical rainforests are now under severe stress…
Quick Takeaways Ozone Recovery: A new MIT-led study provides strong statistical evidence (95% confidence) that the Antarctic ozone layer is…
Summary Points Vulnerable Species Identified: A recent study highlights Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone as the coastal species…
Summary Points NASA is leveraging the January wildfires in California to test the Compact Fire Infrared Radiance Spectral Tracker (c-FIRST),…
Quick Takeaways Significance of Methane: Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, significantly contributing to global warming, with concentrations nearly three…
Summary Points The wooly devil, scientifically named Ovicula biradiata, is a newly identified plant species and genus discovered in Big…