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Thousands of species of reptiles are threatened with extinction around the world. According to a new study, 21% of all reptile species are vulnerable, endangered or!-->…

All stars, including our sun, are born from a cloud of dust and gas. This cloud can also seed planets that will orbit around the star. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Michigan State University's Seth Jacobson and his colleagues in…

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS): How Earth's resources - soil, water and biodiversity - are currently mismanaged and misused, threatening the health and survival of many species on earth, including our own, according to a stark new report from…

On this Earth Day, we face a harsh reality: we are running out of time.Our planet is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. We could be facing our last chance to change the course of action for our planet, and we need everyone on deck.…

The boreal forest is one of the largest intact ecosystems on the planet; However, an increasing number of human-induced environmental changes are impacting this vast ecosystem. Many integrated research programs…

As wildfires burn and extreme weather causes public unrest, it is clear that reducing emissions alone will not be enough to prevent the disastrous consequences of climate change. NOVA joins scientists and engineers working on new solutions…

April 19, 2022 | 10:00 AM NOVA: Can we cool the planet? broadcast on WITF TV on Wednesday, April 27 at…

New Delhi | Jagran Trend Office: On Monday, NASA's Aeronautics and Space Administration shared a stunning image of the sunrise on Mars. The space agency took to its official Instagram account to share an interesting photo taken from the…

availablity nitrogen On our planet, it decreases significantly in some regions, while in other regions of the globe it is associated with an excessive presence of gases. This worrying finding emerges from a study published in the journal…

How come Earth is the only known planet with active plate tectonics? Erik McKenna Stamford, Connecticut Earth is special in that it has two things that other terrestrial planets do not have: an abundance of…

Amnesty International joins forces with Planet to fight deforestation in Cambodia Press release from: Planet Posted: Thursday April…

NASA says the Hubble Telescope has spotted two mysterious hot Jupiter-like planets, one of which has rocks raining down on it! Check what NASA research has…

The planet and health go hand in hand world health day has been observed worldwide on April 7 since 1950 to raise awareness of deadly global diseases and encourage healthy…

If you thought Microsoft's various cloud initiatives were useful here in the field, you don't know half of them; the company is launching the Team Rocket style to bring the power of Azure and AI to the stars. Microsoft has prepared an…

Outer space is a strange and bizarre place. Hubble's observations of KELT-20b and WASP-178b offer two perfect examples. from NASA found all sorts of weird planets over the years, including…

SAN FRANCISCO, April 05, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, today shared a recent initiative supporting European green agricultural policies with Living Wales, a…

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 01, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, today shared a recent project to combat deforestation in Cambodia with Amnesty International, an…

Mardi Gras is synonymous with New Orleans, but the event didn't start there. The Catholic feast of Carnival dates back centuries, with some of its most famous traditions first appearing in medieval Italy. New Orleans wasn't even the…

A recent study reveals that planetary debris, including some moon-sized objects, could indicate a rocky exoplanet in a stellar zombie's habitable zone.The star in question is WD1054–226, a cooling white dwarf that is the relic of a star…

The seven planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system orbit a dim red dwarf star. MUST CREDIT: Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech Favorite planet…

Panama is the latest nation to officially recognize the rights of nature. After a year of debate in the country's National Assembly, President Laurentino Cortizo signed legislation that recognizes the Panamanian ecosystem as "a unique,…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have recently glimpsed the distant future of Earth. NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently discovered…

Planetary debris, including some moon-sized objects, may hint at a rocky exoplanet in a stellar zombie's habitable zone, according to a new study.The star in question is a white dwarf called WD1054-226, a cooling remnant of a star that has…

In our solar system, Jupiter is the largest planet we have, but what is the upper limit of planetary size?Jupiter may be the largest and most massive planet in the solar system, but adding more mass to it would only make it smaller. The…

Reykjavík is a large metropolis reduced to the size of a small city, ideal for a family city break. You'll find all the things important for adults - national museums, iconic churches, historic architecture - and also the things important…

Planting trillions of trees won't replace the 10 million hectares of forest ecosystems lost every year, but documenting them could…

Former astronaut Chris Hadfield, with nearly 5,000 known exoplanets to choose from, names Kepler-442b, 1,200 light-years from Earth, as "excellent" for the James Webb Space Telescope: An excellent planet for @NASAWebb to take a…

NASA's James Webb Telescope is preparing to officially begin science operations later this summer. And scientists are already excited that it is starting to scan distant worlds for signs of life.There are plenty of places to look, of…

Just over four light years away is Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun. And in August 2016, researchers announced that they had found a long-sought planet around Proxima Centauri, the smallest and closest component of this…

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Ronald Vargas is a world-leading soil scientist who has devoted more than 25 years to natural resource management with a particular focus on sustainable soil management. He is Secretary of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) at the Food and…

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At just over four light years away, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the Sun in the entire Universe. We know it has one planet, called Proxima b, and there's decent evidence for a second, called Proxima c. A…

To understand how life came about, scientists study the chemistry of carbon and water. In the case of water, they track the various forms, or isotopes, of its constituent hydrogen and oxygen atoms through the history of the universe, like…

According to a new study, water molecules on Earth may have originated long before the planet was formed.Research has found that the water chemical signature of one of the oldest meteorites in the solar system matches those found on…

University communication Today This artist's concept depicts two celestial bodies crashing into each other, creating a disc of mostly molten, partially vaporized rock that…

An asteroid collides with Earth. Getty About 66 million years ago, a "planet killer" - a 10 kilometer wide asteroid - struck Earth. The Chicxulub impact caused a massive planetary-scale extinction, killing an…

Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on the planet. They are a refuge for wildlife, they filter pollution and are important carbon reservoirs. But they are also one of the most threatened habitats on Earth. About 85% of…

The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape filled with hundreds of open waste pits, water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated…

the James Webb space The telescope, says Penn State exoplanetary astronomer Alexander Wolszczan, is built on a foundation of past data and future expectations — much of what the massive space telescope will reveal combines both what…

By Jennifer Ferreira Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Not only is Earth in the midst of its next mass extinction event, but it may be too late to undo the damage inflicted on the planet's…

Gas giants are one of four types of planets in the universe, but they are easily among the most impressive. Here's a look at what makes them unique. Outer space is filled with planets of all…

Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "ask an astronaut" and "space radio" and author of "how to die in space." Sutter contributed this article to Space.com Expert Voices: Op-Ed…

I once remarked to Fred Pohl that if FTL is possible and if it facilitates (as the math says) time travel, then the scarcity of extraterrestrial visitors suggests that not only is Earth not interesting for aliens of the current era, but…

The sun was once surrounded by rings of gas and dust similar to those orbiting Saturn, a new study published in the journal natural astronomy reveals.These rings played a vital role in the formation of our solar system and in the size and…

This series of specially selected articles illustrates how geomatics plays a key role in protecting and preserving the environment. Geospatial data is an important part of the toolbox of researchers…

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and information, today announced that the launch of its Flock 4x, comprised of 44 SuperDove satellites, will take place on Thursday 13 January on SpaceX's Falcon 9…

Planet's Flock 4x, comprised of 44 SuperDove satellites, is set to launch this Thursday, Jan. 13, on SpaceX's Falcon 9 Transporter-3 SSO. This is the first satellite launch under our new multi-year, multi-launch carpool agreement…

The Sun had rings of dust and gas similar to Saturn that may have played a vital role in the formation of the Earth, according to a new study."In the solar system, something happened to prevent Earth from expanding into a much larger type…

08/01/2022 at 13:02 CET Ramon diaz The advance of agriculture is unstoppable. Farmland is taking over much of the planet. Over the past two decades, cultures have devoured more than a million…

Integrated Science, Technology and Mission Support Specialist New Light Technologies (NLT) has been awarded a 5-year contract with the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) to enhance training and exercise delivery through development and…

NANJING, China, January 05, 2022- (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - The "Honorary Space Station" event of the Third Blue Planet Science Fiction Film Festival, the first and only Chinese film festival dedicated to the science fiction genre, was held on…

NANJING, China - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - The “Honorary Space Station” event of the Third Blue Planet Sci-Fi Film Festival, the first and only Chinese film festival dedicated to the science fiction genre, was held on December 28, 2021…

GARDEN PATCHPhyllis Webster earned a journalism degree before embarking on a long career in public relations…

There is no communication about what the universe could throw at us. Precisely when some of us think we have a deep understanding of it, another revelation usually takes this greatness out of the entertainment realm. Scientists have now…

Artist's concept of a dark, mysterious object. The transiting exoplanet study satellite, TESS, was launched in 2018 with the aim of discovering small planets around the closest neighboring stars to the Sun. TESS has so far discovered 172…

12/31/2021 Act. At 10:16 am CET Joan Lluís Ferrer A multidisciplinary scientific team from the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), the University of the Balearic…

Scientific discoveries on Mars can be so shallow - hunting for water caches, terrestrial sampling, and other technical wonders tend to take place on the surface of the Red Planet (or a little above). But as NASA's Perseverance rover roams…

World Environment Day (June 5, 2021) marked the official start of the United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration, a global initiative to revive the natural world. Tim Christophersen, United Nations Decade Coordinator at the United…

The exoplanet GJ 367b orbits its star in an extremely short time. Only 8 hours, then a year has passed on this planet. We don't know anything like it about our solar system: Mercury is the fastest planet here with an orbital period of 88…

Raised height: Farthing Downs holds many historical secrets NOTES ON NATURE: The City of London rangers tending to Farthing Downs, Coulsdon Common and other treasured green spaces are as hard at work during the dark midwinter months…

Seth Jacobson is Assistant Professor at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Natural Sciences. As a planetologist, Jacobson studies the…

We do not say what the universe could throw at us. Just when some of us think we know all about it, a new discovery throws all that smugness out of the park. Scientists have now spotted one of the smallest planets ever…

An illustration of a red dwarf star orbiting an exoplanet. Credit: NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI) An international team of researchers has discovered a new planet, GJ 367 b, whose surface temperature can reach 1,500 degrees centigrade – hot…

This illustration shows a recently discovered exoplanet called GJ 367b, located about 31 light years from Earth and orbiting its star in just about 8 hours, with a density greater than that of our planet and an internal structure similar to…

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Across the country, marine and land animals are facing shocking problems due to the trash we throw away or leave unattended! And now, just to add to that problem, massive oil spills have spread to Huntington Beach.This is a serious problem…

SAN FRANCISCO, November 23, 2021- (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Planet, a leading provider of daily data and information on Earth, today announced a number of new contracts with state and local governments, including entities from the states of…

Seismic data collected at Elysium Planitia, the second largest volcanic region on Mars, suggests the presence of a shallow sedimentary layer sandwiched between lava flows below the planet's surface. These results were obtained as part of…

NASA's Perseverance rover sends an image of Mars to Earth. The viewer wants to see things about him that shouldn't exist on the red planet. Pasadena - the planet Mars is currently inaccessible to humans - perhaps for this reason, it…

SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2021- (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Planet, one of the leading providers of near-daily high-resolution data and information on Earth, today announced a collaboration with its partner New Light Technologies Inc. (NLT) to…

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The planet: TIC 172 900 988 b Discovery: A newly discovered planet about as large as Jupiter belongs to a mind-boggling system. The planet orbits two stars and, when viewed from Earth, intersects the faces of both. This means that this…

A new study suggests that a million years ago, glaciers began to adhere more persistently to their bed, triggering cycles of longer ice ages. Here the ice has been discharged from the Icelandic glacier Breiðamerkurjökull en route to the…

The essential ingredients of life as we know them include water and carbon. These two substances produce DNA, RNA, proteins, fats and sugars, which are part of all living things. While searching for the possibility of life beyond our…

Student virtual tours at Ence will include this school year a new activity with which the company wants to promote personal behaviors among young people that have a positive impact on the United Nations…

Breathtaking beaches, exhilarating nightlife and abundant natural beauty await you in Aruba. This idyllic island outpost is a Caribbean highlight - a spectacular landscape of cacti, volcanic rock and divi-divi trees that beg to be…