Primary forests, or old-growth forests as they are sometimes called, are epicenters of rich biodiversity, are more resilient ...

Productivity and stability of forest ecosystems strongly depend on the functional diversity of plant communities. Researchers have developed a new method to measure and map functional diversity of ...

Using aerial imagery data and LiDAR, a study remotely identified the hardest-hit areas of Southwest Florida's Estero Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Researchers estimated the extent of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Using the same "multispectral analysis" concept that enables satellites to study Earth's surface, Purdue University researchers have developed a new system that quickly ...

Atmospheric pollution, characterized by complex aerosols and ozone, poses a significant global challenge to climate, environment, and public health.

The burial sites weren’t visible to the human eye, but a suite of technological tools found subtle differences in Czech ...

An industry-government program will publish “over the coming months” results of experiments on remote methane-sensing technology with application in oil and gas production, reports the Los Alamos ...

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a much stronger short-term effect on warming than carbon dioxide. Over the near-term (20 years), 1 ton of methane has the warming effect of up to 84 tons of ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Planetary scientists from Brown University have developed a new remote sensing method for studying olivine, a mineral that could help scientists understand the ...