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3D dynamic model offers more accurate hazard assessments for earthquakes
An international study published in Communications Earth & Environment has advanced earthquake simulations to better ...
Exploring the universe through sight, touch, and sound
For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing ...
Here’s how a satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth
There's something else that now appears on Google Earth. Zoom in over rural North Texas, and you'll find a satellite. It ...
Earth's Oceans Could Be Changing Color
Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study published in Nature suggests that our oceans have not always been blue, and ...
Tracking the world’s forests: how the ESA’s Biomass mission will work
The satellite is scheduled to lift off on April 29 aboard a Vega C rocket from the ESA’s Korou spaceport in French Guiana ...
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Scientists develop most accurate 3D map of mammal brain yet. It’s like ‘having access to a Google map’
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.
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World’s Oldest 3D Map Discovered in Prehistoric Cave — Could Be More Than Just a Map
Carved 20,000 years ago into a French cave floor, the world’s oldest 3D map may reveal not just rivers and hills — but the ...
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A New Satellite Will Map the Carbon Content of Rainforests From Space, and It’s Set to Launch This Month
The European Space Agency’s new probe, Biomass, will spend five years orbiting the planet and gathering radar imagery of ...
See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...