Researchers are using Cold War spy satellite images to explore changes in the environment, including deforestation in Romania, marmot decline in Kazakhstan and ecological damage from bombs in Vietnam.
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New Approach Can Improve COVID-19 Predictions Worldwide
Methods currently used around the world for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst case scenarios.
Fractured Bedrock in Forests is Overlooked Source of Natural CO2
The bedrock beneath our feet has a reputation as an inhospitable place.
Plant Diversity in Germany on the Decline
Germany's plant diversity is on the decline: over the last 60 years, decreases have been observed across Germany in over 70 percent of the more than 2000 species examined.
The Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet Could Lead to a Sea Level Rise of 18cm in 2100
A new study, headed by researchers from the ULiège Laboratory of Climatology, applying the latest climate models, of which the MAR - developed at ULiège - predicts a 60% greater melting of the Greenland ice sheet than previously predicted.
Climate Change Caused the Demise of Central Asia's Forgotten River Civilizations, Not Genghis Khan
A new study challenges the long-held view that the destruction of Central Asia's medieval river civilizations was a direct result of the Mongol invasion in the early 13th century CE.