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Drones That Patrol Forests Could Monitor Environmental and Ecological Changes
Imperial researchers have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests.
Transparent Soil-Like Substances Provide Window on Soil Ecology
By using two different transparent soil substitutes, scientists have shown that soil bacteria rely on fungi to help them survive dry periods, says a study published today in eLife.
Students Develop Tool to Predict the Carbon Footprint of Algorithms
Within the scientific community, it is estimated that artificial intelligence — otherwise meant to serve as a means to effectively combat climate change — will become one of the most egregious CO2 culprits should current trends continue.
Seagrass Restored to Eastern Shore Bays Is Flourishing
In the late 1920s, a pathogen began killing seagrasses in Virginia’s seaside bays.
New Mineral Discovered in Moon Meteorite
A team of European researchers discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, named donwilhelmsite [CaAl4Si2O11].