A NASA sensor recently brought a new approach to battling wildfire, providing real-time data that helped firefighters in the field contain a blaze in Alabama.
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High-Wire Act: Soft Robot Can Carry Cargo Up and Down Steep Aerial Wires
Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cable cars or aerial trams.
Study Reveals How Wet Soils Can Amplify Heatwaves in Vulnerable Regions
Hardly a month goes by without a heatwave occurring somewhere on our planet: January? Australia.
A Vast Molecular Cloud, Long Invisible, Is Discovered Near Solar System
The detection of the celestial body by a Rutgers-led team could redefine understanding of interstellar medium.
Restoring Oil Wells Back to Nature With Moss
In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and gas exploration sites in Western Canada.
Dusty Days Are Here Again for El Paso
Spring and early summer are generally dusty in the Borderplex region of the Chihuahuan Desert—a transnational area that spans parts of southern New Mexico, West Texas, and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.