Understanding nature and its processes has greatly benefitted from open data. Open remotely sensed data make hard-to-reach wilderness areas more accessible — at least from above. These advances provide new opportunities for Earth system research.
Daily Archives: February 20, 2018
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Beluga whales that spend summers feeding in the Arctic are diving deeper and longer to find food than in earlier years, when sea ice covered more of the ocean for longer periods, according to a new analysis.
Lens technologies have advanced across all scales, from digital cameras and high bandwidth in fiber optics to the LIGO instruments. Now, a new lens technology that could be produced using standard computer-chip technology is emerging and could replace the bulky layers and complex geometries of traditional curved lenses. Researchers have […]
Sixty-six percent of Americans want stricter gun control laws — the highest level recorded by Quinnipiac University since it started polling the issue after Sandy Hook. Support for tougher gun laws in the poll released Tuesday has jumped almost 20 points since December 2015. It also found a ban on […]
Nobody wants to be 250 miles away from their destination when there’s a blizzard on the radar. Nobody wants to be stuck in Chicago in February staring down a 12-inch snowfall. I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to experience both, but thanks to the 2018 Volvo V60 Polestar, it wasn’t […]
Before the shots were fired at his high school, David Hogg was learning about special interest groups in his AP Government class. Those groups, like the National Rifle Association, were something he’d heard about while watching shows like “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” and “60 Minutes.” In the aftermath […]
While the PS4 games list for 2018 is currently pretty strong, fans would never say no to a few more exclusives. And it appears that’s exactly what they’ll be getting later this year. Following in the footsteps of the successful Crash Bandicoot trilogy reboot, Activision are in the middle of […]