By analyzing satellite imagery of rivers worldwide, researchers have pinpointed over 35,000 obstructions like dams and locks that affect an environment’s ecology, hydrology, and water resources management.
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Scientists Search for Deltas on Saturn’s Largest Moon
Saturn’s moon Titan has rivers that empty into seas…but where are the deltas?
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This Week: From Rising Roads in Miami to Dead Zones in the Gulf
What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?
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Japan Puts Its Mark on Geologic Time with the Chibanian Age
The newly named period in the Pleistocene identifies a key moment in geological history: the last time Earth’s magnetic poles switched places.
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Some Plans to Reverse Climate Change Could Double Water Use
Researchers say full-scale deployment of negative emissions technologies would lead to major changes in global usage of water, land, and energy.
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Oil-Exposed Mahi-Mahi More Likely to Lose Oil-Avoidance Behavior
Contact with oil may make it harder for the fish to avoid additional exposure, creating a vicious cycle following offshore oil spills.
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Five Spitzer Discoveries About Solar Systems Near and Far
The powerful infrared space telescope is powering down after 16 years. It has revolutionized our understanding of solar systems, including hidden surprises in our own.
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Power Outages, PG&E, and Science’s Flickering Future
As lawmakers debate planned power outages as a Band-Aid to the nation’s wildfire problem, science hangs in the balance.
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How to Launch a Satellite During a Blackout
PG&E shut down the power to Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory right before a satellite launch.
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Minireservoirs Could Save Farmers with Sandy Soils
A recently revived subsurface water retention technology could conserve water and drastically increase crop yields in arid landscapes with sandy soils like sub-Saharan Africa.