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Green ocean mixed with blue close to a brown land
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More Than Half the World’s Ocean Surface Is Getting Greener

by Meghie Rodrigues 22 August 202322 August 2023

Advances in data analysis help researchers spot shifting ocean colors, which could be associated with climate change.

Satellite view of a swirling green bloom of phytoplankton set in the dark blue ocean.
Posted inScience Updates

Carbon In, Carbon Out: Balancing the Ocean’s Books

by Ryan Vandermeulen 27 April 202316 May 2023

Scientists have developed a consensus guide of standard protocols for how best to measure oceanic primary productivity, a key component in Earth’s carbon cycle.

Acercamiento de un arbusto de lilas, mostrando flores rodeadas de hojas sobre un fondo de un cielo azul parcialmente nublado.
Posted inNews

Las hojas están brotando más temprano en el Sendero de los Apalaches

by Kate Hull 15 February 202315 February 2023

Imágenes satelitales de nuevas y brillantes hojas revelan cambios que producirán un efecto de cascada en diversos ecosistemas al este de los Estados Unidos.

Close-up of a flowering lilac shrub.
Posted inNews

Leaves Are Springing Up Earlier Along the Appalachian Trail

by Kate Hull 14 December 20225 September 2023

Satellite images of lustrous new leaves reveal changes that will have cascading effects on diverse ecosystems in the eastern United States.

Israeli soldiers clean tar from the beaches in February 2021 after oil from a spill in the eastern Mediterranean washed ashore.
Posted inFeatures

Seeing Through Turbulence to Track Oil Spills in the Ocean

by Guillermo García-Sánchez, Ana M. Mancho, Antonio G. Ramos, Josep Coca and Stephen Wiggins 18 August 202225 January 2023

After oil and tar washed up on eastern Mediterranean beaches in 2021, scientists devised a way to trace the pollution back to its sources using satellite imagery and mathematics.

Uranus and Neptune as seen by Voyager 2
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Unified Atmospheric Model for Uranus and Neptune

by Morgan Rehnberg 1 August 20221 August 2022

In a new model, three substantial atmospheric layers appear consistent between the ice giants.

Inspecting mine drainage in a river
Posted inEditors' Vox

Using Hematite to Decipher Past Climates and Environments

by Zhaoxia Jiang, Qingsong Liu, Andrew Roberts, Mark J. Dekkers, Vidal Barrón, José Torrent and Sanzhong Li 7 February 20223 January 2023

The magnetic and color properties of the mineral hematite give clues to past environmental conditions and is being used for paleoclimatic reconstruction.

Image of remote sensing of ocean color in the Yellow Sea.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Earth in Living Color: Monitoring Our Planet from Above

by D. Schimel and Benjamin Poulter 9 June 202111 September 2023

A new special collection invites papers on a new era of remote sensing missions and instruments that will provide insights into human and climate driven changes on planet Earth.

Red rocks of the Chinle Formation at Petrified Forest National Park
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Red Rocks: Using Color to Understand Climate Change

by R. Mazumdar 30 March 20213 January 2023

A recent study on hematite formation during the Triassic may help predict the effects of climate change on contemporary monsoonal environments.

A comparison of the same data set displayed using traditional rainbow (left), cool-warm (middle), and wave colormaps
Posted inFeatures

Visualizing Science: How Color Determines What We See

by S. Zeller and D. Rogers 21 May 20206 February 2023

Color plays a major role in the analysis and communication of scientific information. New tools are helping to improve how color can be applied more accurately and effectively to data.

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