Air from thousands of kilometers away spiraled down to drape the Pacific Northwest in blistering heat.
Health & Ecosystems
A Forest, for the Trees
Arrays of technologies and innovative research are helping scientists better understand forests, fires, and the future of our shared landscape.
Last Tree Standing
Refugia repopulate forests after fires, but climate change is making these woodlands increasingly unpredictable.
Satellite Data Reveal Uptick in Cover Cropping on Farms
Over the course of a decade, farmers growing corn and soybeans in the U.S. Midwest increased their adoption of cover cropping—a tenet of so-called conservation agriculture—by fourfold.
Mapeando estimaciones de la contaminación a nivel de calle para encontrar rutas más seguras
Un nuevo enfoque de alta resolución que combina múltiples tipos de datos detección remota de la contaminación permitió a investigadores desarrollar una aplicación que mapea las rutas más saludables para los transeúntes urbanos.
El conocimiento tradicional es esencial para la sustentabilidad en el Amazonas
Durante la COP26, el Panel Científico por la Amazonia enfatiza la necesidad del conocimiento indígena y local para orientar las recomendaciones científicas y políticas.
Leaves Are Springing Up Earlier Along the Appalachian Trail
Satellite images of lustrous new leaves reveal changes that will have cascading effects on diverse ecosystems in the eastern United States.
Were Impressionist Masters Painting a Polluted Reality?
Image analysis suggests that artists’ styles evolved in sync with increasing air pollution during the Industrial Revolution.
In the Deepest Ocean Reaches, a Potent Pollutant Comes to Rest
Surprising amounts of mercury settling into deep-sea trenches may provide a fuller picture of the metal’s path through the environment, but pulling it to the surface is no easy feat.