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众包科学帮助追踪有害蚊子

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 21 December 202127 March 2023

志愿者们通过一款应用程序收集数据,为研究提供支持,并对抗当地的蚊子种群。

An aerial view of Vancouver
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Crowdsourced Science Helps Map Vancouver’s “Smellscape”

by Brittney J. Miller 14 December 202127 March 2023

Exposure to stinky odors can affect human health, but quantifying smells can be difficult.

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Una nueva herramienta crea rápida y gratuitamente mapas de inundaciones para el sur global

by J. Besl 8 December 202131 March 2022

Un nuevo programa en línea puede trazar rápidamente los contornos de inundaciones pasadas, permitiendo que los países con escasez de datos se preparen para futuros desastres.

A grassy landscape next to a river and the ocean.
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A Global Map of Human Sewage in Coastal Ecosystems

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 3 December 202127 March 2023

Prodigious quantities of nitrogen from human waste flow into coastal waters, a study of nearly 135,000 watersheds reveals.

Overhead shot of a flooded river in the center of Hue, Vietnam
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New Tool Crafts Fast, Free Flood Maps for the Global South

by J. Besl 2 November 202130 September 2022

A new online program can quickly map the outlines of past floods, allowing data-scarce countries to prepare for future disasters.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is capable of transmitting several diseases.
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App Tracks Harmful Mosquitos with Help from Crowdsourced Science

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 29 October 20219 September 2024

While collecting data using an app, volunteers have the chance to support research and fight mosquito populations on the ground.

Joy Santiago
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Joy Santiago: Charting Safety Through Mapmaking

by Jack Lee 24 August 202123 March 2023

An environmental planner proudly “helping the Filipino people.”

Expansive flat landscape marked by large flat stones.
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Cosmological Tool Helps Archaeologists Map Earthly Tombs

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 18 August 202126 October 2021

A new study employs a method originally developed to help map stars and galaxies to describe how ancient tombs are clustered. The research helps archaeologists studying remote or inaccessible sites.

Map of Kentucky showing indoor radon potential
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Detailed Geologic Mapping Helps Identify Health Hazards

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 27 July 202113 October 2022

A team of geologists and nursing researchers created an interactive radon hazard map for Kentucky residents—and it was possible only because of the high-resolution bedrock mapping in the state.

A house built on permafrost, now thawing, tilts dramatically.
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Mapping the People, Places, and Problems of Permafrost Thaw

by J. Besl 21 April 20212 September 2022

By combining demography data with permafrost maps, researchers provide a first count of the population on permafrost and predict its imminent decline.

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