Amazon Meanders in Sunglint: The largest river in the world is full of bends and meanders, a result of the water course
Amazon Meanders in Sunglint: The largest river in the world is full of bends and meanders, a result of the water course snaking back and forth across the landscape over time.
Source: nasa.gov
Frozen Pluto has wind-blown dunes made of methane sand. The same complex forces that make the patterns in our world that
Frozen Pluto has wind-blown dunes made of methane sand. The same complex forces that make the patterns in our world that we so admire also work in alien worlds but, as in Pluto, on substances that would be truly exotic here on earth.
Source: arstechnica.com
The Red Roads to Timbuktu : Image of the Day: Iron-rich laterite give the roads to this remote city in central Mali a distinctive
The Red Roads to Timbuktu : Image of the Day: Iron-rich laterite give the roads to this remote city in central Mali a distinctive color.
Source: nasa.gov
Three-Quarters of All Honey On Earth Has Pesticides In It - Slashdot: An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge:
Three-Quarters of All Honey On Earth Has Pesticides In It - Slashdot: An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: About three quarters of all honey worldwide is contaminated with pesticides known to harm bees, according to a new study. Though the pesticide levels were below the limit deemed safe...
Source: slashdot.org
Facebook has mapped populations in 23 countries as it explores satellites to expand internet: Facebook used its own technology
Facebook has mapped populations in 23 countries as it explores satellites to expand internet: Facebook used its own technology to map the Earth's entire human population as it prepares for an internet based in space.
Source: cnbc.com
UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands: Thousands of people are using home air quality monitoring
UK citizens are taking air pollution monitoring into their own hands: Thousands of people are using home air quality monitoring kits due to fears official figures are not capturing dangerous pollution levels, say Friends of the Earth
Source: theguardian.com
Two Views of Von Kármán Vortices : Image of the Day: Chains of swirling clouds stream behind islands in both the Atlantic
Two Views of Von Kármán Vortices : Image of the Day: Chains of swirling clouds stream behind islands in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Source: nasa.gov
Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted
Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted a communications antenna into a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) radio telescope. The country is the first partner of the African VLBI Network (AVN) to complete a full...
Source: physicsworld.com
Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists
Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists to map the intertidal zone around their entire coast.
Source: nasa.gov
Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged
Polar Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: In 2017, the Arctic maximum and Antarctic minimum extents of sea ice plunged to record lows.
Source: nasa.gov
South Africa may be the epicenter of a geomagnetic pole reversal in progress
Evidence suggests that the planet may be in the opening strains of a geomagnetic chicken dance, the likes of which we haven't seen for almost a million years. Don’t start running around like your hair’s on fire, but this might actually matter. The Earth’s magnetic field is so discombobulated over...
Source: extremetech.com
Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year : Image of the Day: The planet’s average surface temperature
Global Temperature Record Broken for Third Consecutive Year : Image of the Day: The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 1.1°C (2.0°F) since the late 19th century.
Source: nasa.gov
Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed
Melting Woes: Antarctic Sea Ice at Record Lows : Image of the Day: Shifting winds and warm air temperatures contributed to the record-low extent of sea ice around Antarctica in November.
Source: nasa.gov
Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura : Image of the Day: The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above
Powerful Earthquake Exposes New Land Near Kaikoura : Image of the Day: The quake lifted rocks, seaweed, and creatures above the water line in some coastal areas of New Zealand.
Source: nasa.gov
New Delhi is the most polluted city on Earth right now
New Delhi is the most polluted city on Earth right now
Source: cnn.com
Cloud Wakes on the Lee Side of St. Helena Island : Image of the Day: Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses,
Cloud Wakes on the Lee Side of St. Helena Island : Image of the Day: Mountain peaks slice through the clouds and air masses, creating Von Karman Vortices.
Source: nasa.gov
July 2016 Was the Hottest Month on Record : Image of the Day: The record-warm July continued a streak of ten consecutive
July 2016 Was the Hottest Month on Record : Image of the Day: The record-warm July continued a streak of ten consecutive months that have set new monthly high-temperature records.
Source: nasa.gov
Making Waves in the Sky off of Africa : Image of the Day: The rise and fall of colliding air columns can make cloud patterns—gravity
Making Waves in the Sky off of Africa : Image of the Day: The rise and fall of colliding air columns can make cloud patterns—gravity waves—similar to a boat’s wake.
Source: nasa.gov
Flooding in France : Image of the Day: After days of downpours, water levels on the Seine River rose to heights not seen
Flooding in France : Image of the Day: After days of downpours, water levels on the Seine River rose to heights not seen in 34 years.
Source: nasa.gov
A Satellite Eye on Mount Ruapehu : Image of the Day: Scientists use sensors the ground and in space to keep a watchful eye
A Satellite Eye on Mount Ruapehu : Image of the Day: Scientists use sensors the ground and in space to keep a watchful eye on an active volcano in New Zealand that is popular among skiers.
Source: nasa.gov
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