Science

Stories about scientific research, field work, data science, and citizen science

August 31, 2023 | Alex Pasternack | Public Health

To Build a New Pollution Map, the US Turned to Thousands of Volunteers

A combination of scientific and crowdsourced sensors map air quality and track the impact of wildfire smoke across North America.

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August 15, 2023 | David Gadsden | Conservation
Indigenous Knowledge, Captured on Maps, Aims to Protect Congo Basin Diversity
July 18, 2023 | Holly Tripp | Mapping
The SAR Satellite Revolution: New Possibilities with 24/7 Earth Views
June 29, 2023 | Lain Graham | Science
Drone Monitoring Tackles Growing Algae Threat to California's Famous Lake Tahoe
April 20, 2023 | Multiple Authors | Climate Action
Environmental Digital Twins and Earth Stewardship
April 18, 2023 | Dawn Wright | Science
NASA Scientists Embark on a Historic Project to See All the World’s Water
April 13, 2023 | Matt Ball | Science
The Smithsonian Museum Uses Immersive Maps to Spark Wonder and Offer Hope
December 1, 2022 | Dawn Wright | Climate Action
Climate Action: Reasons for Hope
July 7, 2022 | Chris Fowler | Climate Action
Singapore Builds a Massive Maritime Spatial Atlas to Manage Climate Change
July 6, 2022 | Jack Dangermond | Conservation
Celebrating Our Chief Scientist's Voyage of Discovery to Challenger Deep
June 21, 2022 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Mapping a Complete Picture of Oysters, Heroes of Our Environmental Crisis
April 22, 2022 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Earth Day: Upping Ocean Protection and Putting a Pause on Seabed Mining
March 22, 2022 | Patricia Cummens | Climate Action
Mapping Renewable Energy Potential with Help from NASA POWER
January 11, 2022 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
To Save the Monarch Butterfly: Taking Action with Maps
August 31, 2021 | Ryan Perkl | Conservation
Canadian Scientists Collaborate to Map Biodiversity and the Human Footprint
August 2, 2021 | Dawn Wright | Mapping
NASA JPL Sends the First GIS Map to Mars to Navigate Treacherous Terrain
June 21, 2021 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Drones Key to Mapping Massive Barrel Dump Site Off Southern California Coast
June 4, 2021 | Kimberly Hartley | Climate Action
Scientists Urge Call for Code Developers to be Open, Inclusive
May 10, 2021 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Mapping America’s Land and Sea: A Time for ‘Precision Conservation’
February 16, 2021 | Dawn Wright | Climate Action
How an Atlas of San Francisco Bay is Helping Deal with Sea Level Rise
September 1, 2020 | Dawn Wright | Climate Action
Burning Man: An Ideal Lab for Microclimate Research and Climate Modeling
April 22, 2020 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
Earth Day, Nature, and COVID-19: What We’re Learning
April 15, 2020 | Dawn Wright | Conservation
On 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, New App Engages Citizen Scientists
April 7, 2020 | Multiple Authors | Public Health
Models and Maps Explore COVID-19 Surges and Capacity to Help Officials Prepare
March 24, 2020 | Dawn Wright | Mapping
Citizen Scientists Help Home In on Sea Turtle Home Ranges

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