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NASA's PREFIRE mission is ready to unlock the mysteries of Earth's poles
By Josh Dinner published
A pair of cubesats will measure far-infrared radiation from Earth's poles to improve climate predictions.

Scientists are mapping Earth's rivers from space before climate change devastates our planet
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
New maps of Earth's rivers are documenting our planet before climate change worsens.

The summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest in 2,000 years, scientists find
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Using tree ring data, scientists have confirmed that summer 2023 was the hottest summer on Earth in the last 2,000 years.

New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-fold
By Samar Khatiwala published
Climate models can be a million lines of code long and can take months to run on supercomputers. A new algorithm has dramatically shortened that time.

Should we seal DNA samples of Earth's endangered species in a moon crater?
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Scientists fighting to save coral reefs amid the climate crisis suggest sending genetic coral material to be preserved on the moon. Is it a good idea?

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA's PREFIRE mission will deploy a pair of satellites from twin launches aboard Rocket Lab's Electron rockets that will contribute to climate change studies in the Arctic and Antarctica.

Yellowstone Lake's weird resistance to climate change could be about to crack
By Ben Turner published
Yellowstone's lake's ice cover has remained unaffected by increasing temperatures due to increased snowfall. But this could make it vulnerable to a sudden shift.

Highly precise atomic clocks could soon get even better. Here's how
By Robert Lea published
Superradiant atoms could help us measure time more precisely than ever before, a theory developed with the aid of the great-grandson of the "father of the atom," Niels Bohr.
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