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As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes a part of ecological monitoring, a growing body of research suggests integrating Indigenous ecological knowledge (IEK) into ethical frameworks for AI governance to prioritize environmental reports contributor Shradha Triveni for Mongabay. Researchers in a recent…
At the former Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon, the weapons were gone, though their presence had shaped the land. Concrete bunkers stood among sagebrush and dry grass. Pronghorn moved through the open country. Badgers, once common there, had largely…
Should we embrace air conditioning despite its costs and consequences, and how much should we spend on adapting homes versus cutting carbon?
The Elk Valley in southeast British Columbia is home to Canada’s four largest coal mines. With a proposed mine expansion moving through environmental assessment, people on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border worry the valley’s decades-old pollution problem could get…
Record heat and wildfires are devastating the continent, and scientists warn the climate crisis is getting worse.
Explore the Wide Field Instrument These Roman’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) is a 300-megapixel infrared camera that will allow scientists to explore the cosmos all the way from the edge of our solar system to the farthest reaches of space.…
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the U.N.-associated regulator of seabed mining activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction, has extended a controversial deep-sea mining exploration contract and once again failed to finalize the rules needed to regulate commercial seabed mining. The…
Explore the Roman Ground Systems Roman will communicate through large radio antennas across the globe. Roman’s ground systems will support mission and science operations, providing the necessary capabilities to process and archive Roman’s data. These systems will be spread across…
Explore the Roman Communications These systems will allow communication between the spacecraft and control centers on Earth, one million miles apart. High-Gain Antenna (HGA) Radio Frequency (RF) Communications Electronics Unable to render the provided source High-Gain Antenna (HGA) The dual-band…
Explore the Solar Array Sun Shield The solar panels collect sunlight for energy to power the observatory and shade the telescope and instruments beneath. Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) Solar Panels Solar Array Sun Shield (SASS) Solar Panels The SASS…