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A recent study in Forensic Science International suggests a link between exposure to heavy metals from mining operations and reduced cognitive performance in children in Peru. Researchers say the findings highlight the long-term impact of mining pollution on children’s neurocognitive…
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Mangroves have become a favored solution in climate and conservation circles. They absorb carbon, blunt storm surge and support fisheries. Funding has followed. Yet outcomes often lag ambition. In parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America, research suggests that roughly…
4 min read CSDA Releases New Data Acquisition Request System This screen capture of the SDX dashboard shows a map of Earth’s surface, and on the right, the search filters SDX users can manipulate to find the imagery that they…
CSDA Program Announces Eight New Data Agreements This Spotlight Mode SAR image from Capella Space shows a portion of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 21, 2021. Credit: Capella Space NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announced eight new…
But stay tuned: We’ve still got more to share about this Antarctic expedition, and the next ones scientists are already planning.
Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency are expected to announce the move on Friday, according to people briefed on the matter.
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot swaps sample processing hard drives inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. The scientific hardware processes research samples for an array of microbiology and physics experiments. NASA/Chris Williams Vein scans and pharmaceutical…
The launch of Explorer 1 on Jan. 31, 1958, initiated six decades of groundbreaking scientific discovery and human exploration that NASA and its partners continue to this day. The video and images here are available for download by media covering…
4 min read Measuring the Big Bang with the COBE satellite By John Mather The Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE) went up on a Delta rocket on Nov. 18, 1989, into a polar sun-synchronous orbit 900 km up. Our team…