A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities developed by an international team of engineers could be easily fitted to a drone for remote crop monitoring.
Tiny Crop-Health Sensors Could Help Cut the Cost of Groceries
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Scientists ‘Read’ the Messages in Chemical Clues Left by Coral Reef Inhabitants
What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information.
NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality
The primary pollutant scientists are measuring is nitrogen dioxide (NO2), the compound that reacts with sunlight to make ground-level ozone, said Anne Thompson, senior scientist emeritus for atmospheric chemistry at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and senior researcher at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
A Dark Side to Dark Chocolate? New Study Finds Very Minimal Risk for Kids From Metals in Chocolates
Chocolate lovers may have been alarmed by a 2023 Consumer Reports finding that some dark chocolate brands could contain harmful levels of lead and cadmium.
Webb Finds Plethora of Carbon Molecules Around Young Star
An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star.
Tropical Forests Adjust Strategies to Thrive Even When Soils Are Nutrient Poor
Tropical forests store a third of the world’s carbon in their wood and soils.
