After successfully launching the first pair of small satellites earlier this month from New Zealand, NASA and Rocket Lab are now targeting no earlier than 1:30 a.m. EDT Monday, May 22 (5:30 p.m. NZST), to launch the second pair of storm tracking CubeSats into orbit.
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Can a City Store as Much Carbon as a Forest?
A team of researchers at Aalto University has developed a new tool to help urban planners keep urban developments in line with climate goals.
A Better Way to Study Ocean Currents
To study ocean currents, scientists release GPS-tagged buoys in the ocean and record their velocities to reconstruct the currents that transport them.
April Heat Wave in South Asia Made 30 Times More Likely by Climate Change
Deadly heat and humidity across India, Bangladesh, Laos, and Thailand in late April was made significantly more likely by climate change, scientists say.
Study Finds Carrying Pollen Heats Up Bumble Bees, Raising New Climate Change Questions
A new study from North Carolina State University finds carrying pollen is a workout that significantly increases the body temperature of bumble bees.
One Step Closer to Developing a Potentially Ultraprotective Sunscreen From Our Own Melanin
A new discovery about the structure of melanin has brought scientists one step closer to developing a new, potentially ultra-protective sunscreen derived from a biological substance found in nearly all organisms.