How frequently does a traveler from another star system sweep through our galactic neighborhood, and astronomers rush to the telescope? Not until recently was the answer: hardly ever. In fewer than ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

Extreme lows in sea ice induce many changes in the physical, ecological, and societal systems of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. A: an average sea ice summer. B: an extreme low sea ice summer. In B ...

The influence of topography on land-surface bidirectional reflectance and albedo should be considered in rugged terrain. However, land-surface albedo algorithms neglect topographic effects, leading to ...

A study published in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that glaciers in western Canada, the United States, and Switzerland ...

SPIReS snow albedo are derived using a lookup table that incorporates snow grain size, dust concentration, and surface illumination (Bair et al., 2019). After the fSCA, grain size, and dust ...

The job of the future might already be past its prime. For years, young people seeking a lucrative career were urged to go all in on computer science. From 2005 to 2023, the number of comp-sci ...

Science Archaeology Construction workers find Viking graves linked to King ‘Bluetooth’ The site includes relics illustrating a ‘vast and dynamic world.’ By Andrew Paul ...

An international Albedo Accord is needed to reverse the darkening of the world, making sunlight reflection a key climate strategy. Albedo loss causes about four times more immediate warming than ...

Validation of remote sensing albedo products involves comparisons between point-scale in situ observations and footprint-scale satellite retrievals. However, the observed differences between product ...

He taught science to middle schoolers on his most famous TV show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, which aired from 1993 to 1998 and won 19 Daytime Emmy Awards. He’s written books advocating for a ...