by Admin | Feb 24, 2017 | Articles, Climate Change, Conservation, Environmental hazards, Sustainability
Garbage patches form in the world’s oceans when debris starts collecting in one area. It’s a phenomenon that we’ve known about for some time, but are only just starting to understand it. Researchers at the University of Miami Rosentiel School have developed a computer...
by Admin | Feb 22, 2017 | Conservation, Environmental hazards
Drones are increasingly common tools for scientists who study wildlife, allowing them to get to places that might otherwise be physically or financially impossible to reach. But drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) don’t always go unnoticed by animals, and there...
by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Business, Conservation
Cloud-based software services have transformed lives and business workflows all across the world. Although the impact on individuals is easily seen by the sheer number of people who use file sharing services and cloud-based software applications, the impacts on data...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Conservation, Information
The Mariana Trench is one of the deepest parts of the ocean. As such, it is extremely difficult to explore. However, researchers have taken on the challenge of enabling exploration through the use of remote-operated vehicles such as the U.S. National Oceanic and...
by Admin | Feb 8, 2017 | Conservation, Information
Plankton are tiny aquatic creatures which form the basis of many of the food webs found in the world’s oceans. Each smaller than a grain of rice, they band together in huge swarms that sometimes manifest on the surface as “red tides.” But for the most part, they...
by Admin | Feb 1, 2017 | Conservation
Although many people immediately think of space travel when they hear about NASA, the organization has done a lot of excellent research that has been used by others to explore climate change and other ecological changes. Take, for example, the agency’s ability to...
