Photo: Boreal forest in northern Canada A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze satellite imagery from boreal forests over the last three decades, found that fire may be changing the face of the region in a way researchers did not previously anticipate. Historically, fires in North American boreal forests have led to coniferous trees
We know trees get stressed. What if they could tell us when they’re stressed? A new project from NAU aims to build a system using satellites and instruments on the International Space Station that will track in near-real time when trees are stressed either because of lack of water or a bark beetle infestation and
Breaking open a case can be hard work for the police. If they want to prove somebody is committing a crime in their home, they must do a stakeout — or perhaps several — to build the probable cause to intrude further. So in 2017, federal agents skipped the hassle. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Photo: Sunset at Baptiste Lookout, Flathead National Forest, Montana. Courtesy photo by Hufstetler/U.S. Forest Service Ecosystems have a long memory. That may not be a good thing. What scientists have learned is that extreme climate events like drought and heat waves don’t just negatively impact plants, trees and other vegetation while they’re ongoing. The effects
As part of a team of collaborators from Northern Arizona University and Johns Hopkins University, NAU Ph.D. candidate Ari Koeppel recently discovered that water was once present in a region of Mars called Arabia Terra. Arabia Terra is in the northern latitudes of Mars. Named in 1879 by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli, this ancient land covers an area slightly larger than
Iran appears to be preparing for a space launch as negotiations continue in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers, according to an expert and satellite images. The likely blast off at Iran’s Imam Khomeini Spaceport comes as Iranian state media has offered a list of upcoming planned satellite launches in the works