How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes
Time-lapse animations that once took days to create are now easy to build with publicly available satellite images and free online tools.
March 14, 2023 • ~7 min
New insights into training dynamics of deep classifiers
MIT researchers uncover the structural properties and dynamics of deep classifiers, offering novel explanations for optimization, generalization, and approximation in deep networks.
March 8, 2023 • ~6 min
Countries are relying on forests and soil to absorb their remaining carbon – it's a risky way to reach net zero
National strategies depend on natural methods to offset emissions – but acknowledge this may not be possible.
March 6, 2023 • ~8 min
New study offers clues to how shifting climate may change ocean ecosystems
By studying the fossil record of one group of organisms, researchers now worry that human-driven climate change may return us to an “Earth of 8 million years ago ... detrimentally restructuring the marine communities of the entire ocean.”
March 3, 2023 • ~6 min
Why prey animals often see threats where there are none – and how it costs them
False alarms are common in prey animals, but what causes them and how can they be avoided?
March 2, 2023 • ~7 min
Disaster survivors need help remaining connected with friends and families – and access to mental health care
Food, shelter and medical supplies are important but not the only things that help people get back on their feet.
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~8 min
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