Jessica Irvine

Infographic for Article 10.34133/space.0012. Credit: Space: Science & Technology With the development of satellite networks, space-air-ground integrated networks, and the Internet of Things, the future giant constellations, high-resolution Earth observation, human-crewed spacecraft, space stations and other space-based information systems have put forward an increasingly urgent demand for large-capacity space networking and information transmission. The space …

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Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology In a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology have introduced “Meta-Sorter,” an AI-based method that leverages neural networks and transfer learning to significantly improve biome labeling for thousands of microbiome samples in the MGnify database, especially those …

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by Robert A. Cronkleton, The Kansas City Star Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoke from wildfires in western Canada has decreased over the Kansas City area, but air quality in the metro remained at unhealthy levels for some people by Friday morning, according to the website AirNow.gov. The Air Quality Index for Kansas City was at …

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To observe development in the C. elegans worm, seen here, Professor Christopher Hammell’s team at the CSHL Cancer Center expanded upon an imaging technique originally developed for use in single cells. This allowed them to witness, for the first time, active gene expression taking place inside an animal. Credit: Christopher Hammell/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory There’s …

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Damage from the cyclone has affected more than 135,000 people across the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Brazilian rescue workers were on Friday searching for almost 50 people still missing after a devastating cyclone unleashed torrential rain and flooding in the south of the country. Five days after the cyclone, which left 41 dead, …

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