Nigerian Megacity Consumes Twice Its Land: Kano’s Ecological Deficit Revealed
A first-of-its-kind geospatial study finds that Kano metropolis consumes resources at twice the rate its land can regenerate, with food ...
Tag: land use change
Machine Learning Reveals Two Decades of Shrinking Greenery Around Malawi’s Largest Lagoon
A two-decade machine-learning analysis of Landsat imagery shows vegetation cover in Malawi's Chia Lagoon catchment fell by 189 square kilometres ...
Dams, Deforestation, and Diversions Are Starving Northern Iran’s Rivers of the Flow They Need
A three-decade analysis of seven Iranian river basins links deforestation, agricultural intensification, dams, and water transfers to escalating violations of ...
Wind and Solar Boom Is Quietly Reshaping Brazil’s Municipal Landscapes
A new study of 129 Brazilian municipalities finds that wind and solar power development is statistically linked to urban expansion ...
Satellites Reveal How Salt Is Quietly Reshaping China’s Yellow River Delta
A new satellite-based index that distinguishes salty from fresh soil moisture reveals four decades of hidden ecological change in the ...
War Leaves a Lasting Scar on the World’s Farmland, Global Study Finds
A global analysis of satellite cropland maps and over 460,000 conflict events shows that armed conflict caused disproportionate farmland loss ...
Coral skeleton from Maui reveals how sugarcane plantations left a 250-year pollution fingerprint on the reef
A 253-year coral core from Olowalu reef, Maui, shows that trace element pollution from sugarcane-era land use rose sharply in ...
Farming soils breathe faster than forests in Northeast India, deep-profile study finds
A depth-resolved study in Tripura, Northeast India, shows that land-use type, not soil depth, is the dominant driver of soil ...
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Hides a Carbon Surprise Beneath Its Grasslands
A two-decade satellite and soil analysis across Brazil's Central Atlantic Forest Corridor reveals that ecosystem productivity and soil carbon storage ...
Machine Learning Maps the Hidden Social Toll of India’s Char Dham Himalayan Expressway
A new study combines interpretable machine learning and satellite change detection to build dynamic socio-environmental baselines along the Char Dham ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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