Scientists say the radar will paint the first detailed global map of forests’ biomass, which is crucial for sucking up carbon and slowing climate change.

The 1.2-tonne satellite will use an approach not dissimilar to that used in a CT scan, and analyse slices through the trees ...

This will allow scientists to determine how much biomass Earth ... new satellite mission to measure global forest biomass. “Our idea was to use a very special type of radar to map the world ...

The drifting Antarctic iceberg A-23A came to a sudden stop in late February off the coast of South Georgia Island — a British ...

A satellite conceived ... is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from space. Credit: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc World’s first ...