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By Layal Liverpool Cold war satellites can do more than just spyU.S. Geological Survey Images taken by cold war spy satellites have revealed a long-term decline in biodiversity due to the expansion of farming in Kazakhstan over the past 50 years. Catalina Munteanu at Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany and her colleagues analysed satellite images…

By Donna Lu After flooding, plastics and debris covered the waters of Durban harbour in April 2019Grant Blakeway/Lauren Biermann et al. With help from artificial intelligence, we can now detect patches of floating marine plastic from satellite data. The technique may eventually help environmental researchers better monitor and manage plastic waste in the ocean. Lauren…