AI system accurately maps urban green spaces, exposing environmental divides
A research team led by Rumi Chunara—an NYU associate professor with appointments in both the Tandon School of Engineering and ...
Why Are the Mardi Gras Colors Purple, Gold and Green?
For party animals, few holidays match the joy (and mayhem) of Mardi Gras. If you count yourself among them, you know that the vibrant New Orleans tradition takes place on Fat Tuesday—that’s March 4 ...
In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight
Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, ...
Resilient algae darken glacier surface and may speed up Greenland ice melt, study finds
Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...