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A new Maxar Technologies satellite image of a now-destroyed theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows the word “children” in Russian (дети) written in front of and behind the building. Ukrainian officials said that roughly 1,000 people were inside the Drama Theater of Mariupol during its destruction Wednesday (March 16), and it was unclear … Read more
In 2020, German researchers began to collaborate with Ukrainian colleagues to survey bat parasites, mostly bloodsuckers such as ticks and fleas. They wanted to know what kinds of bacteria the bats in Ukraine harbored—a first step in identifying any potential threats to human health. Researchers at the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine in … Read more
At this time of year Maryna Kravchenko, a population ecologist at Kharkiv National University (KNU), normally heads into the forests of eastern Ukraine to track frogs and toads emerging from hibernation. Instead, after 1 week sheltering from bombs in a basement, she fled with her young children to Germany, where colleagues at Ludwig Maximilian University … Read more
The catastrophic disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 was caused by an explosion at the Reactor 4 Unit. This expelled a sizeable quantity of radioactive material into the surroundings, alongside a partial meltdown of the reactor core. The last few decades have seen substantial international efforts to safely contain and decontaminate the … Read more
On the morning of 24 February, conservation biologist Anton Vlaschenko awoke to the sound of shelling outside his apartment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The first thing he did was eat a big breakfast. Then, he headed straight to the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center; the bat rescue and research facility is the largest of its kind in … Read more
Representatives from the Polaris Program hold a Ukrainian flag that will fly into space later in 2022. (Image credit: Polaris Program/Twitter) The all-private Polaris Dawn mission publicly shared its support for Ukraine as the nation continues to endure attacks from Russia. The crewed Polaris Dawn, led by Inspiration4 founder and tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, will … Read more
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will not enter new collaborations with Russian scientific institutions following a request of Ukraine’s scientists to halt partnerships with Russian science institutions in response to Russia’s military invasion of their country. CERN operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world including the famous Large Hadron Collider, which … Read more
For nearly 70 years, CERN, the European particle physics laboratory near Geneva, has served as a narrow but sturdy cultural bridge between East and West. But that link, which endured the coldest days of the Cold War, is straining under the weighty repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some Ukrainian physicists are calling for Russia … Read more
A Maxar satellite image shows Russian airborne forces in Zdvyzhivka, Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2022. (Image credit: Maxar Technologies) Private Earth observation companies have been sharing satellite images of Ukraine and its bordering countries amid Russia’s military invasion, but these efforts are not actually helping resistance fighters on the ground, Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov said … Read more
This BlackSky satellite image, collected over Chernihiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 28, 2022 at 12:22 local time (UTC+2), shows an Epicentr K home improvement warehouse ablaze with scorched fields a few hundred meters east following shelling in the area. (Image credit: BlackSky) Private Earth-observation satellites are helping the world keep tabs on the Russian invasion of … Read more