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.

As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on April 29, ESA has released its most extensive ...

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.

On 29 April 2025, the European climate satellite Biomass was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Discover how nearly two decades of satellite data—and the new Biomass mission—are helping scientists map forest carbon across ...

The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says ...

Aberystwyth University is playing a major role in quantifying the changing distribution of carbon in the World’s forests and ...

That reflector will receive data from the world's forests, the ESA said. Forests on Earth collectively absorb and store about 8 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, the ESA said. That ...

Take a contemplative stroll in ancient woodlands near Warsaw and spy rare species like bison and pygmy owls. Plus: Three ...

The College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University brings students, faculty, and researchers together to measure, map, model ... based on challenges facing ...

The Białowieża Forest World Heritage site, on the border between Poland and Belarus, is an immense range of primary forest including both conifers and broadleaved trees covering a total area of ...