The first false-color image from ESA's newly operational Biomass satellite shows off a unique perspective of the rainforests, ...

ESA’s Biomass satellite has released its first breathtaking images of Earth, providing a never-before-seen perspective of the planet’s most intact and ecologically significant regions. Unveiled at the ...

Carrying a novel P-band synthetic aperture radar, ESA’s Biomass Earth Explorer satellite mission delivers completely new information on forest height and above-ground forest biomass from space. This ...

Illustration of Biomass in orbit with its mesh reflector deployed. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite on Tuesday that will "weigh" Earth's ...

Carrying a novel P-band synthetic aperture radar, ESA’s Biomass Earth Explorer satellite mission delivers completely new information on forest height and above-ground forest biomass from space. This ...

ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected ‘Biomass’ to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth’s most precious resources.

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture. ESA/ATG medialab Forests are the second-largest carbon sink on the planet, after the ...

Expanding and restoring forests presents an opportunity for countries to remove carbon from the atmosphere and contribute to national efforts towards achieving net zero. Yet, reliable information that ...

Contrary to a finding from the 1960s, a new study reveals that the bulk of Earth's biomass comes from giant and tiny organisms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change – but not all forests are equal. New ...