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A New Twist on Robotic Float Data Reveals Critical Ocean Chemistry

by Mariana Bif 18 March 202618 March 2026

A novel application of a statistical method to existing data from the global network of BGC-Argo floats unveiled chemical measurements critical to tracking nitrogen cycling in oxygen minimum zones.

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Geostationary Satellite Applications Expand into Land Monitoring

by Xiangzhong Luo, Misaki Hase, Xuanlong Ma, Yuhei Yamamoto and Kazuhito Ichii 13 March 202613 March 2026

Known for their weather-observing prowess, these satellites can also track land surface processes and disturbances over broad areas in near-real time.

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How to Accelerate Advances in Ecological Forecasting

by Jacob A. Zwart, Cameron Thompson, Hassan Moustahfid, Jessica Burnett and Michael Dietze 24 February 202624 February 2026

Developing shared cyberinfrastructure can enhance predictions of ecological change and enable improved decisionmaking for resource management and public well-being.

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Lessons and Lingering Questions from Collapsing Basaltic Calderas

by Kyle R. Anderson, Kendra J. Lynn, Ashton F. Flinders, Thomas Shea and Michael Poland 18 December 202518 December 2025

Research into the hazardous collapses of basaltic volcanoes has revealed common physical processes, but addressing remaining questions requires learning more from historical events.

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Shining a Light on the People Behind Solar Science

by Peter Young 10 December 202526 February 2026

A new database provides a comprehensive who’s who of scientists in solar and heliospheric physics research, offering a valuable resource for that community and a model for other fields to follow.

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When Does Rainfall Become Recharge?

by Stacey Priestley, Andy Baker, Margaret Shanafield, Wendy Timms and Martin Andersen 4 December 20254 December 2025

Counting drips in caves is helping to reveal how much precipitation is needed to start refilling underground aquifers.

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Tracing Iron’s Invisible Transformations Just Beneath Our Feet

by Andrew R. C. Grigg, Katrin Schiedung, Joëlle Kubeneck and Ruben Kretzschmar 19 September 202519 September 2025

A new method that adds synthetic iron minerals to soils sheds light on hard-to-observe soil and sediment processes and may have a host of other applications in the Earth sciences and beyond.

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An Accessible Alternative for Undergraduate Research Experiences

by Ryan Brown, Laurie Juranek, Miguel Goñi, Julie Risien and Kimberley Preston 4 September 20254 September 2025

This program reimagined traditional undergraduate research experiences to lower barriers to participation and support students as they explored the whole arc of scientific research.

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Un repositorio de núcleos de coral diseñado para la transparencia y accesibilidad

by Avi Strange, Oliwia Jasnos, Lauren T. Toth, Nancy G. Prouty and Thomas M. DeCarlo 8 August 20253 October 2025

CoralCT archiva datos originales y procesados de núcleos de corales y arrecifes, preservando información valiosa sobre cómo los corales responden a cambios medioambientales.

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Finding Consensus on Arctic Ocean Climate History

by Jochen Knies, Matt O’Regan and Claude Hillaire Marcel 25 June 202525 June 2025

Understanding the effects of a “blue” Arctic Ocean on future climate requires a coordinated effort to study Earth’s past warm periods using a variety of classical and cutting-edge methods.

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