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The solar corona is visible during the total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017.
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A “Dam” in the Corona May Make the Solar Wind Gain Its Unusual Speeds

by Alakananda Dasgupta 8 June 20228 June 2022

A new study supports the idea of a “helicity barrier” influencing the fluctuating stream of interplanetary plasma.

Monsoonal rainfall in Manipal, Western Ghats.
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A Community-Led Landslide Prediction System in India

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 7 June 20227 June 2022

In a first-of-its-kind disaster prevention initiative, a meteorology-based landslide prediction system was developed as a crowdsourced science effort.

A poof of red and yellow light shoots out of a dark red and black star
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Coronal Dimmings Shine Light on Stellar CMEs

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 6 June 202225 August 2022

Coronal mass ejections from stars have eluded easy observation, so scientists are looking at what’s left behind.

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Crowdsourced Weather Projects Boost Climate Science Research

by Jennifer Schmidt 2 June 20222 March 2023

Historic observations, manually transcribed from handwritten records, are giving scientists a fresh glimpse into Victorian era climate.

Illustration of the AI algorithm estimating large earthquakes’ magnitudes on the basis of prompt elastogravity signals (PEGS) traveling at the speed of light, much faster than seismic (P and S) waves.
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Monitoring Earthquakes at the Speed of Light

by Mohammed El-Said 2 June 20222 June 2022

New research uses gravity and a machine learning model to instantaneously estimate the magnitude and location of large earthquakes.

Aerial view of a coastal mangrove wetland in Abu Dhabi.
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Planting Wetlands Could Help Stave Off Climate Catastrophe

by Jennifer Schmidt 1 June 20221 June 2023

A shift in priority and approach to wetland restoration could reduce atmospheric carbon.

Planta Arabidopsis de dos semanas cultivada en un regolito lunar. La planta es pequeña y ella y el regolito se encuentran al centro de la imagen dentro de un recipiente de cristal transparente.
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El suelo lunar permite cultivar plantas

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 June 202227 March 2023

Plantas cultivadas en regolito lunar recolectado por las misiones Apollo crecieron con éxito desde la semilla hasta el retoño, brindando así información sobre las futuras perspectivas de la agricultura lunar.

Biocrusts abundant in lichens grow on the soil surface in the Colorado Plateau.
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Climate Change Leads to Decline in Lichen Biocrusts

by Derek Smith 26 May 202226 May 2022

As summer temperatures continue to rise, important biocrust-forming organisms in the American Southwest may be lost.

Remains of settlements in Northern Ireland’s uplands.
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Peat Uncovers a Uniquely Resilient Irish Community

by Clarissa Wright 25 May 202227 March 2023

Researchers reveal an abandoned settlement in Northern Ireland that showed unusual resilience during calamities including epidemics, famine, and climate change.

Satellite image of Hurricane Ida overnight on the Gulf Coast
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Active Hurricane Season Expected in the Atlantic Ocean

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 May 202227 October 2022

La Niña conditions and warm ocean temperatures have set the stage for another busy tropical storm year.

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