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Groundwater Is the “Hidden Connection” Between Land and Sea

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 28 April 202030 November 2022

The importance of fresh groundwater to coastal ecosystems is revealed using the first computer model at a global scale.

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La Contaminación del Aire Puede Empeorar la Tasa de Mortalidad por COVID-19

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 28 April 202016 July 2025

Científicos descubren que condados altamente contaminados en los Estados Unidos tendrán una tasa de mortalidad por COVID19 4.5 veces más grande que aquellos condados similares.

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The Massive Ice Avalanches of Mars

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 27 April 20208 August 2022

Ice avalanches may have traveled at speeds of up to 80 meters per second.

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Bringing Earthquake Education to Schools in Nepal

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 27 April 20205 April 2023

The Seismology at School in Nepal program aims to prepare rural communities for the next big earthquake.

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Eight Lessons from COVID-19 to Guide Our Climate Response

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 20205 November 2021

The global response to the ongoing pandemic can teach us how we should, and shouldn’t, respond to the climate crisis. And most important, it shows that we can do something.

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Getting to the Bottom of Slow-Motion Earthquakes

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 24 April 20202 December 2022

For close to 20 years, slow-motion earthquakes have been an enigma. Core samples provide new clues to their origins.

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This Week: Green Reads for Earth Week

by AGU 24 April 202030 September 2021

What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?

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How to Turn Our Cities Into Treetopias

by Alan Simson 23 April 20207 January 2022

We are and will continue to plant more street trees, urban groves and informal clusters of trees in our parks and green spaces. Treetopia has begun.

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Oktoberfest’s Methane Rise Is the Wurst

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 23 April 202016 August 2024

Incomplete combustion and biogenic emissions—exhalations and flatulence—make Oktoberfest a significant, albeit temporary, source of the potent greenhouse gas.

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Looking Back at Our Pale Blue Dot

by C. Fogerty 23 April 20208 April 2022

Astronomers model changes in Earth’s chemical signature over the past 4 billion years to improve the search for Earth-like exoplanets.

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