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Digital elevation map of canals at ancient Maya site Belize
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Ancient Maya Farms Revealed by Laser Scanning

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 7 October 20193 November 2021

One agricultural network was 5 times larger than earlier estimates, and the fields may be an early source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.

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Foretelling Forest Death from Above

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 October 20191 March 2023

A satellite-based early-warning signal may spot the start of a forest’s decline and give forest managers more time to save its life.

Satellite image of a brown wildfire burn scar on the coast
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Wildfires Affect Water Resources Long After the Smoke Clears

Megan Sever, Science Writer by Megan Sever 7 October 201915 November 2021

Wildfires affect watersheds in myriad ways, from reducing evapotranspiration to changing soil repellencies, but new research suggests impacts on snowpack and runoff are the most significant.

Peter Haugan and Manaswita Konar sit on a dais in front of a screen reading “The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change.”
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Ocean-Based Actions Provide Big Opportunities to Curb Emissions

by Randy Showstack 7 October 201927 March 2023

A new report outlines key areas to help mitigate emissions, including increased renewable energy, more efficient ocean-based transport, and advances in managing fisheries and aquaculture.

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Interstellar Interloper Borisov Looks Like a Regular Comet, for Now

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 4 October 201927 March 2023

A first look at the chemical composition of the interstellar comet Borisov reveals ingredients that look a lot like those found in solar system comets. That’s not likely to last very long.

Pools of bright blue water amid ice
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Freshwater Pools Show Antarctica Is More Vulnerable Than We Thought

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 October 201927 March 2023

East Antarctica’s lakes cluster in patterns similar to those on Greenland’s ice sheet, which is melting rapidly.

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What Makes for Ethical Citizen Science Research?

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 3 October 201921 March 2023

A new study explores questions of consent and coercion in citizen science.

Forest fire rages at night.
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Red Skies, Black Holes, Green Lakes, and Other Colorful Things

by AGU 3 October 2019

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

Aerial view of the Ebro River snaking into the sunset
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Heat Waves Are Blowing in the Wind

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 2 October 201918 October 2021

New research indicates that droughts in far-off places contribute to the amount of heat transported to regions experiencing heat waves.

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Human Activity Outpaces Volcanoes, Asteroids in Releasing Deep Carbon

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 1 October 201918 November 2022

Humanity’s carbon emissions are, by far, the largest disturbance to Earth’s steady state carbon cycle.

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