One year ago today, President Trump vowed to exit the United States from the Paris climate pact. Eos discusses this with climatologist Michael Mann, author of the new book The Tantrum that Saved the World.
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Obama’s Science Adviser Blasts Trump Policies and Personnel
In a no-holds-barred speech, John Holdren renews call for a White House science adviser.
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New Paths for Plankton in Warming Arctic?
Water flowing from the Pacific to the Atlantic could find new shortcuts, enabling plankton to survive the trip through the cold polar region.
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Scientists Discover an Environment on the Cusp of Habitability
A volcanically heated Costa Rican lake hosts only one type of organism, suggesting that its Mars-like environment is just barely capable of supporting life.
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New Arctic Science Cooperation Agreement Comes into Force
The agreement focuses on facilitating access to research areas, research infrastructure and facilities, and data.
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Seeing Green: A Stratospheric View of the 2017 Total Eclipse
Airborne telescopes gave scientists a sky-high view of the 2017 Great American Eclipse as they took measurements that are difficult to obtain from the ground.
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Postal Service Honors First American Woman in Space
New postage stamp features space shuttle astronaut Sally Ride, a role model for girls, women, and diversity in science. It puts “a stamp” on Ride’s accomplishments, her widow told Eos.
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Roger Lhermitte (1920–2016)
This luminary in the field of weather radar did it all, from basic engineering to sophisticated analysis.
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Faster Lava Flows, Explosive Eruptions Begin at Kīlauea
Scientists say the dramatic increase in flows is likely due to the arrival of younger, hotter magma in the system.
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Fresh Take on a Gold Treasure’s Origins Using Geochemistry
Blending geoscience and archaeology, researchers apply a new technique to pinpoint where ancient and unique gold artifacts were crafted.