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Gale Crater on Mars
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History of Mars’s Water, Seen Through the Lens of Gale Crater

by R. Skibba 5 April 20183 January 2023

Research uncovers more of Mars’s past, when flowing water may have been transient before eventually disappearing.

Aurora in Manitoba, Canada
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An Aurora of a Different Color

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 April 201814 February 2022

Meet STEVE, a purple and green, low-latitude, aurora-like phenomenon whose inner workings were uncovered with the help of citizen scientists.

A Basler BT-67 fixed wing aircraft releases oil dispersant over oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on 5 May 2010.
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Oil Spill Response Knowledge Grows, but New Risks Emerge

by L. G. Shields 3 April 201818 May 2022

Oil spill expert Nancy Kinner discusses lessons learned from Deepwater Horizon, dangers of aging infrastructure and atomized dispersants, and a Russian plan that imperils Arctic waters.

A rough, uncut diamond sitting in kimberlite rock.
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Diamond Impurities Reveal Water Deep Within the Mantle

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 2 April 20184 August 2023

A high-pressure form of ice, trapped within diamonds forged in the lower mantle, suggests that aqueous fluids reside deeper in Earth than we knew.

Nine polar storms surrounding Jupiter’s north pole
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New Juno Data Reveal Four Key Secrets of Jupiter

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 March 201817 February 2023

Deep clouds, polar storms, lopsided gravity, and a uniformly rotating interior demonstrate that the gas giant plays by different rules than Earth.

Earth from International Space Station
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An NSF Geosciences Road Map to Be Revised with Community Input

by Randy Showstack 28 March 20186 February 2023

The agency requests comments by 15 April.

An artist’s conception of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
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Federal Spending Act Boosts Funding for Many Science Agencies

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Randy Showstack and Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 March 201810 April 2023

Congressional priorities reflected in the legislation differed sharply from the administration’s.

Frequent saltwater incursions make this area inhospitable, but certain microbes thrive in those conditions, creating extensive microbial mats that gradually turn into calcite and dolomite rock.
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Images Suggest a Viral Role in Some Rock Formation

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 26 March 201822 February 2022

Viruses might have helped transform dense bacterial colonies into a type of sedimentary rock that is frequently associated with underground oil reserves.

Spatter bombs
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Homemade “Spatter Bombs” Can Reveal Volcanic Secrets

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 23 March 201815 November 2022

Researchers use trial and error to develop a technique to create volcanic lava bombs.

Crew on the R/V Ocean Starr pulling a discarded net from the Pacific Ocean
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Pacific’s Garbage Hot Spot Holds More Plastic Debris Than Was Thought

by Randy Showstack 22 March 201810 April 2023

A nonprofit that helped to collect data for the research plans to use the study’s findings to help guide it in an upcoming campaign to remove buoyant plastic trash from ocean gyres.

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