The most populated cities in the country are slowly subsiding, posing risks to infrastructure and exacerbating flooding—and not just on the coasts.
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Los incendios forestales amenazan los suelos volcánicos de los Andes peruanos
Los frágiles ecosistemas de las tierras altas mostraron baja resiliencia a los incendios, lo que los hace más vulnerables a la degradación a largo plazo.
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A Great Whale Conveyor Belt Transports Nutrients Across Oceans
Baleen whales shift huge amounts of nutrients, including nitrogen, from high-latitude feeding waters to tropical breeding areas.
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Climate Change Heightened Conditions of South Korean Fires
Unusually low rainfall and humidity, combined with windier days, made the catastrophic wildfires more likely.
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A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt
Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.
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El conocimiento fluye de ida y vuelta en el TierraFest 2025
El TierraFest, el festival más grande de ciencias de la Tierra en México, adopta la diversidad como medio para compartir el conocimiento de nuestro planeta.
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Avalanches of Microplastics Carry Pollution into the Deep Sea
Scientists observed a once-theorized process ferrying microplastics into the deep ocean.
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Knowledge Flows Both Ways at TierraFest 2025
TierraFest, the biggest Earth science festival in Mexico, embraces diversity as a means of sharing knowledge about our planet.
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Large Outdoor Gatherings Expose Event-Goers to Severe Weather
Researchers pinpointed the riskiest events in terms of lightning and tornado exposure by mining data from more than 16,000 large outdoor gatherings.
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Investigadores cuantifican el impacto de los animales en la transformación de la Tierra
Los animales salvajes utilizan 76,000 gigajulios de energía—el equivalente a cientos de miles de monzones o inundaciones—moldeando los ecosistemas terrestres y de agua dulce de nuestro planeta.