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Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer

Aaron Sidder

Aaron Sidder is a freelance writer based out of Denver, Colo. He has a master’s degree in ecology from Colorado State University. Aaron was an AGU-sponsored AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellow at National Geographic in 2016, and he has been writing for Eos ever since. In addition to Eos and National Geographic, he has written for National Geographic Kids Magazine, Smithosonian Smart News, 5280 Magazine, and the Santa Fe Institute. In his free time, he cultivates an extensive—and growing—collection of field guides from around the country.

A farmer walks behind two cattle pulling a wooden plough through rocky soil.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Food Deficits in Africa Will Grow in a Warmer World

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 5 October 20225 October 2022

Under the combined stress of growing populations and current warming trends, many African nations will face increasing shortfalls in food production in the coming decades.

坐落于长江干流的中国三峡水库
Posted inResearch Spotlights

光纤技术为滑坡监测开辟新领域

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 30 August 202230 August 2022

为了研究中国三峡水库沿线的一处滑坡,研究人员在现场布设了光纤传感器,来监测地下温度、湿度和应变。

A copper mine delves deep into the orange rock of an Arizona desert. More than a dozen even steps have been excavated leading down to a roughly circular depression in the ground. Some of the steps have patches of oxidized copper, a blue-green color. A smooth path large enough for heavy machinery spirals down into the bottom of the mine.
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Machine Learning Could Revolutionize Mineral Exploration

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 26 August 202223 September 2022

Using a global data set of zircon trace elements, new research demonstrates the power of machine learning algorithms to accurately identify and locate porphyry copper deposits.

Yosemite National Park ecosystem featuring a stream, trees, and snow-covered hillslope.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Drives Hillslope Connectivity?

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 23 August 202223 August 2022

Hillslopes play a critical role in linking ecosystems. Understanding the forces that drive their connections can help us to better understand adaptation in the face of climate change.

Data from the J-OFURO3 satellite product showing monthly sea surface temperature variations across the global ocean. The red colors indicate sea surface temperature swings from month to month that are typically larger than 1.5°C, while dark blues and purples indicate variations that are typically smaller than 0.5°C.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Spatial Scale Shapes the Ocean and Atmosphere’s Influence on the Climate

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 9 August 20229 August 2022

Researchers measured the processes driving heat exchange between the Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere.

China’s Three Gorges Reservoir, located on the Yangtze River.
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Fiber Optics Open New Frontier for Landslide Monitoring

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 3 August 202216 September 2022

To study a landslide along China’s Three Gorges Reservoir, researchers deployed underground fiber-optic sensors to monitor temperature, moisture, and strain.

Flooding during June 2011 on the Missouri River floodplain near Arrow Rock, Mo.
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Missouri River Floodplain Expansion, Services, and Resiliency

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 28 July 202221 September 2022

Benefits might accrue for both wildlife and climate resiliency if more floodplains along the lower Missouri River were allowed to flood.

Una imagen del géiser Imperial de Yellowstone. El géiser está al centro de la imagen mostrando coloraciones azules claras y en la parte inferior de la imagen se observan las copas de unos pinos.
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Una nueva perspectiva sobre la vida microbiana en las aguas termales del Parque Yellowstone

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 28 July 20225 December 2022

Una investigación sobre los rangos de hábitat de microorganismos en las fuentes hidrotermales del parque nacional Yellowstone muestran condiciones ambientales propicias para la interacción entre cianobacterias y algas.

Vancouver Island rising above the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracing Water Particles Back in Time

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 22 July 202222 July 2022

Every summer, a low-oxygen pool settles off Canada’s western coast. A new study uses robust modeling to track the origins of the dense water.

SEM images of coccolithophores
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Understanding the Calcium Carbonate Cycle in the North Pacific

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 7 July 20227 July 2022

Using data collected from Hawaii to Alaska, a new study sheds light on calcium carbonate cycling in the ocean, an understudied component of the global carbon cycle.

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