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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.

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.
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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.
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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.

Red-filter image of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai eruption on 15 January 2022
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Modeling Atmospheric Waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 12 May 202230 November 2022

A shallow-water oceanic model showed agreement with satellite observations of atmospheric waves produced by the eruption of the underwater volcano.

The Krafla geothermal power station in northern Iceland
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Innovative Model Elucidates Geothermal Energy Resource

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 March 20225 December 2022

Data from deep wells and a Bayesian modeling framework shed new light on one of Iceland’s valuable geothermal reservoirs.

An image of Yellowstone’s Imperial Geyser.
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A Fresh View of Microbial Life in Yellowstone’s Hot Springs

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 February 202210 August 2022

Research on the habitat ranges of microorganisms in Yellowstone’s hot springs reveals an overlap between cyanobacteria and algae.

A “black smoker” chimney
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Exploration and Evaluation of Deep-Sea Mining Sites

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 14 February 202224 April 2025

Two studies chart new territory for the fledgling deep-sea mining industry through advances in the identification and analysis of seafloor hydrothermal mounds.

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