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Jennifer Schmidt

Photo of a dry Peabody River—brown and gray boulders in a streambed in center, surrounded by greenery.
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U.S. Streams Are Drying Up

by Jennifer Schmidt 28 October 20228 November 2022

A new study reports that streamflow drought is getting more intense in some parts of the United States, a phenomenon that is stressing the nation’s water policy and infrastructure.

Illustration of the Giza pyramids, one under construction, along the Nile.
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Ancient Nile Tributary May Have Aided Pyramid Construction

by Jennifer Schmidt 6 October 20227 February 2023

Pollen from sediment cores shows that a now dry channel cutting through Giza was once a flowing waterway that Egyptian pyramid builders could have used to transport supplies.

Artistic impression of an orange-colored early Earth
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Early Life Learned to Love Oxygen Long Before It Was Cool

by Jennifer Schmidt 16 September 202221 February 2023

Laboratory experiments show that earthquakes may have helped early life evolve in an oxygen-free world.

Green building with many windows and white AC fans near each window
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Major Investment in Air-Conditioning Needed to Address Future Heat Waves

by Jennifer Schmidt 9 September 20221 June 2023

More than 80% of urban residents will need AC by the 2050s, but many of the world’s poorer countries may struggle to meet that demand.

Photo of tubes of rock samples on a laboratory table with a microscope in the background.
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Stretching Crust Explains Earth’s 170,000-Year-Long Heat Wave

by Jennifer Schmidt 27 July 202227 July 2022

During a brief period in Earth’s past, a massive emission of carbon abruptly raised global temperatures, acidified oceans, and stamped out species. New data may help explain how it happened.

Artistic rendition of Earth with a section removed, exposing yellow, orange, and red layers
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Earth’s Wobbly Inner Core Illuminated by Nuclear Explosions

by Jennifer Schmidt 21 July 20221 August 2022

Shock waves from Cold War era nuclear tests gave seismologists a glimpse of the inner core. Its wobbly rotation could explain phenomena such as the periodic change in the length of a day.

Image of Earth with a blue halo.
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Fossil Fuels Drive Increase in Atmospheric Helium

by Jennifer Schmidt 9 June 202219 July 2022

After decades of uncertainty, scientists have finally shown that fossil fuel extraction has flooded the atmosphere with 4He.

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Crowdsourced Weather Projects Boost Climate Science Research

by Jennifer Schmidt 2 June 20222 March 2023

Historic observations, manually transcribed from handwritten records, are giving scientists a fresh glimpse into Victorian era climate.

Aerial view of a coastal mangrove wetland in Abu Dhabi.
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Planting Wetlands Could Help Stave Off Climate Catastrophe

by Jennifer Schmidt 1 June 20221 June 2023

A shift in priority and approach to wetland restoration could reduce atmospheric carbon.

The Colorado River winds through canyons near Page, Ariz.
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Endangered Rivers Plagued by Pollution, Climate Change, and Outdated Management

by Jennifer Schmidt 19 April 202219 April 2022

The annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers includes practical calls to action to turn the tide on threatened U.S. waterways.

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