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Close-up of a booted foot and the head of a hoe as dark soil is turned. Young corn plants are out of focus in the background.
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The Nutrient-Rich Legacy in the Amazon’s Dark Earths

by Kate Evans 23 March 202221 July 2022

Fertile terra preta soils were created through centuries of carefully managed land use. Scientists are taking cues from these soils to better sequester carbon and improve soil for agriculture.

Image of a bearded and gloved man, Robert Mulvaney, with ice inside a metal corer.
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Māori Arrival in New Zealand Revealed in Antarctic Ice Cores

by Kate Evans 26 October 202121 March 2022

A new study shows smoke from fires set by the first inhabitants of Aotearoa from around 1300 left a mark in the ice 6,000 kilometers away, on an island off the Antarctic Peninsula.

Illustration of exoplanet Kepler-1649 c orbiting its host red dwarf star
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The Forecast for Exoplanets is Cloudy but Bright

by Kate Evans 26 July 202126 April 2022

Clouds make climate modeling on Earth difficult. Identifying—and even defining—atmospheric phenomena on other planets is the next big exoplanet challenge.

Computer artwork of two transportation vehicles on the Moon, with the Earth visible in the sky above
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Declaration of the Rights of the Moon

by Kate Evans 20 July 202122 November 2021

What are the ethics of mining the Moon? Could humans cause environmental damage to Earth’s only satellite? And could a new Declaration of the Rights of the Moon be one way of mitigating those impacts?

Aerial image of the braided channels of the Waimakariri River
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The River’s Lizard Tail: Braiding Indigenous Knowledges with Geomorphology

by Kate Evans 14 September 20208 October 2021

Indigenous Knowledges can be accurate, rigorous, and precise, say researchers in New Zealand, and they can help geomorphologists see landscapes in a new, richer way.

Wide image of a group of researchers looking through slabs of rock in a ditch in a dry paddock
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Ancient “Pickled” Leaves Give a Glimpse of Global Greening

by Kate Evans 3 September 202026 January 2023

A unique fossil lake bed in New Zealand has revealed insights into global climate under elevated levels of carbon dioxide but is now off-limits to scientists.

Dazzlingly lush canopy of the Akatarawa Forest, New Zealand
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New Evidence of a Giant Lava Lamp Beneath the Ancient Pacific

by Kate Evans 1 July 20204 October 2021

Seismic surveys find evidence of a superplume in Earth’s mantle that fueled ancient megaeruptions in the Pacific.

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