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Biogeosciences

News 2 June 2021

Species of Feces Help Phytoplankton Feed Itself

The unicellular plants more readily take up iron in the presence of salp feces than in krill feces, an experiment in Antarctica reveals.

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Space Science & Space Physics

News 24 May 2021

Record-Setting Flare Spotted on the Nearest Star to the Sun

Proxima Centauri recently let loose a blast of radiation, and ground- and space-based telescopes detected the record-setting event at wavelengths ranging from radio to the ultraviolet.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 18 May 2021

Laser Flashes Shed Light on a Changing Arctic

An ongoing project in northern Alaska is using pulses of laser light to monitor anthropogenic activity, ice quakes, and marine wildlife.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 12 May 2021

The Who, What, When, Where, and Why of the Polar Vortex

Here’s a rundown of what this atmospheric phenomenon really is and why it matters.

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Ocean Sciences

News 29 April 2021

Ocean Sensors Record Rare Triple Tsunami near New Zealand

A new suite of DART buoys in the South Pacific Ocean spotted waves set in motion by three tsunamigenic earthquakes that occurred within hours of one another.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 6 April 2021

Rare Wintertime Thunderstorms Recorded over the U.S. Gulf Coast

“Thundersnow”—thunderstorm activity accompanying a winter storm—was spotted near southern Texas earlier this year.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 26 March 2021

Arctic Lightning Up 300% in One 11-Year Study

The increase may be due to climate change, researchers suggest, but the trend hasn’t been observed in other lightning data sets.

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Biogeosciences

News 23 March 2021

A Dip in Atmospheric Carbon May Have Facilitated Dinosaur Dispersal

Herbivorous dinosaurs migrated north across Pangea beginning about 214 million years ago, coincident with a downturn in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.

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Biogeosciences

News 18 March 2021

Vicuña Poop Nourishes “Dung Gardens” High in the Andes

The excrement delivers nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen, kick-starting islands of vegetation at the edge of the cryosphere.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 16 March 2021

El Monte Everest a veces puede sentirse más bajo que el K2

Las variaciones de la presión atmosférica en la cima del Everest afectan a la disponibilidad de oxígeno, modificando la percepción de la elevación de la cumbre unos cientos de metros.

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