Author Profile: K M S Cartier

Kimberly M. S. Cartier

Publications from K. M. S. Cartier

Illustration of a boat sailing across a black background with colorful plankton in its wake

News 14 November 2019

Plankton Biodiversity Mapped Globally

A team of scientists sailed around the world to catalog the diversity of plankton species in the ocean. Their findings have important economic implications as climate warms.

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Geohealth

News 8 November 2019

Keystone Pipeline Spills 9,120 Barrels of Oil in Dakota Wetlands

The leak took place along a preexisting section of the Keystone Pipeline. This is the pipeline’s fourth spill in 9 years.

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Planetary Sciences

Two spacecraft flying outside the solar system in interstellar space

News 4 November 2019

Voyager 2’s Interstellar Arrival Was Kind of Familiar. That’s Surprising

The spacecraft crossed the solar system’s edge at a different spot and in a different solar season than Voyager 1. Nevertheless, the border looked much the same in both spots.

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

News 28 October 2019

Giant Geode Grew Slow and Steady

Temperature fluctuations, maybe from climate or maybe from geothermal systems, amplified a natural process that grew the crystals.

Planetary Sciences

News 22 October 2019

Modern Planet Protection Rules Recommended and Welcomed

Protocols for the Moon and Mars, human exploration, ocean worlds, and the private sector are all due for a major overhaul.

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Natural Hazards

News 17 October 2019

Yet Again, Warmer Winter Looms for U.S.

NOAA’s winter forecasts are less confident than usual except in Alaska and Hawaii. Expect to see a lot of weather variability in the coming months.

Space Science & Space Physics

An illustration of the Sun within the heliosheath encountering the interstellar medium

News 17 October 2019

What Inflates the Solar Bubble? Voyagers Count What’s Missing

The first in situ measurement of the pressure at the edge of the solar system reveals that there’s still a lot we don’t know about what sets the size of the heliosphere.

Science Policy & Funding