Utah’s famous bridges and spires hum with a deep, earthly music, just below the threshold of human perception.

L. Lester
Liza Lester joined AGU’s media relations team in 2018 after 6 years managing communications for the Ecological Society of America. She graduated with a doctorate in molecular and cellular biology from the University of Washington in 2009, transitioning to science writing through AAAS’s Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows program.
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New research finds adaptation of ports to sea level rise cheap compared to new construction needed to keep up with growing maritime trade.
Podcast: Escape from Thera
A colossal volcanic eruption at Santorini, Greece, 3,600 years ago sent the island’s Bronze Age population fleeing for their lives. Where did the people go?
Podcast: Et Tu, Etna?
Global environmental calamity followed the death of Caesar. The source may have been a volcano in Sicily.
Podcast: Volcano Disaster Prepping
Third Pod from the Sun talks with volcanologist John Ewert, a founder of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.
Podcast: When the Sahara Was Green
Past climate change likely motivated human migrations.