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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Research Spotlight 1 June 2017

How Variations in Earth’s Orbit Triggered the Ice Ages

Researchers pinpoint how Milankovitch cycles have driven ice growth and influenced the timing of glacial periods.

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Biogeosciences

Research Spotlight 17 March 2017

Water Quality Database Offers New Tools to Study Aquatic Systems

Researchers assess the federal Water Quality Portal, a Web portal that unites disparate water quality data sets and resources.

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Ocean Sciences

Research Spotlight 10 February 2017

Swirling Eddies in the Antarctic May Have Global Impacts

A new model examines how eddies in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current affect volume transport of the world's strongest current.

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Science Policy & Funding

Research Spotlight 2 August 2016

Water Subsidies May Not Be Going to Those Who Need Them Most

A new study finds a widely used water tariff does not effectively deliver subsidies to intended beneficiaries in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Geology & Geophysics

Research Spotlight 22 June 2016

Traces of Ancient Buried Subduction Zone Found in China

A combination of observations and modeling reveals evidence of a late Paleozoic intraoceanic subduction zone in the western Junggar region of northwest China.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 21 June 2016

When Thunderstorms Have Wings

A new study uncovers the origin of a gull wing–shaped cirrus cloud above an Argentinian thunderstorm captured in satellite images.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 9 May 2016

Scientist Credibility Unhurt by Climate Advocacy, Study Suggests

In a social science experiment, a fictitious meteorologist who advocates climate policy stances retains credibility among test subjects.

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Atmospheric Sciences

Research Spotlight 27 April 2016

Climate Change Influences the Dynamics Behind Tropical Cyclones

A new model reveals how cumulus convection, humidity, and tropical circulations interact as global temperatures rise.

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Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 10 March 2016

Gamma Ray Bursts Leave Their Mark in the Low Ionosphere

Scientists use very low and low-frequency radio signals to detect short gamma ray bursts and their impact on the low ionosphere.

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Climate Change

Research Spotlight 9 March 2016

Bark Beetles Cause Big Tree Die-Offs, but Streams Flow Steadily

Recent beetle epidemics have driven tree die-offs across North America, and previous studies predicted an increase in annual streamflow would follow—but a new study shows this may not be the case.

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