The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.
Saima May Sidik
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Some High-Threat Volcanoes Are Severely Understudied
Scientists have little understanding of where magma is stored along the Cascade Volcanic Arc or how its volcanoes could affect population centers.
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AI Meets Its Match: The Butterfly Effect
Artificial intelligence algorithms fail to account for a key limitation in weather prediction.
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Passing Planetary Boundaries Requires Synergistic Solutions
Considering Earth’s interacting systems could pull the planet back into a stable operating space.
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Diez ríos que enfrentan contaminación, desarrollo y cambio climático–Y las políticas que pueden ayudar
Reporte anual destaca 10 vías fluviales que han llegado a encrucijadas en las cuales el apoyo del público puede determinar si reciben protección.
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Beavers Are Remaking Microbial Ecosystems in the Arctic
As beavers expand their range northward into the Arctic tundra, changes in bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities appear to be following.
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A Massive Landslide Beheaded One of the World’s Highest Peaks
Annapurna IV toppled in a Himalayan landslide, and scientists finally figured out when and how it happened.
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Collins Gameli Hodoli: Air Quality Is Data Driven
The environmental scientist is making pollution levels public to draw nonscientists into the fight for clean air.
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Frances Lightsom: Pivoting to Information Management
Frances Lightsom started her career as an oceanographer. Then she found delight in data.