Scientists model the effect of horses, cattle, sheep, and goats on local environments and global climate.
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Reckoning with Climate’s Most Challenging Questions
Climate researchers outline a vision for the future of climate observations.
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Tracing the Path of Gas Atoms from Earth to the Final Frontier
Scientists capture the first complete image of Earth’s luminous geocorona and prove its ecliptic north–south symmetry.
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A Better Way to Probe Peat
Florida scientists use ground-penetrating radar to image underground carbon stores in the Disney Wilderness Preserve.
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Tracing Electric Currents That Flow Along Earth’s Magnetic Field
A new study uses satellite data to examine a worldwide system of electric currents in greater detail than ever before.
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Scientists Probe Water Inside Leaves via Satellite
Improving satellite-based studies of vegetation optical depth, a critical ecosystem indicator.
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The Power of Water, Wind, and Solar (and Nothing Else)
Road map for improving climate calls for 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050.
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Mapping a Valparaíso Earthquake from Foreshock to Aftershock
Using seismic data recorded along the Chilean coast, scientists retrace the development of a recent earthquake.
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Reducing Errors in Satellite-Derived Arctic Sea Ice Thicknesses
Salty snow throws off satellite-based estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness by up to 25%. A new method seeks to fix that.
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Plumbing the Depths of the Marine Carbon Cycle
Scientists measure dissolved black carbon in South China Sea water samples to better understand the carbon cycle in the oceans, which absorb roughly half of all carbon emitted into the atmosphere.