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Dust from Colliding Asteroids Masqueraded as a Planet

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 20 April 20202 February 2022

New analysis of Hubble Space Telescope images suggests that Fomalhaut b, once believed to be an extrasolar planet, is, in fact, a cloud of dust that likely formed from the collision of enormous asteroids.

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A Tribe’s Uphill Battle Against Climate Change

by V. Volcovici 20 April 202014 October 2021

Tribes like the Quinault are ill-equipped to adapt their reservations to wide-ranging, increasing threats from climate change.

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Mountain Streams Exhale More Than Their Share of CO2

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 April 202030 March 2023

Streams that flow down mountainsides are more turbulent than those that run along forest floors, which leads to faster gas exchange between water and air.

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This Week: Fake News, Floods, and a Dazzling Flyby

by AGU 17 April 202030 September 2021

What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?

Aerial view of an enormous tidewater glacier, Bowdoin Glacier, in Greenland
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Tuning in to a Glacial Symphony

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 17 April 20209 August 2022

New research focuses on the bubbling and bathtub-like sounds of a glacier.

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Record-Setting Winds on a Nearby Brown Dwarf

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 April 202024 October 2022

Infrared and radio observations reveal zonal winds moving faster than 2,000 kilometers per hour on a “failed star” in our celestial neighborhood.

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El Cambio Climático Está Intensificando las Corrientes Oceánicas del Ártico

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 16 April 202016 July 2025

El derretimiento del hielo significa que los fuertes vientos del Ártico están creando corrientes más energéticas en el giro de Beaufort.

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The Art of Volcanic Ash Modeling 10 Years After Eyjafjallajökull

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 15 April 202018 November 2022

The ash plumes from the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in 2010 disrupted air travel in Europe for several weeks. Since then, scientists have developed models to mitigate ash’s impacts.

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Nonscientists Struggle to Separate Climate Fact from Fiction

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 April 202014 October 2021

People were much worse at identifying false statements about climate change than about general science, and they were overly confident in their answers.

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The Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 on Field Science

by C. Geib 13 April 20207 November 2022

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.

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