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Arctic melt ponds on sea ice
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A Nearly 100-Year-Old Physics Model Replicates Modern Arctic Ice Melt

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 2 August 20195 January 2022

The model was previously used to describe the behavior of ferromagnets in the presence of external magnetic fields.

A photograph of an Andean páramo that is awash in clouds.
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The Flickering Sky Islands

Lucas Joel by L. Joel 2 August 20197 February 2023

In the Andes, islands in the sky flicker, and evolution kicks into high gear.

Dust storm in the Greenland Ice Sheet outwash plain near Kangerlussuaq
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Abrupt Arctic Climate Shifts Trigger Rapid Ecosystem Responses

Cheryl Katz, Science Writer by Cheryl Katz 1 August 20193 November 2021

New research finds that the Greenland environment is highly sensitive to recent warming trends.

Two black rosy finches rest on icy tree branches.
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Fish, Birds, a Few Fossils, and Other Things We’re Reading About

by AGU 1 August 201910 January 2022

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

Two white men speak at a panel on national security and climate.
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Trump Administration Suppressed Science, Climate Analyst Charges

by Randy Showstack 31 July 20194 February 2022

A former State Department analyst says that suppressing scientific information weakens the nation.

Homes built at sea level on Palm Jumeirah island, Dubai
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Meteotsunami Spotted for the First Time in the Persian Gulf

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 31 July 201917 May 2022

The Persian Gulf, a region with high-end resorts and oil-related infrastructure dotting its shorelines, was hit in 2017 by weather-induced waves that rolled roughly a kilometer inland.

Scientist holds a rock with a fossil of the species Cambroraster falcatus
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Newly Discovered Fossil Species Named After Star Wars Starship

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 30 July 201930 January 2023

The 500-million-year-old species is a distant relative of today’s crabs, spiders, and insects.

Photo of a jetty and ocean beach
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Huge Aquifer Imaged off the Atlantic Coast

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 30 July 20193 November 2021

Offshore aquifers may be a common feature along passive continental margins around the world.

A gloved hand holding an ice core
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How Ice Cores Are Helping to Track Preindustrial Ozone

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 29 July 20193 April 2023

Research helps allay concerns about discrepancies between atmospheric chemistry models and historical direct measurements.

Cleaning up Sargassum in the Dominican Republic
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Satellite Data Reveal Growth and Decline of Sargassum

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 29 July 20194 January 2024

High nutrient levels in 2018 resulted in a nearly 9,000-kilometer belt of Sargassum, a seaweed critical to many marine animals but also a nuisance when it washes up on shorelines, new results reveal.

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