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How Satellite Data Improve Earthquake Monitoring

Rachel Crowell, Science Writer by Rachel Crowell 19 July 201911 May 2022

Case studies from around the world illustrate the power of geodetic data in earthquake monitoring.

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Apollo 11 at 50 and Other Things We’re Reading This Week

by AGU 19 July 201930 September 2021

What Earth and space science stories are Eos staffers recommending this week?

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Bitcoin’s Not-So-Carbon-Friendly Footprint

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 18 July 20194 February 2022

New research finds that verifying cryptocurrency produces about the same amount of carbon emissions as the Kansas City metropolitan area.

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The Cassini Mission May Be Over, but New Discoveries Abound

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 17 July 201917 February 2023

New analysis of high-resolution images shows ring textures and disruptions within Saturn’s rings in unprecedented detail.

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Forum Explores Apollo 11’s Legacy and What’s Next

by Randy Showstack 16 July 201926 January 2022

Scientists focus on how the Apollo 11 mission has shaped our understanding of the Moon, Earth, and planetary neighborhood.

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Marshall Islands Nuclear Contamination Still Dangerously High

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 16 July 201928 February 2022

Today’s radiation levels at some locations were higher than in areas affected by the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters.

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House Science Chair Questions Plan to Reduce Advisory Committees

by Randy Showstack 16 July 20193 April 2023

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson calls on science agencies to provide information about their strategy for implementing the executive order eliminating one third of federal advisory committees.

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Elephants Boost Carbon Storage in Rain Forests

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 16 July 201929 April 2022

Forest elephants are the “gardeners of the Congo.” How might their dwindling population affect carbon storage in the world’s second-largest tropical forest?

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Places to Celebrate Apollo 11’s Fiftieth Anniversary

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 15 July 20194 October 2022

Apollo 11’s golden anniversary is this weekend, but the celebration lasts all year long.

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Podcast: Apollo Moon Rocks

Nanci Bompey, assistant director of AGU’s media relations department by N. Bompey 15 July 201917 June 2022

In the latest episode of its Centennial series, AGU’s Third Pod from the Sun interviews the curator of the Apollo Moon rocks.

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