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Lack of Water Quality Data Is a Form of Environmental Injustice

by Saima May Sidik 21 October 202416 December 2024

There’s a dearth of information on the health of lakes in marginalized communities.

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Sailing Spectators’ Sounds Could Harm Marine Creatures

by Emily Dieckman 18 October 202418 October 2024

Research delves into noise pollution caused by spectator boats at sailing events such as the America’s Cup.

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A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 October 202418 October 2024

An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created a temporary debris ring around Earth.

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Many of the World’s Cities Have Gotten Wetter

by Carolyn Wilke 17 October 202417 October 2024

Dense populations, aerosols, and cities’ tendency to raise temperatures contribute to higher levels of precipitation in urban areas than surrounding rural areas.

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Here’s Why Resolution Copper Wants to Mine Oak Flat

by Grace van Deelen 16 October 202419 December 2024

Southeastern Arizona’s “Copper Triangle” is a hot spot for high-grade deposits, thanks to ancient magmatic activity.

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Microbe Preferences Drive Ocean Carbon Pump

by Grace van Deelen 15 October 202415 October 2024

New research offers insight into how certain bacteria degrade organic matter in Earth’s oceans.

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Clipper Sets Sail for an Ocean Millions of Miles Away

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 October 202415 October 2024

Europa Clipper will assess whether Jupiter’s moon has the right ingredients to host life, and could illuminate the mysteries of icy worlds throughout the solar system.

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Mega El Niño May Have Led to Major Mass Extinction 252 Million Years Ago

by Rebecca Owen 11 October 20244 August 2025

The extreme climate conditions wrought by a decades-long ENSO pattern could be the culprit in the Great Dying, which wiped out nearly 90% of life on Earth.

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ALMA Watches the Surface of a Star “Boil”

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 10 October 202410 October 2024

Observations of R Doradus, a nearby red giant, provide the first timescale for convection on the surface of any star other than the Sun.

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Finding the Frequency of a Fjord

by J. Besl 9 October 202415 October 2024

A massive tsunami churned up a mysterious 9-day noise in East Greenland. As the climate warms, more fjords may start singing.

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