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The North Atlantic Is Getting Saltier

by Saugat Bolakhe 29 October 202429 October 2024

The Atlantic is already the saltiest of Earth’s oceans, and parts of it are getting saltier. Winds and warming may be to blame.

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Air Pollution Could Make It Harder for Bees to Navigate

by Skyler Ware 28 October 202429 October 2024

Fine particulate matter in the atmosphere reduces the degree of polarization of sunlight, which insects use to guide themselves home.

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Torrents of Sediment-Laden Water Worsened Disastrous Libyan Floods

by Elise Cutts 25 October 202425 October 2024

Drought followed by torrential rain can unleash deadly floods in arid regions, like those that affected Libya in 2023.

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Uma Ilha Tropical Há Muito Perdida Fica no Litoral do Brasil

by Erin Martin-Jones 25 October 202425 October 2024

Um platô vulcânico submerso no sudoeste do Atlântico foi uma ilha tropical há 45 milhões de anos.

Several human-constructed logs, which look like fibrous materials surrounded by rope netting, lie parallel to a river along a green bank. A tree lays perpendicular to the coir logs.
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On the Wisconsin-Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds

by Madeline Heim and Frank Vaisvilas 24 October 202424 October 2024

A multimillion-dollar bank stabilization project could protect historic sites dating back thousands of years.

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Hot Spot Lavas Around the World May Have Something in Common

by Bill Morris 23 October 202423 October 2024

A global study of lavas from volcanic hot spots suggests that contrary to accepted wisdom, Earth’s deep mantle may have the same composition throughout. Not everyone is convinced, however.

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Rainfall Makes the Ocean a Greater Carbon Sink

by Veronika Meduna 22 October 202414 November 2024

Rain has so far been ignored in calculations of the ocean’s capacity to take up carbon, but a new estimate shows it enhances the ocean sink by 5%–7%.

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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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