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An Apollo 11 astronaut installs a seismometer on the lunar surface. Footprints are visible in the lunar regolith, and the seismometer is a shiny device about the size of a kitchen table.
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Fiber-Optic Networks Could Reveal the Moon’s Inner Structure

by Elise Cutts 3 April 202414 May 2024

Distributed acoustic sensing offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional seismic arrays, and building such a network on the Moon might be possible.

Dry riverbed of Solimões River, in the upper Amazon basin.
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Quase um Ano depois, a Seca na Amazônia Está Longe de Terminar

by Meghie Rodrigues 3 April 20243 April 2024

Fortalecido pelas mudanças climáticas, o período de seca no norte do Brasil poderá durar mais que o originalmente previsto e ter consequências econômicas e ecológicas prolongadas.

Seamount discovered by Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too)
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New Seafloor Map Only 25% Done, with 6 Years to Go

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 2 April 20242 April 2024

Beneath the waves, the vast majority of the ocean is unknown. Seabed 2030 is using cutting-edge technologies to fill in the bathymetric blanks and fully map the seafloor.

A view of Hollywood, Calif., from above on a smoggy, rainy day.
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Air Pollution Has Masked Climate Change’s Influence on U.S. Rainfall

by Katherine Bourzac 2 April 20242 April 2024

A study suggests that high levels of aerosol pollution have offset higher precipitation levels caused by a warming climate.

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Drilling into Antarctica’s Past

by Rebecca Owen 1 April 20241 April 2024

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet melted rapidly around 8,000 years ago. Could that event foretell the future?

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American Samoa’s Sinking Land Speeds Up Sea Level Rise

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 March 202429 March 2024

A new interactive tool is helping residents understand how their lands and homes are at risk.

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No Canadian Volcanoes Meet Monitoring Standards

by Grace van Deelen 29 March 202429 March 2024

A new analysis reveals serious monitoring gaps at even the highest-threat volcanoes.

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Melting Ice in the Polar North Drives Weather in Europe

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 28 March 202428 March 2024

Influxes of meltwater into the North Atlantic eventually lead to warmer and drier conditions over Europe.

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California Mountains Face Weather Whiplash

by Andrew Chapman 28 March 202428 March 2024

Last month’s massive snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada followed a dry start to winter. Such extremes in precipitation may become the norm.

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Dwarf Planets Show Evidence of Recent Geologic Activity

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 27 March 20242 May 2024

Large bodies in the Kuiper Belt and beyond could have hosted subsurface oceans.

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