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The Han dynasty wall is a brown structure of grass-filled layers.
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Looking for Climate Clues in China’s Great Wall

by J. Besl 2 January 202423 September 2024

Looking for Climate Clues in China’s Great Wall
In northwestern China, desert conditions have preserved the farthest reaches of the Great Wall. Scientists are now exploring 2,000-year-old building materials for signs of the region’s past climate.

A collage of images from the articles selected by Eos staff as their favorite science stories of 2023
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Our Favorite Science Stories of 2023

by AGU 28 December 202322 December 2023

What Earth and space science stories stood out this year?

Shown in the foreground is a mostly barren hillside with three trees. In the distance is an agricultural field.
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The Unfair Share of Shade in California’s Central Valley

by Andrea Tamayo 22 December 202322 December 2023

Researchers find that disadvantaged communities in Fresno are significantly sunnier and hotter than wealthier ones.

A red octopus floats within white speckled water.
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Microplastics Are the Not-So-Secret Ingredient in Marine Snow

by Molly Herring 20 December 20239 February 2024

Particles of tiny, degraded plastics coated with biofilms sink to the seafloor, carrying carbon with them.

The Sun sets behind a field of corn flattened by a devastating 2020 derecho wind event in Adel, Iowa.
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Climate Change May Be Causing Stronger Thunderstorm Wind Gusts

by Rebecca Owen 20 December 202320 December 2023

A new study suggests straight-line wind events are increasing in a warming climate.

An expanse of textured white ice covered with narrow blue streams of water. At the right of the photo are wider branches; the ice in the left lower quadrant is covered by blue water, though its texture is still visible.
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The Winds of Change: Foehn Drive Intense Melt

by Suzanne Dodge 20 December 202330 January 2024

Atmospheric rivers on the northwestern Greenland Ice Sheet are driving dry winds across northeastern Greenland, forcing extreme short-term melt.

Lava flows from a volcanic fissure in Iceland.
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Icelandic Fissure Finally Erupts

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 December 20238 February 2024

The position of the eruption and wind conditions are favorable. No one is in immediate danger, local officials said.

Tourists watch Old Faithful erupt.
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Steamy Bubbles May Control Old Faithful’s Clock

by Joseph Howlett 19 December 202319 December 2023

Scientists built a minigeyser to show why the natural wonder’s water surges so violently between eruptions.

A drone photo of green mesas surrounding Brazil’s São Francisco River.
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Global Water Loss Happens Almost Entirely in the Southern Hemisphere

by Meghie Rodrigues 19 December 202319 December 2023

A recent study suggests that the Southern Hemisphere not only is more vulnerable to climate change but also loses significantly more water than the Northern Hemisphere.

Giant kelp grows in sunny, blue water.
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When Forests on Land Burn, Forests Underwater Feel the Impact

by J. Besl 18 December 20239 February 2024

Kelp is a habitat, a carbon sink, and a binding agent in your ice cream. But new research shows that California’s kelp forests are affected by the fate of their counterparts on land.

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