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Research Spotlights

Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.

A spray of water droplets falls onto a city street on a sunny day in front of a brown, multistory building. A crowd of people and dogs watch and play in the spray.
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Extreme Heat in U.S. Cities Revealed at High Resolution

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 September 202515 September 2026

Data from personal weather stations power a novel way to detect urban heat islands.

Dos personas se encuentran en un paisaje nevado, cerca de aguas heladas y glaciares, sosteniendo un poste negro que tiene aproximadamente el doble de su altura.
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¿Pueden los microorganismos prosperar en la atmósfera terrestre o simplemente sobreviven allí?

by Rebecca Owen 9 September 20259 September 2025

Un enfoque de modelización ascendente podría acercar a los científicos a la comprensión de las comunidades de microbios en la atmósfera.

Four warmly dressed scientists stand around a large metal rig taller than them that is drilling a hole into the ice they are standing on. More scientists stand in the background, and a crane is stretched over the metal rig, lowering a cable into the hole.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Strong Tides Speed Melting of Antarctic Ice Shelves

by Saima May Sidik 8 September 20258 September 2025

Ocean currents along the underside of the ice are a major control over melting.

A satellite image shows a mass of swirling white clouds hanging over the central United States.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Machine Learning Simulates 1,000 Years of Climate

by Madeline Reinsel 27 August 20252 October 2025

The Deep Learning Earth System Model is competitive with CMIP6 models and uses less computational power.

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In the Arctic, Consequences of Heat Waves Linger

by Saima May Sidik 22 August 202521 August 2025

The aftermath of a historic 2020 heat wave could still be felt in Siberia a year later.

A large surface mine shows a deep hole with multiple trucks and excavation equipment that are dwarfed compared to the size of the mine pit
Posted inResearch Spotlights

By 2051, Emissions from Coal Mining on Federal Lands Could Drop by 86%

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 20 August 202520 August 2025

Researchers predict that if early 2024 policies hold, emissions related to coal’s extraction, transportation, and combustion will drop over the next 25 years.

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Lakeside Sandstones Hold Key to Ancient Continent’s Movement

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 18 August 202518 August 2025

Using paleomagnetic samples collected along the shores of Lake Superior, a new study illuminates the movement of a billion-year-old paleocontinent as it crept south toward a tectonic collision.

An orange, soccer ball–sized sphere with electronic equipment attached to it floats in the ocean.
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Finding the Gap: Seismology Offers Slab Window Insights

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 15 August 202514 August 2025

Studying slow tremors has helped researchers home in on the youngest part of the Chile Triple Junction’s gap between subducting plates, which offers a window to the mantle.

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How Much Has Mercury Shrunk?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 13 August 202513 August 2025

Mercury is still shrinking as it cools in the aftermath of its formation; new research narrows down estimates of just how much it has contracted.

卫星图像显示了一条辫状河。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

布拉马普特拉-贾木纳河的迁移并非无规律可循

by Rebecca Owen 12 August 202512 August 2025

辫状河流系统中的河道线可能比以前认为的更容易预测。

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