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Research Spotlights

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

一个红黑相间的急救箱放在冰冻的湖面上。背景是松树和多云的天空。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

为全球湖泊做健康检查

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 4 June 20244 June 2024

湖泊正面临着一系列可能成为长期问题的健康问题。人类健康保健策略会有所帮助吗?

Two men wearing backpacks sit in a grass field in front of an estuary. One man is taking a photo of something on the ground, and the other is writing in a notebook.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tsunami Sands Help Scientists Assess Cascadia Earthquake Models

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 May 202430 May 2024

With evidence from new sediment cores, researchers tested the performance of various models of the 1700 CE megathrust earthquake.

The planet Jupiter, with its stripes and swirls in cream, brown, and orange tones and signature orange dot, is shown against a black background. Bright blue and white aurorae swirl at the top of the planet.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Jupiter’s Magnetosphere Has a Semi-Open Relationship with the Solar Wind

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 22 May 202428 May 2024

Computer simulations and data from NASA’s Juno mission reveal information about the relationship between solar wind and Jupiter’s massive magnetosphere.

An artist’s depiction of Earth split into two. On the left side is Earth early in its history, being struck by another planetary body in a fiery impact. On the right is Earth today, with a smooth surface, mantle plumes, and a moon.
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Earth’s Subduction May Have Been Triggered by the Same Event That Formed the Moon

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 20 May 202420 May 2024

The giant impact that formed the Moon may also have led to extrastrong mantle plumes that enabled the first subduction event, kick-starting Earth’s unique system of sliding plates.

Two rectangular CubeSats shortly after being ejected from a satellite deployer. Earth’s horizon is in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tiny Satellites Can Provide Significant Information About Space

by Rebecca Owen 10 May 20242 July 2025

Students and faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder use CubeSats to learn more about the near-Earth environment.

A young man wearing glasses operates an earthquake experiment setup. Four yellow cylinders attached to metallic tubes sit beside a layer of plexiglass held up by wooden columns.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Secret to Mimicking Natural Faults? Plexiglass and Teflon

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 10 May 202413 June 2024

Researchers found an effective way to produce natural fault behavior in the laboratory.

An Indigenous person stands by a sled, facing away from the camera and surrounded by a half dozen reindeer. In the background, a large metal bridge stretches over a river.
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Convergence Science in the Arctic

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 9 May 20249 May 2024

Focusing on climate change and industrialization in Siberia’s Yamal Peninsula, researchers developed science questions that aim to reach far beyond any single discipline.

A photo taken from an New York City bridge. A green traffic sign and the tops of streetlights are peeking out of the top of the water.
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Alerting Communities to Hyperlocalized Urban Flooding

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 9 May 20246 October 2025

A high-accuracy, low-cost sensor network may change the way urban floods are detected and monitored.

In the foreground, bright blue-white sprays emanate from a curved, blue-white surface against the starry background of space, with a gold-toned ringed planet and two smaller moonlike orbs nearby.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Looking for Life on Enceladus: What Questions Should We Ask?

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 May 202411 June 2024

On icy ocean worlds, a research framework built around the theory of organic chemical evolution could surface deeper insights than a hunt limited to direct evidence of life.

Gray and beige cliffs on the left overlook a blue ocean on the right.
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How Mantle Movements Shape Earth’s Surface

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 2 May 202418 June 2024

Two new data sets help researchers tease apart the influences of plate tectonics and mantle movement on surface topography.

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