• About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • Postcards From the Field
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive: 2015–2025
  • Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

Research Spotlights

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

图为一个蓝色的潟湖。前景中可以看到一艘蓝色的小船和垂柳的叶子。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

伊朗“生态宝石”安扎利湿地有可能在2060年干涸

by Rebecca Dzombak 1 April 20241 April 2024

为避免干旱,需要更可持续的流域管理和农业措施。

A close-up photo of a large satellite, which extends out of the frame of the photo.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Out With the Old, in With the Cold

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 March 202428 March 2024

A 12-meter telescope at the Arecibo Observatory gets outfitted with a wideband cryogenic system to expand its capabilities.

A mountain with alternating stripes of greenery and bare beige rock. There is a point in the middle of the rock where the stripes change direction, indicating a fault propagation fold.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Uncovering Earthquake Evidence in Azerbaijan’s Greater Caucasus Mountains

by Rebecca Owen 27 March 202418 June 2024

A new study unearths geological evidence that corroborates historical accounts of large earthquakes along the Kura fold-thrust belt.

Plastic trash litters the beach as children play in Manila.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Manila Confronts Its Plastic Problem

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 25 March 20242 June 2025

The Philippine capital is the latest city to address rampant plastic pollution through a community-guided protocol.

郁金香叶片气孔放大100倍的图像。这张照片看起来像一排穿插着甜甜圈形状的条纹。颜色是绚丽的紫色、橙色和绿色。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

气候模型经常忽略植物对干旱的反应

by Rebecca Owen 22 March 202422 March 2024

新的研究表明,地球系统模型低估了低湿度水平对植物与大气交换碳、水和能量能力的影响。

Diversidad de corales en un arrecife.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

La química del agua somera podría hacer a los arrecifes más resistente a la acidificación del océano

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 18 March 202418 March 2024

Estudios de los Cayos de Florida revelan variaciones geográficas y temporales en los efectos de la acidificación en corales.

Posted inResearch Spotlights, RTL

ارتفاع درجة حرارة المحيطات يمهد الطريق لحدوث موجات جفاف خطيرة، ولكن يمكن التنبؤ بها، في شرق أفريقيا

by Saima May Sidik 13 March 202413 March 2024

اكتشف العلماء رابطة بين التدرجات الحرارية في المحيط الهادئ وبين موجات الجفاف الفتاكة والتي يمكن التنبؤ بها في شرق أفريقيا.

A view of a large river with a dam from above. There are mountains in the distant background and green shrubs in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Inland Waters Are a Blind Spot in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Saima May Sidik 8 March 202425 June 2024

Researchers call for an extensive monitoring network to quantify carbon dioxide and methane released by China’s rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds.

A cliff with different layers of soil and rock, seen from the side
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Coming to a Consensus on Carbon

by Rebecca Owen 7 March 202426 June 2024

A new study describes inconsistencies in how different Earth system models predict soil carbon levels in a warming climate.

湿地里,两个人站在一艘小船旁,周围环绕着树木,水深没过两人的小腿。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

测量树干产生的甲烷

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 6 March 20246 March 2024

湿地树木茎干排放已成为全球甲烷预算的一个重要贡献。一项新的研究追踪了它们如何随季节、地点和水文条件而变化。

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 28 29 30 31 32 … 203 Older posts
Over a dark blue-green square appear the words Special Report: The State of the Science 1 Year On.

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

How Internal Waves Transport Energy Thousands of Miles Across the Ocean

26 March 202626 March 2026
Editors' Highlights

An Ancient Landscape Beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet

8 April 20266 April 2026
Editors' Vox

The Future of Earth’s Future

24 March 202624 March 2026
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2026 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack