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Solar wind interacts with Venus's ionosphere to produce magnetotail.

Solar Wind Disconnects Venus’s Magnetotail

by A. K. Higginson 27 June 201618 July 2023

Polarity reversals in the solar wind magnetic field disconnect the magnetic field trailing behind Venus, allowing ions from the atmosphere to escape.

Science Updates

Understanding Slow Slip and Tremor on Plate Boundaries

by A. L. Husker, H. Houston and M. Campillo 27 June 20164 February 2022

Chapman Conference on Slow Slip Phenomena; Ixtapa, Mexico, 21–25 February 2016

Marine magnetometer on board and at sea during recovery.

Science Updates

Making a Better Magnetic Map

by M. Catalán, J. Dyment, Y. Choi, M. Hamoudi, V. Lesur, E. Thébault, A. de Santis, T. Ishihara, J. Korhonen, T. Litvinova, J. Luis, B. Meyer, P. Milligan, M. Nakanishi, S. Okuma, M. Pilkington, M. Purucker, D. Ravat, C. Gaina, S. Maus, Y. Quesnel, R. Saltus and P. Taylor 27 June 201620 December 2021

A new version of the World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map, released last summer, gives greater insight into the structure and history of Earth's crust and upper mantle.

Research Spotlights

Shift in Pacific Sea Level Trends Will Affect the West Coast

by Terri Cook 24 June 201615 November 2021

The first study on the shift toward higher sea levels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past 5 years indicates it will continue, leading to much higher seas on the western coasts of the Americas.

Research Spotlights

Measuring Progress Toward Sustainable Goals

by W. Yan 24 June 201613 March 2023

Grouping targets that need to be hit into composite goals may help countries evaluate their progress toward sustainable development targets laid out by the United Nations.

White House science advisor John Holdren meets with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office prior to the release of a March 2009 Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity.

News

Report Touts White House Science Impact

by Randy Showstack 23 June 201620 January 2023

The Obama administration also announced a milestone for White House science adviser John Holdren, who on 18 June set a new record for longevity in the science advisory role.

Researchers scrutinized ultrathin slices of diamond from the Orapa Mine in Botswana pictured here.

News

Mineral Flaws Clarify How Diamonds Form

by A. Coombs 23 June 201625 March 2022

A study of nanoscale, iron- and sulfur-rich impurities in diamonds provides new clues to the chemical processes that produce the superhard crystals and at what depths they occur.