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A small flock of sheep graze by the water’s edge in the Faroe Islands.
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Ancient Eruptions Reveal Earliest Settlers on the Faroe Islands

by Freda Kreier 16 December 202120 December 2021

Lake sediment is helping scientists resolve a decades-long historical mystery.

Traditional Chinese architecture.
Posted inNews

Chinese Architecture Evolved with Changes in Snowfall

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 5 October 20211 March 2022

Roof design in northern China changed over centuries in response to extreme snow events, new research suggests.

Margaritifera laevis shells on the bottom of a river.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Freshwater Mussel Shells May Retain Record of Alpine Snowpack

by Stacy Kish 4 October 202129 March 2023

A new study explores a possible proxy for seasonal freshwater input that could elucidate changes in alpine snowpack as the planet warms.

Un buzo se acerca a roca cubierta con tapetes multicolores de bacterias.
Posted inNews

Días más largos probablemente incrementaron el oxígeno temprano de la Tierra

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 1 October 20218 April 2022

Tapetes microbianos en el sumidero del Lago Huron, combinado con modelado, sugiere que el cambio en duración del día de la Tierra podría haber jugado un rol principal en la oxigenación de la atmósfera.

Posted inEditors' Vox

Tools for Improved Drought and Flood Response

by H. Wu, D.P. Lettenmaier, Q. Tang and P.J. Ward 29 September 20213 June 2022

A new book presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods of use to emergency response organizations and policy makers on a global scale.

A scuba diver records data next to a large pink coral.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Degraded Coral Reefs May Be More Resistant to Climate Change

by Clara Chaisson 29 September 202129 March 2023

New research on Kiribati’s beleaguered atolls paints a complex picture of reef recovery.

Lake Cadagno—an alpine lake in Switzerland with calm blue-green waters surrounded by sharp-peaked mountains
Posted inNews

Purple Bacteria Fix Nitrogen in Proterozoic-Analogue Lake

by Elise Cutts 28 September 202117 February 2023

A new study challenges the assumption that cyanobacteria were the only major nitrogen fixers in the Proterozoic eon.

Several charts showing the results of hydrothermal flow modelling along a 26 km-long line located on 7-million-year-old Atlantic oceanic crust.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mechanisms of Hydrothermal Ocean Plate Cooling Revealed

by V. Sallarès 28 September 202127 January 2023

A combination of waveform tomography and hydrothermal modelling allows characterizing the mechanisms and reach of fluid flux and ocean plate cooling near mid-ocean ridges with unprecedented detail.

Aerial view of the archaeological dig at Wadi Fidan, Jordan
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Ancient Flint Tools Reveal Earth’s Changing Magnetic Field

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 27 September 202129 March 2023

Stone tools may provide data on paleomagnetism that are out of reach for other markers, such as prehistoric pottery.

An Australian farmer looks out over dry land
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Australia’s Unfolding Geoscience Malady

by S. Boone, M. Quigley, P. Betts, M. Miller and T. Rawling 27 September 202130 September 2025

Brutal university cuts are putting at risk an industry crucial to addressing climate change Down Under and around the world. Saving geoscience will require a community reckoning.

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