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Geology & Geophysics

Illustration of NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon

3 hours ago

ABCD: Artemis, Brazil, Climate, Diamonds (and Some Other Things)

What Earth and space science stories are we recommending this week?

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Buckled asphalt caused by a slow-moving landslide

3 hours ago

Rainfall Kick-Starts Slow-Moving Landslides

A census of hundreds of slow-moving landslides in Northern California reveals an uptick in the number and speed of landslides in 2017, the second-wettest year on record.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

21 August 2019

The Dawning of the Age of Old Aquifers

A new technique using ⁸¹Kr can measure the age of old groundwater in arid regions. The method can be used as a proxy for past climates and weather patterns.

Planetary Sciences

21 August 2019

Goldilocks Meteors Carved into Cones

Their “just right” shape lends some shooting stars flight stability and symmetry.

Science Policy & Funding

Aerial photo of a thick rain forest being logged

20 August 2019

Ousted Head of Science Agency Criticizes Brazil’s Denial of Deforestation Data

Ricardo Galvão was fired from the institute that monitors deforestation in the Amazon. Now he and other scientists are speaking out against attacks on science.

Geology & Geophysics

20 August 2019

Wind-Triggered Ground Shaking Masks Microseismicity

Ground motion caused by gusts of wind can drown out signals from the smallest earthquakes, potentially confusing earthquake detection algorithms.

Planetary Sciences

A rocky planet near a red star with two stars in the background

19 August 2019

Nearest Star System May Have a Second Planet

The exoplanet candidate, tentatively named Proxima c, would be a frozen snowball.

Space Science & Space Physics

Black-and-white photo of round mines lined up on a ship’s deck

19 August 2019

Podcast: Space Weather and Global Policy

In the latest episode of its Centennial series, AGU’s Third Pod from the Sun talks space weather and its influence on global policy with Delores Knipp.

Geology & Geophysics