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Grains of Sand: Too Much and Never Enough

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 January 202325 January 2023

Sand is a foundational element of our cities, our homes, our landscapes and seascapes. How we will interact with the material in the future, however, is less certain.

Illustration of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in 2015
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Marine Science Goes to Space

by Damond Benningfield 4 January 20234 January 2023

Space and ocean scientists take a splash course in multidisciplinary science to chart our solar system’s ocean worlds.

Refugia dot a hillside in the western Cascades after the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire, one of the largest blazes in Oregon’s history.
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Last Tree Standing

by Robin Donovan 22 December 202222 December 2022

Refugia repopulate forests after fires, but climate change is making these woodlands increasingly unpredictable.

3D rendering of Earth
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Are We Entering The Golden Age Of Climate Modeling?

by Mark Betancourt 21 November 202230 November 2022

Thanks to the advent of exascale computing, local climate forecasts may soon be a reality. And they’re not just for scientists anymore.

Harvard, Penn State, and Yale
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Alumni Push Universities Forward on Climate

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 November 202230 November 2022

A tale of three institutions: How grassroots alumni organizations are encouraging climate action, with mixed results.

Abstract illustration of Earth made of bright points of light and flowing lines on a dark background
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How Quantum Computing Can Tackle Climate and Energy Challenges

by Annarita Giani and Zachary Goff-Eldredge 21 October 202224 October 2022

The day is coming when quantum computers, once the stuff of science fiction, will help scientists solve complex, real-world problems that are proving intractable to classical computing.

A large meeting hall filled with people sitting in chairs listening to a discussion among panelists on a stage.
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Setting the Stage for Climate Action Under the Montreal Protocol

by Stephen O. Andersen, Marco Gonzalez and Nancy J. Sherman 18 October 202218 October 2022

Twelve papers formed the scientific basis for fast action to strengthen the treaty, which was already safeguarding stratospheric ozone, so it also protects the climate by reducing super pollutants.

Computer-generated visualization of solar plasma interacting with Earth’s magnetic field.
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Space Raindrops Splashing on Earth’s Magnetic Umbrella

by Laura Vuorinen, Adrian LaMoury, Emmanuel Masongsong and Heli Hietala 7 October 20227 October 2022

Though not as damaging as extreme space weather events, showers of plasma jets hit Earth’s magnetic shield every day—yet we’re only beginning to understand their effects.

View of a bay with buildings and vehicles in the foreground
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Seismic Sources in the Aleutian Cradle of Tsunamis

by Rob Witter, Rich Briggs, Tina Dura, Simon Engelhart and Alan Nelson 26 September 202226 September 2022

Research over the past decade in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands has offered surprising insights into the pulses of great earthquakes that generate dangerous, often long-distance tsunamis.

Figure showing modeled atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations over an image of Earth’s surface, with warmer colors representing higher concentrations
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Simpler Presentations of Climate Change

by John Aber and Scott V. Ollinger 13 September 202230 November 2022

The basics of climate change science have been known for a long time, and the predicted impact of a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide on global temperature hasn’t changed much in 100 years.

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