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Brown, barren, relatively flat land stretches into the distance, dotted with occasional patches of white snow. The dark blue Arctic Ocean laps the shore. A thin sliver of sky is gray and cloudy.
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Updating Dating Helps Tackle Deep-Time Quandaries

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 22 February 20229 December 2022

Geochronologists are finding fresh approaches to familiar methodologies, especially by zapping rocks with lasers to tackle classic Precambrian problems.

Illustration of an exoplanet in the foreground with other exoplanets and their host star in the distance
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Tidally Locked and Loaded with Questions

by Caroline Hasler 17 February 202217 February 2022

Tidally locked planets always present the same face to their host stars. What does this mean for their potential to support life?

A white seacraft moves through deep green water
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A New Mayflower, Named for the Past, Autonomously Navigates the Future

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 24 January 202227 March 2023

To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ crossing, a ship guided by an AI captain will embark on the same journey, doing science along the way.

Ocean thermal energy conversion plant on Kume Island, Japan
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The Century-Old Renewable You’ve Never Heard Of

Mark Betancourt, Freelance Journalist by Mark Betancourt 24 January 20221 June 2023

Ocean thermal energy conversion could power the world’s tropical islands, if it ever gets out of the “innovation valley of death.”

An underwater photograph of black potato-sized polymetallic nodules scattered on the seafloor
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The 2-Year Countdown to Deep-Sea Mining

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 24 January 202224 April 2025

A small island nation is forcing the hand of international regulators to finalize rules for deep-sea mining, but scientists say the environmental consequences are not yet clear.

A helicopter hovers in the foreground as meltwater pours from a waterfall over the edge of an ice shelf.
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The Uncertain Future of Antarctica’s Melting Ice

by Florence Colleoni, Tim Naish, Robert DeConto, Laura De Santis and Pippa L. Whitehouse 10 January 202210 January 2022

A new multidisciplinary, international research program aims to tackle one of the grand challenges in climate science: resolving the Antarctic Ice Sheet’s contribution to future sea level rise.

Yellow and orange swirls color a chunk of Navajo sandstone in Grand Staircase.
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When Climate Ruled the Dinosaurs of Grand Staircase

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 30 December 20219 May 2023

Living in Geologic Time: Navigate the prolific boneyards and shifting boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments.

A bright blue light is seen just under the water’s surface off the back of a docked boat.
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A Bright, LED-Lit Future for Ocean Sciences

by Collin P. Ward 20 December 202118 April 2022

LEDs have taken over the global lighting market. Now it’s time for this versatile, low-cost, and energy-efficient technology to illuminate oceanic processes.

Illustration of an atom being held in place by six lasers.
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Lasers and Ultracold Atoms for a Changing Earth

by Michel Van Camp, F. Pereira dos Santos, Michael Murböck, Gérard Petit and Jürgen Müller 20 December 20219 March 2023

Applying new technology rooted in quantum mechanics and relativity to terrestrial and space geodesy will sharpen our understanding of how the planet responds to natural and human-induced changes.

Vance Farrant and his older brother, Nakoa Farrant, clear invasive plant species from the side of Kalou, a historic Kanaka Maoli freshwater fishpond in Waiale‘e, Hawai’i.
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Water Wisdom: The Indigenous Scientists Walking in Two Worlds

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 22 November 202120 December 2021

Meet the international researchers who draw on both academic training and cultural experience to help Indigenous communities protect water, restore ecosystems, and sustain traditional resources.

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