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2 April 2021

Oak Trees Offer a Continuous Climate Record for Central Europe

A method using nonpooled, continuous stable carbon and oxygen isotopes recorded in oak trees benefits climate reconstructions.

Atmospheric Sciences

A line of controlled fire burns across a dry grassland in South Africa.

2 April 2021

Zooming In on Small Fires in Africa

By analyzing high-resolution satellite images, researchers found that fires burning in Africa were undercounted by as much as 80%.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Men and women collect water at a secured borehole in Moyale, Kenya.

1 April 2021

Scientists Map Africa’s Groundwater Recharge for the First Time

The continent-wide survey provides an assessment of the resilience of groundwater resources.

Planetary Sciences

An artist’s depiction of the surface of Venus with volcanoes in the background, clouds in an orange sky, and a silver scientific balloon hovering above a brown, rocky ground.

1 April 2021

Exploring Venus by Balloon

Aerobots could help reveal secrets of Earth’s mysterious twin planet.

Atmospheric Sciences

Scientist Kim Prather stands next to a wave tank in a laboratory

31 March 2021

Aerosol Scientists Try to Clear the Air About COVID-19 Transmission

“We are basically doing what a public health agency should be doing.”

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Space Science & Space Physics

Thousands of stars of many colors on a black background

31 March 2021

1.3 Million Pairs of Stars Surround the Sun

Roughly half of Sun-like stars have a stellar sibling, and a surprising fraction of those siblings are identical twins.

Ocean Sciences

31 March 2021

Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California

Although warming oceans may make population booms and mass strandings more common, the species may ultimately be one of the beneficiaries of climate change.

Biogeosciences

30 March 2021

Podcast: What Tree Rings Can Tell Us About the U.S. Civil War

Climate change–induced drought may have had an influence on the Civil War.

Climate Change

Image of a volcanic lake at Ijen volcano in Indonesia

30 March 2021

Ancient, Acidic Lakes May Have Harbored Life

A new analysis of South African sediments hints that acidic lakes may have leached minerals necessary for biotic life.

Geology & Geophysics

Red rocks of the Chinle Formation at Petrified Forest National Park

30 March 2021

Red Rocks: Using Color to Understand Climate Change

A recent study on hematite formation during the Triassic may help predict the effects of climate change on contemporary monsoonal environments.

News & Features

Oak Trees Offer a Continuous Climate Record for Central Europe

Zooming In on Small Fires in Africa

Scientists Map Africa’s Groundwater Recharge for the First Time

Exploring Venus by Balloon

Aerosol Scientists Try to Clear the Air About COVID-19 Transmission

1.3 Million Pairs of Stars Surround the Sun

Why Trillions of Jellyfish Washed Ashore from Canada to California

Podcast: What Tree Rings Can Tell Us About the U.S. Civil War

Ancient, Acidic Lakes May Have Harbored Life

Red Rocks: Using Color to Understand Climate Change

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