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A gloved hand holds a test tube of water above a flowing river.

News 15 November 2019

Modeling How Groundwater Pumping Will Affect Aquatic Ecosystems

Regions with dry climates and heavy agricultural industries may be the most hard-hit.

Illustration of a boat sailing across a black background with colorful plankton in its wake

News 14 November 2019

Plankton Biodiversity Mapped Globally

A team of scientists sailed around the world to catalog the diversity of plankton species in the ocean. Their findings have important economic implications as climate warms.

Grassy bog with a strip of exposed, muddy peat

News 14 November 2019

Peatlands Are Drying Out Across Europe

Peatlands are some of the world’s largest reservoirs of soil carbon, but new research finds that in Europe they are drying out, putting them at risk of turning from carbon sinks to carbon sources.

Geology & Geophysics

Man in a hard hat, rain jacket, and thick gloves holds a rescued cat aloft.

News 14 November 2019

Pets, Pot, Prokaryotes, and Other Recommended Reads

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

Young woman holds a sieve filled with microplastics on the beach

News 13 November 2019

Mixed Reviews for Bill to Curb Ocean Plastics Pollution

Although the Save Our Seas supporters include industry and the Ocean Conservancy, some environmental groups say the legislation won’t solve the problem.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

A small wave, green with algae, crashes on the beach of Lake Erie.

News 13 November 2019

Toxic Algal Blooms Are Worsening with Climate Change

Researchers use remote sensing technology to carry out a global survey of large freshwater lakes.

A wintry scene of a New England forest with snow on the ground

News 13 November 2019

New England Winters Are “Losing the Cold”

As extreme cold days wane, the northeastern United States has experienced an increase in mud days.

Science Policy & Funding

A woman checks her tablet in front of a row of wind turbines.

News 12 November 2019

White House Order Shutters Some Key Advisory Committees

Committees that had focused on environmental issues, marine protected areas, and the nation’s electric grid are among those terminated.

Planetary Sciences

Illustration of galaxies

News 12 November 2019

Wanted for Grand Theft Galaxy: The Milky Way

Several dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way were likely stolen from the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Geology & Geophysics

Close-up of a mussel shell near the waterline on a sandy beach

News 11 November 2019

Shells Sound Out Sand’s Acoustic Signatures

Shell remains give sand from different locations unique acoustic signatures.