• About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Third Pod from the Sun
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • AGU Publications
    • AGU Journals
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
  • Career Center
  • AGU Blogs
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Third Pod from the Sun
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • AGU Publications
    • AGU Journals
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
  • Career Center
  • AGU Blogs
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Third Pod from the Sun
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

Research Spotlights

A blue and yellow electrical passenger train travels past green trees toward the viewer along one of two sets of parallel tracks.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Space Storms Miscue Train Signals

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 March 2023

Geomagnetic storms could significantly disrupt electrified train operations in the United Kingdom once every few decades, according to a new study.

一只驼鹿站在山上,部分被灌木遮挡,背景是松树。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

驼鹿可以给森林地面降温

by Rebecca Dzombak 29 March 202329 March 2023

通过让砍伐整齐的森林变得斑驳,驼鹿在森林中创造出一个反射表面,可以反射阳光并降低温度。

Patients lie in rows of beds in a makeshift hospital set up in a sporting venue.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

COVID-19 Got You Feeling Under the Weather? Maybe Blame…the Weather

by Saima May Sidik 29 March 202329 March 2023

High humidity and low temperature altered COVID-19 spread in Brazil, but only slightly.

Cross sections of several logged trees reveal banded patterns of dark and light wood
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tree Ring Width Predicted by Machine Learning

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 March 202328 March 2023

When predicting a tree’s annual growth, consider the whole weather system and not just the sum of its parts.

A red-orange glow drapes the Toronto skyline
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mental Illness Can Be Deadly During Heat Waves

by Saima May Sidik 22 March 202322 March 2023

Schizophrenia topped the list of conditions associated with death during the 2021 extreme heat event in British Columbia.

A white water tower against a blue sky with trees in the foreground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

U.S. Public Water Supply Is a Local Source of Phosphorus Pollution

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 16 March 202316 March 2023

Excess phosphorus may reach U.S. rivers, lakes, and groundwater through water main leaks and outdoor water use.

Una nube de emisiones proveniente de torres industriales junto al mar se eleva al cielo brumoso de un atardecer dorado.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

El dióxido de carbono antropogénico es rastreado hacia el océano

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 15 March 202315 March 2023

Con ayuda de un modelo de circulación oceánica, un equipo de investigadores logró etiquetar y rastrear el carbono emitido antropogénicamente para determinar si su destino es la atmósfera o el océano.

Cirrus clouds form from airborne ice particles. Credit: Zeng et al., 2023
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Kicked-Up Dust Forms Cirrus Clouds

by Morgan Rehnberg 14 March 202314 March 2023

Dust lifted into the air by cyclones provides anchor points for cloud-forming ice.

A tree-lined valley in Switzerland with a deep channel cutting through the beige ground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Just Measured a Debris Flow in Unprecedented Detail

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 13 March 202313 March 2023

This research team used a laser sensor originally designed for autonomous vehicles to track debris flow surges.

An illustration showing a cross section of Earth
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Iron Is at the Core of This Earth Science Debate

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 10 March 202320 March 2023

A new study investigates iron’s form at the planet’s interior. The findings have repercussions for understanding the inner core’s structure.

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 163 Older posts

Features from AGU Journals

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS
Earth’s Future
“How to Build a Climate-Resilient Water Supply”
By Rachel Fritts

EDITORS' HIGHLIGHTS
AGU Advances
“How Do Atmospheric Rivers Respond to Extratropical Variability?”
By Sarah Kang

EDITORS' VOX
Reviews of Geophysics
“Rare and Revealing: Radiocarbon in Service of Paleoceanography”
By Luke C. Skinner and Edouard Bard

Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2023 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic