Pulses of activity, from tides to precipitation swings, play a crucial, changing role in ecosystems worldwide.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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Maybe That’s Not Liquid Water on Mars After All
A “very large roll” of a radar instrument offers new insight into a highly reflective area near the Martian south pole.
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Key Driver of Extreme Winds on Venus Identified
A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously thought.
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A New Way for Coastal Planners to Explore the Costs of Rising Seas
A framework featuring a range of plausible future sea level rise scenarios could help coastal planners prepare critical infrastructure for the worst-case scenario.
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全球气候模型需要全面纳入氮循环
氮在气候变化、人类健康和农业等领域发挥着重要作用。一位研究人员认为，气候模型若能更全面地纳入氮的影响，将会受益匪浅。
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Lab Setup Mimics Arctic Erosion
The new methodology gave researchers valuable insights into why Arctic shorelines are crumbling.
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How Algae Helped Some Life Outlast Extinction
Cooler waters near Norway’s north provided a refuge for phytoplankton during the Great Dying, a new study suggests.
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Understanding Cloud Droplets Could Improve Climate Modeling
The microphysical structure of cloud droplets affects behavior like precipitation. Current models may be underestimating how much these structures can vary within a single cloud.
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Webb Telescope Spies Io’s Volcanic Activity and Sulfurous Atmosphere
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal cooling lava, volcanic sulfur monoxide gas, and sulfur gas emissions created by interactions between plasma and the moon’s atmosphere.