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Researchers have developed a new tool to assess short-term changes in threatened coral reefs.

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Scientists Develop New Tool to Monitor Reef Health

by Sarah Stanley 2 March 201711 August 2022

A first-of-its-kind system could reveal short-term changes in threatened reefs worldwide.

Mineral veins on Mars offer clues to the history of the planet’s crust

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Studying Martian Rocks Without Leaving Planet Earth

by A. Branscombe 1 March 20173 January 2023

Matching Martian rock formations to those found on Earth can help researchers learn more about the Red Planet.

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Deep Ocean Layers Continue to Heat Up

by Kate Wheeling 1 March 20173 February 2023

Researchers look at more than 3 decades of temperature trends in the deep ocean to understand the layers' energy budgets.

Researchers track how weather close to Earth’s surface influences the ionosphere.

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When Lower-Atmosphere Waves Invade the Upper Atmosphere

by L. Crane 28 February 201719 October 2021

A review of the literature shows that weather nearer Earth's surface could produce up to 35% of the ionosphere's variability.

Researchers examine what amount of a river’s nutrient supply reaches the ocean.

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What Proportion of River Nutrients Reaches the Open Sea?

by Terri Cook 22 February 201724 February 2023

Results of the first geographically based estimates of river nutrient supply indicate that 75% of dissolved nitrogen and 80% of phosphorus reach the open ocean.

Researchers identify the role of plasma waves where the magnetic fields of Earth and the Sun interact.

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Plasma Waves Pinpointed at the Site of Magnetic Reconnection

by Mark Zastrow 17 February 201718 July 2023

When the Earth's and the Sun's magnetic fields meet, they realign in explosive and mysterious reconnections. Data suggest that plasma waves called kinetic Alfvén waves play a key role.