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Research Spotlights

Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.

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GeoTraductores Democratizan la Ciencia, Una Traducción a la Vez

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 27 September 202427 September 2024

Una colaboración para traducir los artículos de Eos al español está generando aumentos significativos en la involucración de las comunidades latinoamericanas y otros que hablan español.

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GeoTraductores Democratizes Science, One Translation at a Time

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 27 September 202427 September 2024

A collaboration to translate Eos articles into Spanish is yielding significant increases in engagement among Latin American and other Spanish-speaking communities.

A submersible vessel explores a polymetallic nodule field on the seafloor in the Pacific Ocean.
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The Unexpected Role of Magnetic Microbes in Deep-Sea Mining

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 26 September 202424 April 2025

A new study highlights the co-occurrence of magnetic bacteria and polymetallic nodules and may offer insights into how the mineral-rich nodules form on the ocean floor.

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High-Pressure Reactions Can Turn Nonporous Rocks into Sponges

by Saima May Sidik 23 September 202423 September 2024

Mathematical models describe how water moves through rocks in deep Earth.

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Phytoplankton Shield Ice Shelves from Summer Heat

by Saima May Sidik 20 September 202420 September 2024

Spring blooms shade Antarctic ice shelves, causing them to melt 7% more slowly than they would if they were surrounded by clear, bloomless waters.

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Arctic Warming Is Driving Siberian Wildfires

by Nathaniel Scharping 19 September 202419 September 2024

Increased temperatures and drought are leading to more wildfires. And wildfire smoke aerosols can suppress precipitation, drying out soils and further increasing fire risk.

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Lower Shipping Emissions May Lead to Higher Global Temperatures

by Rebecca Owen 16 September 202416 September 2024

Regulations designed to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from the maritime shipping industry are linked to a change in cloud structure that raises atmospheric temperatures.

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Universities and Nonprofits Build Community Climate Resilience

by Rebecca Owen 13 September 202413 September 2024

A 2022 grant cycle funded partnerships between nonprofit organizations and researchers to mitigate climate hazards in underserved communities. A new study looks at lessons learned from the ventures.

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Exploring an Underwater Volcano from 16,000 Kilometers Away

by Nathaniel Scharping 12 September 202419 November 2024

Measurements of Hunga volcano’s crater continued for months after its 2022 eruption.

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Shallow Waters Make the Best Carbon Sinks

by Saima May Sidik 10 September 202410 September 2024

Oxygen content and microbial prevalence may not be as influential on carbon sedimentation as previously thought.

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