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Research Spotlights

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

A simulated image of clouds over the Pacific Ocean and the Americas.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Modeling Earth Systems at a Quintillion Calculations per Second

by Rebecca Owen 6 August 20246 August 2024

I SCREAM, you SCREAM, we all SCREAM for faster climate modeling.

Two wide, brown, gnarled tree trunks with sparse, dark greenery grow against a blue sky from lightly snow- and rock-covered ground, with low, sparse surrounding shrublike vegetation and more dark-colored trees in the far distance along a ridgeline.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ancient Pines Could Reveal the Heat of Thousands of Past Seasons

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 5 August 20245 August 2024

A novel 3D CT scan approach unlocks temperature records preserved in the gnarled wood of bristlecone pines.

Ein Bild von Deutschlands höchstem Gipfel, der Zugspitze
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seismologie: Ein vielversprechender Weg zur Überwachung von Permafrost

by Terri Cook 5 August 20245 August 2024

Passive seismische Daten von einer Messstation auf der Zugspitze zeichneten im Lauf der letzten 15 Jahre den Schwund von Permafrost auf. Somit eignet sich dieses Verfahren vermutlich auch für die langfristige Überwachung der Umwelt.

Artist’s depiction of a huge rope of fire stretching out from the Sun, with Earth pictured to scale, very small in the corner
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Coronal Mass Ejection Gives Earth’s Magnetosphere Rare “Wings”

by Nathaniel Scharping 2 August 20242 August 2024

A massive disturbance in the solar wind caused Earth’s magnetosphere to fly without its usual tail.

A photo of a freeway at night, taken at low shutter speed, so the cars look like streaks of white and red. The city of Boston is in the distance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Role of Community Conversation in Improving Air Quality

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 1 August 20241 August 2024

Collaboration between academic researchers and environmental justice organizations is key to mitigating emissions.

Four artist’s depictions of the northern lights, in pale colors
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Let’s Get Geophysical: Tracking the Evolution of AGU Journal Article Titles

by Rebecca Owen 31 July 202428 October 2024

A new study catalogs the most frequently used words in the archive of AGU journal article titles and considers the story these words tell about the evolving fields of Earth and space sciences.

Aurora australis (aurora over the Southern Hemisphere) seen from space
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Space Hurricanes Swirl in the Southern Hemisphere, Mostly in Summer

by Rebecca Dzombak 31 July 202428 August 2024

Previous studies of the recently discovered space weather feature focused on the Northern Hemisphere. Dozens hit the Southern Hemisphere each year, new research shows.

An aerial image of Palos Verdes, Calif. The land is green, with roads curving across it, and the exposed cliffside along the ocean is brown. The ocean is deep blue, and the sky is hazy.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Imaging Below the Surface Reveals One of Los Angeles’s Webs of Faults

by Nathaniel Scharping 29 July 202429 July 2024

Damage zones extend to either side of many faults and can affect how future earthquakes behave.

A black-and-white image from an electron microscope shows a gray substance made up of many smaller uneven balls of material (similar to Nerds Rope candy).
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Microbes Likely Form Magnetite in the South China Sea

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 22 July 202423 August 2024

Researchers sampled sediment cores and found that where magnetite was abundant, methane-producing bacteria were as well.

Aerial image of a gray volcano topped with snow emitting a large cloud of gray smoke. The volcano is surrounded by dark blue water.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Mantle Hydration Changes over the Lifetime of a Subduction Zone

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 19 July 202418 July 2024

Water released from subducting oceanic plates influences the formation of volcanoes and earthquakes on Earth’s surface. A new study simulates how slab dehydration and mantle hydration levels change over time.

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