A new study suggests marine life is increasingly faced with triple-threat events in which extreme water temperature, low oxygen levels, and acidification converge.
Research Spotlights
Research spotlights are plain-language summaries of recent articles published in AGU’s suite of 24 journals.
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Fifty-Three Experts Weigh in on the Global Methane Budget
A survey of experts revealed that uncertainty in estimates of global methane levels stems largely from data on fresh water, vegetation, and coastal areas.
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Radioactive Isotopes Trace Hidden Arctic Currents
Tracing anthropogenic radionuclides shows researchers how water from the Atlantic flows into and mingles with Arctic currents.
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Cómo los movimientos del manto dan forma a la superficie terrestre
Dos nuevos conjuntos de datos ayudan a los investigadores a separar las influencias de la tectónica de placas y el movimiento del manto en la topografía de la superficie.
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What Happens in the Troposphere Doesn’t Stay in the Troposphere
A new study suggests that spillover of tropospheric ozone is affecting measurements of stratospheric ozone recovery more than previously realized.
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¿El secreto para imitar fallas naturales? Plexiglás y teflón
Investigadores encontraron una manera eficaz para producir un comportamiento de fallas natural en el laboratorio.
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Expecting the Unexpected Could Help Us Prepare for Climate Extremes
A new paper argues that too little consideration of high-impact, low-likelihood events has left us unprepared for the worst of climate change.
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在土卫二上寻找生命：我们应该问些什么问题？
在冰冷的海洋世界中，建立在有机化学进化理论基础上的研究框架，可能会比仅仅寻找生命存在的直接证据，带来更深刻的见解。
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How Tiny Cracks Lead to Large-Scale Faults
Researchers could soon gain new insights into fault development in Earth’s brittle crust, thanks to a computational approach that harnesses experimental observations of microscale rock damage.