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A rusty fishing boat sits in a sandy desert.
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When the Aral Sea Dried Up, Central Asia Became Dustier

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202219 December 2022

Winds kick up large amounts of dust from the desert that has formed as the world’s fourth largest lake has disappeared, spreading it around the region and raising concerns about public health.

Spacecraft view of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa showing a complex pattern of ridges and bands.
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Europa’s Plate Tectonic Activity Is Unlike Earth’s

by Morgan Rehnberg 29 November 202227 January 2023

The moon of Jupiter has likely experienced intermittent, regional plate tectonic activity in the past, although the plates are currently dormant.

Satellite view of Hong Kong
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Mapping Street-Level Pollution Estimates to Reveal Safer Routes

by Morgan Rehnberg 28 November 202220 December 2022

A new high-resolution approach combining multiple types of remotely sensed pollution data allowed researchers to develop an app that maps the healthiest routes for urban commuters.

水流在大坝下翻腾。
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人类如何改变全球水资源

by Saima May Sidik 28 November 202210 December 2022

研究人员模拟研究了人类社会的八个关键方面对水文循环的影响。

Satellite view of parts of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East showing dust in the atmosphere
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Bacteria Travel Thousands of Kilometers on Airborne Dust

by Derek Smith 22 November 2022

As winds pick up dirt and sand, they also pick up any microbes adhering to those particles, potentially introducing them to new locations.

Aerial view of sea ice meeting open water with snowy coastal hills in the background
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Dissecting Ocean Dynamics in Greenland Fjords

by Aaron Sidder 18 November 2022

Researchers explored the patterns and drivers of variability in fjords linking the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Atlantic Ocean using numerical simulations and in situ observations.

A tuft of switchgrass with its associated roots is displayed horizontally on a black background.
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The World’s Roots Are Getting Shallower

by Rebecca Dzombak 17 November 202217 November 2022

Root-filled soils are hot spots of nutrient cycling and carbon storage. New research finds that the world has lost millions of cubic meters of rooted soil volume—and we’re on track to lose much more.

Un rayo aparece en medio de nubes de cenizas y vapor que están saliendo de volcán a la atmósfera sobre el océano.
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Monitoreando el agua en la columna eruptiva masiva del volcán de Tonga

by Sarah Stanley 15 November 202230 November 2022

La reciente erupción del volcán Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai arrojó aerosoles de sulfatos y una cantidad nunca antes vista de vapor de agua a la estratosfera.

Cross-sectional illustration of Mars showing the location of the InSight lander, the site of a meteorite impact, and different seismic wave paths from the impact that InSight detected
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Powerful Impact Provides Insight into Deep Structure of Mars

by Rachel Fritts 14 November 202214 November 2022

Seismic signals detected by the InSight lander show that the planet’s lower mantle may be less homogenous than previous models have suggested.

A sunset casts pink hues onto clouds over a waterway, with trees silhouetted against the light.
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Measuring the Ins and Outflows of Estuaries

by Saima May Sidik 8 November 20228 November 2022

Scientists modeled monitoring schemes in three different estuaries to determine instrument layouts that could effectively and efficiently measure exchanges of salt water and freshwater.

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