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Research Spotlights

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

Imagen satelital en blanco y negro mostrando un valle y un paleolago en la superficie de Marte.
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Lagos longevos cuentan una historia sobre el agua en Marte

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 24 February 202324 February 2023

Imágenes de alta resolución de paleolagos recientemente descubiertos en Marte demuestran un período de su historia con flujo de agua constante.

Small, white zircon crystals of various shapes and sizes appear against a black background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Prospecting for Copper with Machine Learning and Zircons

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 23 February 202323 February 2023

Using artificial intelligence, researchers can now identify zircons derived from valuable copper deposits.

A red plane flies against clear blue skies over white ice. Mountains can be seen in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Thick Is Antarctic Ice, and What Is Underneath?

by Saima May Sidik 22 February 202322 February 2023

Scientists used electromagnetic fields to determine the thickness of fast ice.

An orb-shaped ocean bottom seismometer descending into the sea surface
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Small-Scale Convection Shuffles the Oceanic Lithosphere

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 21 February 20238 July 2024

Seafloor spreading organized lithospheric minerals into a lattice, but small-scale convection jumbled up the innermost layer.

一个穿着潜水衣的人涉水穿过水下的樽海鞘群。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

喷气推进的被囊动物在海洋碳循环中的作用

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 17 February 202322 February 2023

新研究表明,广泛分布的胶质浮游动物的大量繁殖,连同它们的粪便、每日的垂直迁移和它们的尸体一起,增加了海洋的碳输出。

Four bolts of lightning strike the ground simultaneously against a purple sky.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Can Now Map Lightning in 3D

by Morgan Rehnberg 15 February 202315 February 2023

A new approach enables meter-scale localization of lightning strikes. And it’s already illuminating the basic physics of the phenomenon.

The silhouette of a power plant emitting a billowing smoke cloud against a sunset background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Global Health Benefits of Going Net Zero

by Kirsten Steinke 14 February 202316 April 2024

Climate change mitigation plans would also reduce air pollution. That could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the coming decades.

Water flooding and flowing down an empty street
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How to Build a Climate-Resilient Water Supply

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 9 February 202322 June 2023

Scientists developed a new model to help water utility companies minimize weather-based disruptions to clean water access.

An aerial view of a beige and green landscape on the San Andreas fault
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A New Measure of Roughness Could Advance Earthquake Geophysics

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 February 20238 February 2023

Scientists recently developed an alternative way to measure a rock’s roughness. It might help them understand the physics of faults.

这幅森林场景描绘了几棵铁杉树的底部,其根部暴露在外
Posted inResearch Spotlights

用木质部估算植物用水量

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 31 January 202321 March 2023

一项新研究表明,来自植物木质部的化学同位素可以帮助改善森林水循环的表征。

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