• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

Science Updates

A debris jet from chemical explosives detonated by volcano researchers to imitate an eruption
Posted inScience Updates

Facilitating Field-Scale Experiments in Volcano Hazards

by G. Valentine and I. Sonder 4 December 20182 May 2022

Multidisciplinary Volcano Hazards Experiments at the Geohazards Field Station; Amherst and Springville, New York, 24–27 July 2018

Young citizen scientists use a ski pole to collect snow depth data
Posted inScience Updates

Crowdsourcing Snow Depth Data with Citizen Scientists

by D. F. Hill, G. J. Wolken, K. W. Jones, R. Crumley and A. Arendt 3 December 20189 March 2023

A new project harnesses the power of the winter backcountry recreation community to gather data that are vital to understanding snow, from winter hazards to water resources.

Visitors to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry can check out the Invisible Mars Science on a Sphere exhibit.
Posted inScience Updates

Magnetic Mars Engages Lay Audiences in Science

by C. Shupla, K. Hauck, T. Mason and B. Jakosky 30 November 201828 September 2021

A NASA team has developed resources to intrigue the public with the discoveries from its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. Here are four tips for communicating that science.

Researchers use a net to collect plankton in order to study diversity and biomass
Posted inScience Updates

Sustainable Observations of Plankton, the Sea’s Food Foundation

by P. Miloslavich, J. Pearlman and R. Kudela 20 November 201828 September 2021

Workshop on Developing an Implementation Plan for a Sustained, Multidisciplinary Global Observing System of Plankton Communities; Santa Cruz, California, 25–27 June 2018

Mantle-derived peridotite xenolith from San Carlos, Arizona, showing green olivine crystals.
Posted inScience Updates

Understanding Electrical Signals from Below Earth’s Surface

by A. Pommier and J. Roberts 19 November 20189 March 2023

A new version of a free Web application (SIGMELTS 2.0) helps Earth scientists interpret electrical anomalies in Earth’s crust and mantle and track the sources of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Kilogram prototype number 38 is one of the 40 initial replicas of the international prototype kilogram.
Posted inScience Updates

Universal Units Reflect Their Earthly Origins

by M. J. Van Camp, P. Richard and O. de Viron 14 November 201828 October 2021

On Friday, the kilogram will join its fellow metric units with a definition based on fundamental physical constants, but these units maintain links to their roots in the geosciences.

Wind surfers off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina
Posted inScience Updates

Satellite Observations of Ocean Surface Winds and Currents

by M. A. Bourassa, E. Rodriguez and S. Gille 6 November 201816 December 2021

Florida State University workshop on Satellite Observations of Ocean Surface Winds & Currents; La Jolla, California, 18–19 May 2018

Domitilo Nájera Navarrete stands ready to deploy an acoustically-tracked RAFOS float in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted inScience Updates

Deep Floats Reveal Complex Ocean Circulation Patterns

by A. L. Ramsey, H. H. Furey and A. S. Bower 5 November 201826 October 2022

Acoustically tracked floats drift far below the ocean’s surface, providing fresh discoveries about deep-sea currents. A new archive gathers decades’ worth of float data into a central repository.

Lava flows in a Minecraft landscape.
Posted inScience Updates

Digging Deep into Geosciences with Minecraft

by L. Hobbs, C. Stevens and J. Hartley 29 October 20188 October 2021

Building volcanoes, caves, and other features in an “open-world” computer game is an engaging way to teach the next generation about Earth.

Scientists collect soil moisture data in Alaska.
Posted inScience Updates

Mapping and Monitoring Soil Moisture in Forested Landscapes

by L. K. Jenkins, D. N. Tanzer and D. C. McKinley 23 October 20186 March 2023

Monitoring Forest Soil Moisture for a Changing World; Ann Arbor, Michigan, 15–17 May 2018

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 69 Older posts
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

Coherent, Not Chaotic, Migration in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River

2 July 20252 July 2025
Editors' Highlights

The Mid-20th Century Winter Cooling in the Eastern U.S. Explained

3 July 20253 July 2025
Editors' Vox

Water Tracks: The Veins of Thawing Landscapes

25 June 202525 June 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack