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A researcher checks a GPS ground motion sensor amid the rocky, barren landscape of the Altiplano-Puna Plateau in the southern Bolivian Andes

19 January 2021

Using Earthquake Forensics to Study Subduction from Space

Researchers combined satellite geodetic measurements of surface motion with a new geophysical data inversion method to probe the Chilean subduction zone in the wake of the 2010 Maule earthquake.
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14 January 2021

Modeling Earth’s Ever-Shifting Magnetism

The World Magnetic Model, updated every 5 years through an international collaboration, supports numerous technologies that help us find our way.
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11 January 2021

A Tried-and-True Medium to Broaden the Reach of Science

Television programming reaches broad, diverse audiences, but scientists must help tell their own stories and speak to the communities in which they live.
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21 December 2020

Habitability and the Evolution of Life Under Our Magnetic Shield

Earth’s global magnetic field likely dates back billions of years and is a barrier against cosmic radiation. What roles has it played in the planet’s biosphere?
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On a mountainside in El Manzano, Mendoza Province, Argentina, volcanic rock intrusions contrast with surrounding organic-rich shale

17 December 2020

A Fresh Perspective on Intricate Volcanic Plumbing Systems

Combining commercial hydrocarbon and mineral exploration data with novel academic research and modeling capabilities helps answer key questions about underground magma systems.
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4 December 2020

Collaborative Graduate Student Training in a Virtual World

With higher education increasingly moving online, a 3-year-old interinstitutional graduate student training program offers a model for universities to pool resources and expand course offerings.
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2 December 2020

A Pandemic Pivot in Earth Science Outreach and Education

For some educators, restrictions imposed by COVID-19 created space for innovation and affirmed the value of online tools and learning environments for increasing access to and engagement with science.
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Researchers stand with a rover robot inside a lava tube cave at Lava Beds National Monument in California

1 December 2020

Planetary Cave Exploration Progresses

Terrestrial caves offer scientific and engineering insights and serve as testing grounds for future forays by humans and robots into caves on other worlds.
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St. Barthélemy Island, viewed from the Coco Islet

19 November 2020

By Land or Sea: How Did Mammals Get to the Caribbean Islands?

A multidisciplinary team is jointly investigating mammal evolution and subduction dynamics to unravel how flightless land mammals migrated to the Greater Antilles and other Caribbean islands.
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The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona.

12 November 2020

Reimagining the Colorado River by Exploring Extreme Events

Workshops exploring environmental, social, and political scenarios to prepare for negotiating new Colorado River water management guidelines took on added realism when the COVID-19 pandemic started.
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