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Scientific Discipline Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Cutaway model of Earth’s interior

News 4 December 2020

Geologists to Shed Light on the Mantle with 3D Model

The model, which will incorporate 227 million surface wave measurements, could help with everything from earthquake characterization to neutrino geosciences.
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Climate Change
Satellite image of a mountainous Antarctic landscape

News 1 December 2020

Increased Plate Tectonic Activity May Have Warmed the Miocene Climate

Changes in rates of tectonic degassing may have been responsible for rapid, extreme warming during the Miocene Climatic Optimum and the long cooling period that followed.
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Planetary Sciences

Editors' Highlights 24 November 2020

Life in the Chicxulub Crater Years After It Was Formed

While the seas were still churning from the impact and the seawater temperatures were high due to the hydrothermal activity, life was reestablishing itself inside the crater.
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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Schematic diagram of the experimental apparatus

Editors' Highlights 13 November 2020

The Importance of Wind for the Fate of Volcanic Eruption Columns

A theoretical model coupled to lab experiments on turbulent jets with reversing buoyancy sheds new light on the role of wind in controlling the dynamics of volcanic eruptive columns.
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Atmospheric Sciences
A 3D computer illustration of Hesperosuchus, an extinct genus of crocodylomorph reptiles

News 9 November 2020

A Little-Known Mass Extinction and the “Dawn of the Modern World”

Volcanic eruptions in what is now western Canada may have triggered a million years of rain and a mass extinction that launched the reign of the dinosaurs.
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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology
Photograph of the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010

Editors' Vox 5 November 2020

A Geologist’s Guide to Exploring and Understanding Iceland

A new book explores the geophysical processes that have shaped Iceland over 30 million years and continue to influence the landscape.
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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
Neat rows of crops grow between rows of trees

News 5 November 2020

Using Nuclear Fallout to Measure Soil Erosion in Tunisia

Cesium-137 acts as a tracer to evaluate the efficiency of conservation methods.
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Illustrations of Bigfoot, a manatee, a giant sloth, and a mermaid

News 28 October 2020

Podcast: Mythical Monsters and Their Real-Life Inspirations

This Halloween season, explore the connections between mythical monsters like Bigfoot and the Kraken and the creatures on which they’re based.
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Biogeosciences
View of sea ice and part of the West Antarctic Peninsula from just offshore, with the bow of a research ship in the foreground

Research Spotlight 26 October 2020

How Long Does Iron Linger in the Ocean’s Upper Layers?

A new study refines our understanding of marine residence times of iron, which supports carbon-sequestering sea life, offering valuable data to inform biogeochemical models.
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Biogeosciences
Old Faithful geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park

Research Spotlight 16 October 2020

Megadrought Caused Yellowstone’s Old Faithful to Run Dry

Scientists studying wood samples preserved by Old Faithful have determined that the famous geyser was dormant for several decades during the 13th century due to a megadrought.
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