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High School Junior Builds Cheap Earthquake Warning Device

by Jack Lee 14 May 20215 April 2023

The project exploring seismic noise during the coronavirus pandemic was fueled by Google searches and bathroom soldering sessions.

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Cheap Sensors Provide Missing Air Quality Data in African Cities

by Carolyn Wilke 11 May 202114 September 2022

Calibrated low-cost sensors in Kinshasa and Brazzaville provide new information on pollution and help scientists model a way to improve access to air quality data.

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Taking Stock of Cosmic Rays in the Solar System

by Jure Japelj 5 May 202125 October 2021

Scientists seek to understand the elusive properties of stellar and galactic cosmic rays before searching for life on exoplanets.

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Earthquake Alerts Go Live in the Pacific Northwest

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 4 May 20213 June 2022

Oregon and Washington residents will receive an alert on their cell phones if they are in danger from an incoming quake.

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Using Satellite Data to Map Air Pollution and Improve Health

by Jackie Rocheleau 15 April 20211 November 2021

NASA scientists will be teaming up with epidemiologists in the agency’s first health-focused mission. With satellite data, they’ll find out how air pollution affects health in cities around the world.

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Algún día, un catálogo de fragmentos moleculares podría ayudar a científicos a identificar vida extraterrestre en las lunas heladas de nuestro sistema solar.

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Soil Chips Help Scientists Spy on Fungal Navigation

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 13 April 202119 July 2022

Soil chips provide a micrometer-resolution window into life underfoot, shedding light on how fungi behave when navigating soil’s mazes.

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Modernizing a Global Magnetic Partnership

by A. W. P. Thomson and S. M. Flower 31 March 202118 April 2022

For 30 years, INTERMAGNET, a worldwide network of ground-based observatories, has aided advances in navigation, precision drilling for oil and gas, and mitigating space weather impact on technology.

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A Global Monitoring System Could Change the Future of Climatology

by Saima May Sidik 26 March 20218 March 2022

Researchers hope that a network of highly consistent climate-observing sites will resolve long-standing issues with climatological data.

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