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A person faces the sea from an ice floe where a kayak is docked.
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Could AI Be Useful for Arctic Communities Facing Sea Ice Loss?

by Humberto Basilio 28 October 202121 March 2022

The forecasting tool IceNet promises to be a useful tool for evaluating sea ice loss in the Arctic. But ethical and logistic considerations have to be taken before scientific and Indigenous communities start working together.

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Lasers Have the Makings of a 21st-Century Geoscience Tool

by Richard J. Sima 15 October 202120 December 2021

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy is a versatile geochemical tool being used in a wide range of applications, from Mars rovers to earthly rock identification.

El componente exterior de una bomba de calor residencial
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Las bombas de calor pueden reducir las emisiones de los hogares, pero no en todas partes

by Jackie Rocheleau 13 October 202121 March 2022

Un nuevo estudio muestra que, en los lugares correctos, las bombas de calor pueden ayudar a los propietarios a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, ahorrar en costos de calefacción y aire acondicionado, y promover la salud pública.

Aerial view of the archaeological dig at Wadi Fidan, Jordan
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Ancient Flint Tools Reveal Earth’s Changing Magnetic Field

by Hannah Thomasy 27 September 202121 March 2022

Stone tools may provide data on paleomagnetism that are out of reach for other markers, such as prehistoric pottery.

Trays of perovskite silicon solar cells sit in a clear laboratory case.
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Better Together: Perovskites Boost Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

by Mary Caperton Morton 23 September 20217 October 2021

Scientists engineer a way to layer materials to boost efficiency without interrupting manufacturing processes.

The tower of a research platform rises out of the ocean while the Sun sets on the horizon.
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Remembering FLIP, an Engineering Marvel for Oceanic Research

by D. G. Ortiz-Suslow 23 September 202119 November 2021

Since the 1960s, the Floating Instrument Platform has bobbed at the sea surface, supporting numerous discoveries. One scientist recalls his time aboard FLIP during what was likely its final mission.

Four cormorants stand atop a channel marker.
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Cormorants Are Helping Characterize Coastal Ocean Environments

by R. A. Orben, A. G. Peck-Richardson, G. Wilson, D. Ardağ and J. A. Lerczak 23 September 202121 March 2022

The Cormorant Oceanography Project is using sensors deployed on diving marine birds to collect broadly distributed oceanographic data in coastal regions around the world.

A scuba diver swims and shines a flashlight through brownish river water in a cave.
Posted inScience Updates

A New Focus on the Neglected Carbonate Critical Zone

by J. B. Martin, P. C. De Grammont, M. D. Covington and L. Toran 20 September 202128 January 2022

Studies of Earth’s critical zone have largely focused on areas underlain by silicate bedrock, leaving gaps in our understanding of widespread and vital carbonate-dominated landscapes.

Four-image figure showing different sequences of the DAVINCI+ mission to Venus
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Mission to Venus Could Help Solve an Atmospheric Mystery

by Jaime Cordova 17 September 202118 January 2022

NASA’s recently announced DAVINCI+ mission to Venus will probe the planet’s atmosphere, hoping to shed light on the unknown dark patches that surround the planet.

The outdoor component of a residential heat pump
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Heat Pumps Can Lower Home Emissions, but Not Everywhere

by Jackie Rocheleau 2 September 202121 March 2022

A new study shows that in the right places, heat pumps can help homeowners lower greenhouse gas emissions, save on heating and cooling costs, and promote public health.

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