Combining visual and sonic representations of data can make science more accessible and help reveal subtle details. The recent decade-long eruption of Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano offers a prime example.
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Hunting Hurricanes
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters risk their lives each time they fly into the eye of a storm to collect crucial data for forecasting, hurricane modeling, and research.
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La presión del océano profundo tiene un aplastante impacto en el ciclo del carbono
La presión extrema que existe en el mar profundo reduce el apetito de los microorganismos por carbono orgánico. Este hallazgo podría tener implicaciones importantes en la geoingeniería y el balance de carbono global.
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“Revolutionary” Instrument to Watch North American Skies
TEMPO, scheduled for launch this April, will monitor ozone and other pollutants during hourly daytime scans, providing data for better air quality forecasts and atmospheric models.
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Observing a Seismic Cycle at Sea
Scientists organized a trio of expeditions to document the buildup of stress leading to a large earthquake on a seafloor fault, developing innovations for successful seagoing research in the process.
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A Tiny New Device Could Help Find Extraterrestrial Life
Researchers developed a mini analyzer that could be a giant step forward in the search for life and habitable environments beyond Earth.
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Deep-Sea Pressure Crushes Carbon Cycling
The extreme pressure in the deep sea stifles microbes’ appetite for organic carbon. This finding could have important implications for carbon budgets and geoengineering.
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Drones Make Weather Prediction Easier at the Poles
Researchers measured wind speed with a commercially available drone and a lightweight sensor. The approach could help scientists gather more data from remote environments.
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Mapeando estimaciones de la contaminación a nivel de calle para encontrar rutas más seguras
Un nuevo enfoque de alta resolución que combina múltiples tipos de datos detección remota de la contaminación permitió a investigadores desarrollar una aplicación que mapea las rutas más saludables para los transeúntes urbanos.
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Spurring Ocean Research with Open Data
Ocean data abound, but accessing them is a challenge, making tackling climate change difficult. One nonprofit is trying to compile them.