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一个红黑相间的急救箱放在冰冻的湖面上。背景是松树和多云的天空。
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为全球湖泊做健康检查

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 4 June 20244 June 2024

湖泊正面临着一系列可能成为长期问题的健康问题。人类健康保健策略会有所帮助吗?

A map and graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Not-So-Quiet Cretaceous Quiet Zone

by Bjarne S. G. Almqvist 4 June 20243 June 2024

A new study finds that Earth’s magnetic field intensity varied significantly during the Cretaceous Normal Superchron, providing insights into the operation of the geodynamo during superchrons.

A sand dune on the shores of Lake Michigan on a sunny day.
Posted inNews

Forever Chemicals Are Raining Down on the Great Lakes

by Grace van Deelen 3 June 2024

PFAS levels are growing in some of the Great Lakes, and precipitation is a big contributor.

A satellite image of a river flashing between 2013 and 2022. The river has more pronounced curves by 2022.
Posted inNews

Sand’s Role in Rerouting Meandering Rivers Is Bigger Than We Thought

by Emily Dieckman 31 May 202423 July 2024

Researchers delve into the dirt causing rivers to migrate.

Graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Repeated Coseismic Uplift Above the Patton Bay Splay Fault, Alaska

by Daniel Melnick 30 May 20243 June 2024

Stratigraphic and diatom analyses suggest ruptures of the Patton Bay splay fault occurred together with half of the documented great Alaskan megathrust earthquakes during the past 4,200 years.

Two men wearing backpacks sit in a grass field in front of an estuary. One man is taking a photo of something on the ground, and the other is writing in a notebook.
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Tsunami Sands Help Scientists Assess Cascadia Earthquake Models

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 May 202430 May 2024

With evidence from new sediment cores, researchers tested the performance of various models of the 1700 CE megathrust earthquake.

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Are the Geosciences Failing Their Qualifying Exam Goals?

Eric Davidson, president-elect of AGU by Eric Davidson 29 May 202429 May 2024

Scientists favor data-driven reasoning but administer graduate student qualifying exams with surprisingly little guiding data. Re-examining these exams may advance educational equity and quality.

Dos personas intentan mover una piedra sobre un cañón
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Cerrando la brecha entre las geociencias y la seguridad nacional

by Peter Chirico, Bruce Molnia, Anthony Nguy-Robertson and Dan Opstal 28 May 202428 May 2024

La comunidad de geociencias y las agencias de seguridad nacional necesitan una comunicación efectiva y bidireccional para intercambiar información.

A planet with oceans, clouds, and landmasses appears against a black background.
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A Step Closer to Solving the Fermi Paradox

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 May 20249 January 2025

Finding evidence of complex life elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy hinges on locating rocky planets with plate tectonics and a mixture of landmasses and oceans, new research suggests.

Scientists are lowered from the deck of R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer to the sea ice of the Southern Ocean as part of a GEOTRACES research cruise.
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Charting New Territory

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 23 May 20249 July 2024

From the abyss of the Antarctic to proxy lunar landscapes in Arizona, fieldwork gives Earth and space scientists insight and experience.

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