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Satellite image of the Nile Delta
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Tracking Heavy Metal Accumulation in the Nile Delta

by Benjamin Sulman 22 March 202321 March 2023

Sediment measurements show that flow alterations and discharges are driving increasing concentrations of multiple heavy metals in the Nile Delta, threatening ecosystems, agriculture, and human health.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

Suivie de l’accumulation des métaux lourds dans le Delta du Nil

by Benjamin Sulman 22 March 202321 March 2023

Les analyses de sédiments montrent que la réutilisation de l’eau non traitée et la construction de barrages entraînent l’augmentation des concentrations de métaux lourds dans le Delta du Nil, menaçant gravement les écosystèmes, l’agriculture et la santé humaine.

Illustration of the central Amazon rainforest
Posted inEditors' Vox

Why Tropical Forests Are Important for Our Well-Being

by Laura Borma 3 March 20232 March 2023

Tropical forests play a critical role in supporting human well-being, food security, and the maintenance of biodiversity.

Photo of a polar bear and two cubs traversing a field of snow and ice
Posted inNews

Glacial Ice Offers Polar Bears a Precarious Climate Refuge

by Elise Cutts 9 December 202222 March 2023

An isolated polar bear population in southeastern Greenland survives in fjords, despite spotty sea ice. But this pocket of bears is not a sign of how the species could be saved.

Aerial view of an agricultural field with some plots in temperature-controlled conditions
Posted inNews

Warmer Winters Keep Crops Sleepy into Spring, Hurting Yield

by Elise Cutts 21 October 202228 October 2022

Annual crops go dormant during winter. Frosty temperatures cue them to wake up—but the warmer winters brought on by climate change scramble the cold signal, hurting yield.

A small brown and gray mouse, Abrothrix hirta, sits on green grass strewn with a few brown leaves. The mouse faces left and is photographed in profile.
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Rain Makes Skulls Bigger—in Mice

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 4 October 202228 October 2022

New research shows how regional weather, shaped by towering mountain ranges, might influence the size and shape of local rodents.

Viburnum leaf beetle on a chewed leaf
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plant-Nibbling Insects May Make It Cloudier and Cooler

by Rebecca Dzombak 17 August 202217 August 2022

Insects that eat plant leaves could change the local atmosphere, but current climate models do not account for this impact.

Emil Cherrington stands on a boat in the middle of a river in Belize in May 2019.
Posted inFeatures

Emil Cherrington: Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 July 202225 July 2022

Showing how eyes in the sky can help people on the ground.

A salt marsh in the Yangtze River estuary (Jiuduansha Wetland) on December 25, 2006.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Understanding the Importance of Salt Marshes

by Pei Xin, Alicia Wilson, Zhenming Ge and Isaac Santos 19 April 202217 June 2022

Hydrological processes affect plant ecology and the biogeochemical exchange between salt marshes and the sea.

Mangrove forest
Posted inNews

After a Hurricane, Coastal Systems Draw a Line in the Sand

by J. Besl 13 April 202213 April 2022

A new study finds nature can’t have it both ways: On the basis of thousands of case studies from dozens of hurricanes, there’s always a trade-off between resistance and resilience.

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