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Floating water hyacinths with trapped plastics.
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Remote Sensing Tracks Down “Plastic Plants” in Rivers

by Clarissa Wright 28 June 2022

Researchers are using remote sensing to track floating mats of plastic trapped in water hyacinth plants.

Artist’s concept of how Sentinel-5P satellite monitors pollution within the Earth’s atmosphere
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Geoscience Societies Commit to Tackling Global Challenges

by James Dacey 7 May 202010 March 2023

As Europe’s premiere geoscience conference kicks off online, leading Earth and space societies restate their commitments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aerial photo of a dark sand beach at low tide with snow-capped mountains in the background
Posted inFeatures

The Tides They Are a-Changing

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 19 June 20199 December 2022

The twice-daily ebb and flow of the sea have the power to change the planet. Weak tides could have allowed Earth to freeze over, and strong tides may have given vertebrates a leg up on land.

European Union member state flags
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A United Europe Benefits Global Science, Say EU Geoscientists

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 April 201921 March 2023

“You are the stakeholders of European integration,” former Italian prime minister Mario Monti told an assembly of geoscientists.

Whitecaps dot a stormy sea
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Take Weather Prediction with a Grain of Salt and It Gets Better

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 12 April 201925 July 2022

Sea surface salinity is starting to rival other methods for seasonal rain forecasting.

A precariously balanced boulder on a forested cliff
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Precariously Balanced Rocks Reveal Earthquake History in Israel

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 8 April 20198 December 2022

Using the prevalence of unstable rock formations in Israel’s Negev Desert, researchers determined that historical earthquakes in the region were weaker than previously thought.

A “dead cart” depicted in an antique engraving.
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Plague Bug May Have Lurked in Medieval England Between Outbreaks

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 8 May 201723 March 2023

A new analysis of climate records in England and Europe’s Low Countries suggests that the disease-causing bacterium persisted in rodents between recurrences in people.

Mother-of-pearl clouds over Lørenskog, near Oslo, Norway, half an hour after sunset.
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Science Offers New Clues About Paintings by Munch and Leonardo

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 27 April 201725 January 2023

An unusual type of cloud might explain the sky in The Scream, and scientific verisimilitude reveals which is the real da Vinci masterpiece, new studies suggest.

A branching bolt of lightning strikes Moscow.
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Scientists Find Dead Lightning Branches That Come Back to Life

by M. Gannon 17 May 201613 April 2023

The detached bursts of brilliance might explain why the lowest point of a lightning bolt will sometimes suddenly brighten by up to 50% and double its speed as it hurtles to Earth.

Sea ice in the central Arctic Ocean during summer 2015, when Arctic sea ice was exceptionally thin.
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent May Shrink Below 2012 Record Low

by M. Gannon 22 April 201625 April 2023

Satellite data, field measurements, and readings from "snow buoys" reveal ice thickness patterns similar to those preceding the lowest recorded sea ice extent, which was reached nearly 4 years ago.

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