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Artist’s conception of an airplane flying above thunderstorm clouds tinted pink to represent gamma ray emissions
Posted inScience Updates

A New View of Gamma Rays from Thunderclouds

by Arve Aksnes, Nikolai Østgaard, Martino Marisaldi and Ingrid Bjørge-Engeland 25 April 202525 April 2025

Observations from high-flying aircraft revealed that thunderclouds act as natural particle accelerators, emitting energetic electromagnetic radiation more often than scientists expected.

Aerial view of Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin
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Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Shifting Northeast

by Skyler Ware 31 January 202531 January 2025

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt soon.

Eighteen photos in a grid. Each features a background of green light reminiscent of the northern lights, with clusters of red dots in the middle.
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Radar Reveals Electrical Activity in the Ionosphere

by Saima May Sidik 18 December 202418 December 2024

A new method could improve understanding of communication disruptions.

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Posted inEditors' Highlights

Ground-based Transmitters Cause Radiation Belt Electron Loss

by Mary Hudson 25 November 202422 November 2024

A U.S. Navy transmitter in Australia produces wisps of electron loss as observed by the Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit.

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Lightning Initiating at High Altitudes May Develop Continuously

by Xiushu Qie 15 November 202412 November 2024

Recent radio observations reveal a new mode of initial lightning development in the form of continuous initial breakdown burst of several kilometers in length at high altitudes within thunderstorms.

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التربة المكهربة تزيد نمو النباتات

by Saugat Bolakhe 8 March 20248 March 2024

خمسة أيام من الكهرباء المنخفضة الجهد الموجهة إلى جذور النباتات الناشئة عززت نموها بأكثر من 50 بالمئة.

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Electrified Soil Powers Plant Growth

by Saugat Bolakhe 31 January 202411 March 2024

Five days of low-power electricity directed to the roots of young plants boosted their growth by more than 50%.

El agua del río corre a través de una presa.
Posted inScience Updates

Un enfoque holístico de los datos hidroeléctricos

by Debjani Singh 10 January 202410 January 2024

Una nueva plataforma en línea ofrece extensos datos y herramientas sobre los recursos hidroeléctricos de EE. UU., lo que permite tomar decisiones basadas en datos en el nexo energía-agua.

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An Electrifying Approach to Carbon Capture

by Bill Morris 7 December 20237 December 2023

A new sodium-ion “battery” promises an environmentally friendly method of sequestering carbon in the ocean, but experts remain cautious.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Protecting Power Grids from Space Weather

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 4 December 20234 December 2023

A new paper explores ways to mitigate the impact of geomagnetically induced currents on the New Zealand power grid.

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