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River flow paths in Iceland derived from HydroSHEDS.
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Charting Paths to New Knowledge

Heather Goss, AGU Publisher by Heather Goss 20 May 20221 June 2022

In our June issue of Eos, we home in on the unique ways researchers are using maps to better understand Earth and beyond.

Lake Cadagno—an alpine lake in Switzerland with calm blue-green waters surrounded by sharp-peaked mountains
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Purple Bacteria Fix Nitrogen in Proterozoic-Analogue Lake

by Elise Cutts 28 September 202117 February 2023

A new study challenges the assumption that cyanobacteria were the only major nitrogen fixers in the Proterozoic eon.

An artistic depiction of Europa Clipper flying through the plumes of Europa, studying the moon and searching for life.
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This Search for Alien Life Starts with Destroying Bacteria on Earth

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 8 February 202128 October 2021

Someday, a catalog of molecular fragments might help scientists identify extraterrestrial life on our solar system’s icy moons.

A tardigrade swimming in water
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Even Tardigrades Will Feel the Heat of Climate Change

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 21 January 202015 October 2021

Hardy tardigrades are much more vulnerable to heat than cold, but they show some signs that they could adapt over time.

Sea spider
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Extreme Life and Where to Find It

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 6 September 201929 September 2021

Life finds a way in the most extreme environments on Earth and sparks the imagination about far-off places where we may yet find it.

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