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Darin Schwartz, a postdoctoral researcher at Boise State University, directs deployment of a rock dredge in the South Pacific from the deck of the R/V Atlantis in 2019.
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Into the Wild Blue Yonder

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 25 May 202326 May 2023

Fieldwork takes scientists from the eye of a hurricane to the depths of the sea.

Hurricane Hunters approach Hurricane Florence in 2018.
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Hunting Hurricanes

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 25 May 202325 May 2023

NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters risk their lives each time they fly into the eye of a storm to collect crucial data for forecasting, hurricane modeling, and research.

A photo angled from above of a small white bird and a white egg in a nest of twigs.
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Harpy Eagles Concentrate Precious Nutrients in the Amazon

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 10 May 202325 May 2023

Amazon soils are usually low in the nutrients that plants covet, but harpy eagles can create local hot spots with their poop and prey.

A photo looking up between tall trees with red bark and green canopy.
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Dating the World’s Tallest Trees

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 27 April 202319 May 2023

Scientists analyzed more than 1.2 million trees to assemble chronologies of annually dated rings, which will inform fields ranging from climate science to seismology.

An aerial photograph of a remote, forested lake surrounded by forest.
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Hunting for Methane Hot Spots at the Top of the World

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 26 April 202326 April 2023

A visit to an Alaskan wetland with some of the world’s highest lake marsh methane emissions brings scientists one step closer to understanding the phenomenon.

A blue truck with a tall pole and a large, gray circular device is parked on a street next to a person. A tornado spins in a field far in the background.
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Tornadoes’ Fastest Winds Howl Close to the Ground

by Carolyn Wilke 3 April 20235 April 2023

Radar data from storm-tracking scientists reveal that twisters’ winds churn 30% faster near Earth’s surface than above 100 meters, where measurements usually are taken.

A person stands in a dark cave holding a flashlight.
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Searching for the Sculptor of France’s Caves

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 31 March 202331 March 2023

Spelunking scientists searched for the original source of the French Pyrenees’ magnificent caves.

A white landscape with five people standing around a white tower with a yellow cylinder hanging vertically in the middle
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“Icefin” Investigates a Glacial Underbelly

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 March 202316 March 2023

An instrument-laden submersible reveals where—and how rapidly—the Antarctic glacier is melting.

Several people sit and stand around a large map of the seafloor on a table in laboratory space.
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Observing a Seismic Cycle at Sea

by Margaret Boettcher, Emily Roland, Jessica Warren, Robert Evans and John Collins 7 March 202325 May 2023

Scientists organized a trio of expeditions to document the buildup of stress leading to a large earthquake on a seafloor fault, developing innovations for successful seagoing research in the process.

Two small tree swallows peek out of a nest box hanging in a tree.
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Climate Extremes Threaten California’s Central Valley Songbirds

by J. Besl 16 February 202316 February 2023

A “nestbox highway” in California’s Central Valley is guiding songbirds to safe nesting sites and giving scientists a peek at fledgling success in a changing climate.

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