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A large hot spring bubbles and steams in the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau.
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Hot Springs Suggest How the Tibetan Plateau Became the Roof of the World

by Saima May Sidik 20 April 202223 February 2023

Helium isotopes found in water samples provide a snapshot of what lies beneath the plateau and stimulate debate within the geosciences community.

A volcanic eruption spews molten rock into the sky.
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Magma Lingers at Different Depths on the Basis of Its Water Content

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 4 April 202225 April 2022

The discovery, gleaned from observations of volcanoes on four continents, could help constrain models of volcanic eruptions.

In the humid highlands of San Cristóbal Island, researchers take soil samples from a pit.
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The Galápagos Islands: The Ultimate Outdoor Soil Science Laboratory

by DJ McCauley 28 March 202228 March 2022

A new study has spurred further research into the impacts of soil formation on modern-day problems like heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils.

Under a clear blue sky, a field strewn with brown volcanic rocks contains a pile of black basalt that rises like a giant anthill, with several people on the right edge for scale.
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Geochemical Data from Polynesian Artifacts Pack Pofatu Database

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 7 March 20221 November 2022

A new resource may help match artifacts with their original stone sources—“a really a niche part of archaeology that requires geological expertise.”

Lofted dust layers over the Andes mountains
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Iodine-Laden Desert Dust Is Eating at Ozone Pollution

by Jackie Rocheleau 28 February 202228 February 2022

In a happy accident, scientists found a potential solution to an atmospheric chemistry mystery. Their findings could be a missing piece in the iodine cycle and in atmospheric models.

Argon plasma
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Innovators Tackle Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 24 February 202216 April 2024

New technologies seek to remove and destroy dangerous PFAS chemicals in contaminated water.

Satellite image of sea ice in the southwestern Labrador Sea.
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Oxygen Levels Measured in a Lung of the Deep Ocean

by James Dacey 23 February 202223 February 2022

The Labrador Sea “inhales” oxygen and supplies it to deep-sea life across the world. But its breath could be threatened by climate change.

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Tecnología de punta, serendipia y los secretos del Stonehenge

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 15 February 20221 March 2022

El primer análisis exhaustivo de lo qué están hechas las piedras sarsen se produjo con nueva tecnología y buena suerte a la antigua.

A wide and flat rock sample with a gray exterior sits on a lighter gray background. Green crystals inside the rock are exposed on the side of the rock facing forward. The crystals are small and uniform in size and light green to dark green in shade.
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Good News: Rocks Crack Under Pressure from Mineral CO2 Storage

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 3 February 20221 June 2023

When carbon mineralizes in stone, each new fracture exposes more surfaces that can react with and trap CO2, enhancing a rock’s storage capacity.

Martian meteorite ALH84001 shown with a 1-centimeter cube for scale
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A New Explanation for Organics on a Mars Rock That Fell to Earth

by Derek Smith 26 January 20228 March 2022

Organic molecules on a Martian meteorite have fueled nearly 30 years of scientific debate. New evidence suggests they were formed by Martian processes, offering more support for a once habitable environment on the Red Planet.

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