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An image of villagers from Huamantanga constructing a shallow stone canal to divert water down a hillside
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El Sistema de Canales Preincaicos Usa Laderas Como Esponjas para Almacenar Agua

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 7 May 202016 July 2025

Así se preparan para un futuro más seco en la costa occidental de Perú, los investigadores están recurriendo a técnicas del pasado.

Thick pine forest of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Cape Cod, Mass.
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New England Forests Were Historically Shaped by Climate, Not People

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20205 June 2023

A first-of-its-kind study combining paleoecology and archeology indicates that the New England landscape was not actively managed with fire prior to European arrival.

Carter Clinton and Fatimah Jackson smile while standing at a long table at a research lab.
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Podcast: Exhuming a Buried Piece of American History

by Lauren Lipuma 18 February 20208 October 2021

Scientists are using grave soil to reconstruct the lives of enslaved Africans in colonial New York.

Man in a wetsuit holds a cross section of a tree while standing in a lake.
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How the Cold Climate Shaped Scotland’s Political Climate

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 4 February 20203 March 2023

Tree rings reveal how severe cold and political isolation brought disaster to Scotland, inspired a colonization effort in Panama, and helped drive union with England.

Anthropologists set up a total station to study a Khmer city complex.
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Poor Water Management Implicated in Failure of Ancient Khmer Capital

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 3 February 20203 November 2022

Researchers used remote sensing technologies to map Koh Ker’s buried reservoir and calculate its capacity to hold water during the rainy season.

Damaged buildings with a Puerto Rican flag in the foreground
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Enjambre de Terremotos Inusuales Golpean a Puerto Rico

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 27 January 202016 July 2025

Puerto Rico no había visto tantos sismos fuertes en una sola secuencia desde que comenzó el monitoreo sísmico hace 46 años. El último terremoto que dañó la isla gravemente ocurrió en 1918.

Carved Assyrian tablet with winged figures kneeling before a tree and cuneiform script beneath
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Megadrought Helped Topple the Assyrian Empire

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 15 January 202028 February 2023

Paleoclimate records shed light on the ancient civilization’s meteoric rise and catastrophic collapse.

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Rare Earthquake Swarm Strikes Puerto Rico

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 9 January 20208 December 2022

Puerto Rico hasn’t seen this many strong quakes in a single sequence since seismic monitoring began 46 years ago. The last earthquake to damage the island this badly occurred in 1918.

A purple and red curtain aurora provides a backdrop to the silhouette of a forest.
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Ancient Assyrian Aurorae Help Astronomers Understand Solar Activity

Mara Johnson-Groh, Science Writer by Mara Johnson-Groh 31 December 20197 September 2022

Records of aurorae in Mesopotamia from 2,600 years ago are helping astronomers understand and predict solar activity today.

An image of villagers from Huamantanga constructing a shallow stone canal to divert water down a hillside
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Pre-Inca Canal System Uses Hillsides as Sponges to Store Water

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 30 December 201915 October 2021

To prepare for a drier future on Peru’s western coast, researchers are turning to techniques of the past.

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