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Satellite view of Santorini, Greece
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Podcast: Escape from Thera

by L. Lester 21 July 202029 September 2021

A colossal volcanic eruption at Santorini, Greece, 3,600 years ago sent the island’s Bronze Age population fleeing for their lives. Where did the people go?

Gold dome of Shwedagon Pagoda dominates the skyline
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A Golden Opportunity to Save Shwedagon Pagoda’s Acclaimed Dome

by Richard J. Sima 10 July 202023 December 2021

The dome is replaced every 5 years, and researchers are studying how to make the gold more durable.

Satellite image of Soviet airport in 1979
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Five Things Spy Satellites Have Taught Us About Earth

by Jenessa Duncombe 6 July 202022 November 2021

Long before we had satellites beaming terabytes of data back to Earth, we had covert spacecraft the size of school buses snapping photos on rolls of film 50 kilometers long.

The dirigible Italia docked at the base camp in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, prior to its crash
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Space Weather Lessons from a 1928 Dirigible Debacle

by Rachel Fritts 1 July 202021 July 2022

Analysis of a disrupted SOS signal during an early polar expedition showcases the importance of taking space weather into account when exploring new frontiers.

Large outrigger canoe silhouetted against an orange Hawaiian sky
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Humans Colonized Polynesia Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

by Richard J. Sima 13 May 20204 October 2021

Evidence from mud, charcoal, and feces suggests humans arrived in East Polynesia during the driest period in 2 millennia.

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

by Rachel Fritts 7 May 202014 October 2021

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

by Rachel Fritts 28 February 20209 May 2022

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

by Richard J. Sima 4 February 202015 October 2021

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.

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

by Mara Johnson-Groh 31 December 201913 April 2022

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

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