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Antarctic Ice Cores Capture Heavy Metal Pollution—And History

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 February 202423 April 2024

An ice core record stretching back more than 2 millennia hints at the mining and metallurgy that waxed and waned with events such as wars and epidemics.

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Monitoring Polar Ice Change in the Twilight Zone

by Ted Scambos, Christopher Shuman, Mark Fahnestock, Tasha Snow and Christopher Crawford 20 February 202421 February 2024

Landsat’s new extended data collection program is mapping Arctic and Antarctic regions year-round, even in polar twilight.

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That’s No Moon; It’s an Ocean World

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 February 20248 January 2025

If Saturn’s cratered moon Mimas has liquid water beneath its surface, ocean worlds might be far more common in the solar system than we thought.

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Frost Quakes Shake Up Finland’s Wetlands

by Grace van Deelen 16 January 202425 April 2024

New research shows frost quakes may happen more frequently in wetland areas and, similar to earthquakes, can cause damage to infrastructure.

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Glaciers Rise and Fall—and Melt—with Tides

by Saima May Sidik 11 January 202411 January 2024

The effect of ocean water creeping beneath Greenland ice is stronger than scientists realized.

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Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202321 March 2024

The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.

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El estallido de burbujas acelera el deshielo de los glaciares

by Erin Martin-Jones 28 November 202328 November 2023

Tener en cuenta el efecto burbuja podría mejorar las estimaciones sobre el deshielo de los glaciares submarinos y prever mejor su contracción a medida que se calientan los océanos.

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Despite centuries of study and many spacecraft visits, the Red Planet still holds secrets. Here are just a few.

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Popping Bubbles Make Glaciers Melt Faster

by Erin Martin-Jones 25 October 202328 November 2023

Accounting for the newfound bubble effect could improve estimates of how sea-terminating glaciers melt underwater—and better anticipate their shrinkage as oceans warm.

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La canción de hielo y fuego del criovulcanismo

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 16 October 202316 October 2023

Las lunas oceánicas del sistema solar exterior nos dan pistas sobre volcanes de hielo, fuentes hidrotermales, y la tentadora posibilidad de habitabilidad.

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