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Two young people riding aboard a boat pick through mud with their hands in search of meteorites.
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Community Scientists Recover Micrometeorites from Lake Michigan

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 15 August 202224 March 2023

A team of scientists, educators, and teenagers discovered the objects, some of which may have been delivered by a fireball that streaked across the sky in 2017.

Lake Carezza with evergreens and snowy mountains in the background.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Earth’s Lakes Emit Less Methane Than Previously Thought

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 4 August 202229 September 2022

Although the total surface area of Earth’s lakes emits less methane than previously believed, it is still among the largest natural methane sources.

Photo of a scientist drilling into lake ice to take a sample.
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A Future Without Ice Cover

by Steven Sadro and Marguerite A. Xenopoulos 11 July 202221 July 2022

Winter is fading away, but the answers may be beneath the ice; a new collection on winter limnology tackles the unknowns.

A reservoir surrounded by trees with two people in a canoe
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The Domino Effect of Freshwater Suffocation

by Danielle Beurteaux 11 July 202227 October 2022

As lakes and reservoirs become anoxic, they can promote poor water quality downstream.

Audrey Goeckner gathering sediment samples from a stormwater pond in Florida.
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Stormwater Ponds Are Carbon Sources, Not Sinks

by Robin Donovan 22 June 202222 June 2022

New research from Florida tracks carbon dioxide and methane emissions from human-created waterways.

A team of researchers stands in front of an airplane in Antarctica.
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Newly Discovered Lake May Offer a Glimpse into Antarctica’s Past

by Andrew J. Wight 9 June 20229 June 2022

Scientists dive in—metaphorically—to Lake Snow Eagle, only recently revealed through ice-penetrating radar.

Three figures from the paper showing a map of bedrock channels on the seafloor, an image of a remotely-operated vehicle, and an image of potholes.
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New Observations Reveal Ancient Subglacial Water Paths

by Olga Sergienko 13 April 20222 August 2022

Analyses of new shipboard and ROV observations of bedrock channels carved by floods and outbursts from subglacial lakes under Antarctica shed light on complex subglacial processes.

Sand dunes flank a freshwater lake.
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Estimating Lake Evaporation Just Got Easier

by Issa Sikiti da Silva 9 February 202211 February 2022

A new method standardizes freshwater lake measurements and shows they are losing a fifth of their inflow to evaporation.

Chicago, Ill., along the shore of Lake Michigan
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Lake Michigan’s Salinity Is on the Rise

by Robin Donovan 7 February 202227 March 2023

Road salt is primarily to blame for the shift, though the water remains within safe levels for now.

Photo of a scientific raft used to extract sediment cores from Caldeirao Lake on Corvo Island, Azores.
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Sediments Suggest Vikings May Have Been the First to Settle the Azores

by Santiago Flórez 4 January 20224 October 2022

A multidisciplinary team studying lake sediments and climate change found evidence that the archipelago was inhabited 700 years earlier than historical sources claim.

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