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Courtesans from Edo’s Yoshiwara pleasure district attack a mythical giant catfish, which was believed to have caused earthquakes, in this1855 woodblock print.
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This Week: Hope, Trees, and Giant Underground Catfish

by AGU 11 September 20209 September 2022

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Five Things Spy Satellites Have Taught Us About Earth

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 6 July 202029 March 2023

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.

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Six Ways Satellites Tracked COVID-19

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Eight Lessons from COVID-19 to Guide Our Climate Response

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 24 April 20205 November 2021

The global response to the ongoing pandemic can teach us how we should, and shouldn’t, respond to the climate crisis. And most important, it shows that we can do something.

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New Classification System for Lakes Forecasts a Warming Trend

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 2 April 20206 March 2023

Researchers devised a system of nine thermal categories for lakes and estimate that 79% of northern frigid lakes could become warmer types.

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Five Spitzer Discoveries About Solar Systems Near and Far

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 January 202010 January 2023

The powerful infrared space telescope is powering down after 16 years. It has revolutionized our understanding of solar systems, including hidden surprises in our own.

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Five Environmental Consequences of Australia’s Fires

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 January 202022 November 2021

Australia’s road to recovery may be long: Here’s a developing list of how the fires are affecting glaciers, wildlife, water supplies, and global carbon emissions.

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Eight Lessons I Learned Leading a Scientific “Design Sprint”

by Ryan McGranaghan 11 November 201921 October 2021

Applying the fast-paced technique, pioneered by Google to spur rapid innovation, to space science yielded unexpected benefits and may be a model for collaborations across many scientific disciplines.

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ABCD: Artemis, Brazil, Climate, Diamonds (and Some Other Things)

by AGU 22 August 201923 December 2021

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Fish, Birds, a Few Fossils, and Other Things We’re Reading About

by AGU 1 August 201910 January 2022

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