• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Science Policy Tracker
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos

machine learning & AI

An image of lake-floor sedimentary deposits from Mars’s Gale crater
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Machine Learning Algorithms Help Scientists Explore Mars

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 12 January 202224 April 2024

Researchers applied machine learning algorithms to several distinct chemical compositions of Mars and suggest that these algorithms could be a powerful tool to map the planet’s surface on a large scale.

Hurricane Irma battering Saint Martin in the Caribbean.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The AI Forecaster: Machine Learning Takes On Weather Prediction

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 6 January 202226 April 2022

A novel approach to weather forecasting uses convolutional neural networks to generate exceptionally fast global forecasts based on past weather data.

A bolide in the sky
Posted inNews

Data from Satellites Help Uncover Exploding Meteors

by Emily Moskal 13 December 202113 December 2021

By using data from two lightning-spotting satellites, researchers measure explosions of thousands of small meteors and create a database that could help the planetary defense community.

A person faces the sea from an ice floe where a kayak is docked.
Posted inNews

Could AI Be Useful for Arctic Communities Facing Sea Ice Loss?

by Humberto Basilio 28 October 202130 May 2024

The forecasting tool IceNet promises to be a useful tool for evaluating sea ice loss in the Arctic. But ethical and logistic considerations have to be taken before scientific and Indigenous communities start working together.

Sunlight filters through the ocean surface.
Posted inNews

Deep-Ocean Cooling May Have Offset Global Warming Until 1990

by Robin Donovan 12 October 202126 October 2021

New machine learning techniques have estimated ocean temperatures below 2,000 meters, leading to a new model of warming trends.

Illustration of multiple views of Earth overlain by zeros and ones
Posted inOpinions

Training the Next Generation of Physical Data Scientists

by Amy McGovern and John Allen 6 October 202119 November 2021

Preparing a diverse new generation of scientists who can use artificial intelligence and data science to better understand and predict geoscience phenomena requires revamped training.

Figure showing different perspectives on deep learning.
Posted inEditors' Vox

When Deep Learning Meets Geophysics

by J. Ma and S. Yu 1 September 20212 March 2022

Traditional physical models are no longer the only foundational tools for processing geophysical data; “big data” help to reveal the laws of geophysics from new angles with exciting results so far.

Graphic by Rene Gauthier-Butterfield
Posted inEditors' Vox

Call for Papers on Machine Learning and Earth System Modeling

by J. Yuval, M. Pritchard, P. Gentine, L. Zanna and Jiwen Fan 15 July 20219 February 2022

Contributions are invited to a new journal special collection on the use of new machine learning methodologies and applications of machine learning to Earth system modeling.

Two images comparing a high-resolution pore network in rock and a reconstruction of the same by the machine learning model.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Reconstructing Rocks with Machine Learning

by D. O'Malley 12 July 20213 October 2022

Machine learning can be used to accurately reconstruct high-resolution, 3D images of rocks from 2D cross-sections, which opens the door to more detailed simulations.

Data cube acquired via a remote imaging spectrometer, with two spatial dimensions and one spectral dimension
Posted inOpinions

Realizing Machine Learning’s Promise in Geoscience Remote Sensing

by D. Thompson and P. G. Brodrick 8 July 20215 October 2021

Machine learning and signal processing methods offer significant benefits to the geosciences, but realizing this potential will require closer engagement among different research communities.

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 … 19 Older posts
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

Machine Learning Simulates 1,000 Years of Climate

27 August 202527 August 2025
Editors' Highlights

As Simple as Possible: The Importance of Idealized Climate Models

28 August 202526 August 2025
Editors' Vox

Waterworks on Tree Stems: The Wonders of Stemflow

21 August 202520 August 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack