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WWII Ordnance Is Polluting the Baltic Sea

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 4 April 20258 April 2025

Discarded explosives were dumped into the Baltic and North seas after World War II. Their deadly legacy is still with us.

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Ground-based Transmitters Cause Radiation Belt Electron Loss

by Mary Hudson 25 November 202422 November 2024

A U.S. Navy transmitter in Australia produces wisps of electron loss as observed by the Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit.

Dos personas intentan mover una piedra sobre un cañón
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Cerrando la brecha entre las geociencias y la seguridad nacional

by Peter Chirico, Bruce Molnia, Anthony Nguy-Robertson and Dan Opstal 28 May 202428 May 2024

La comunidad de geociencias y las agencias de seguridad nacional necesitan una comunicación efectiva y bidireccional para intercambiar información.

Stylized illustration of two figures pushing and pulling a large rock into place to cover a gap separating two cliffs
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Bridging Gaps Between the Geosciences and National Security

by Peter Chirico, Bruce Molnia, Anthony Nguy-Robertson and Dan Opstal 31 January 202428 May 2024

The geoscience community and national security agencies need effective, two-way communication to exchange information.

Bubbles and the silhouettes of fish are seen from below, with light from the surface above them.
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Oceanic Cacophony 

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 21 December 202321 December 2023

The ocean is a pretty loud place, and anthropogenic noise is adding another layer to the soundscape.

A black-and-white aerial photograph of an early 20th-century U.S. naval battleship on a calm sea.
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Crowdsourced Science Pulls Off a Daring WWII Data Rescue

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 20 October 202320 October 2023

Newly declassified documents are making wartime weather observations in the Pacific Theater more robust, and could improve climate models today.

Aerial view of Earth with part of a satellite visible
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Earth’s Orbit Is About to Get More Crowded

by Sarah Scoles 10 January 202310 January 2023

The military is launching a fleet of small, interconnected satellites to collect data, track missiles, and aim weapons.

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Heating Up the Hot Spots

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 14 July 202114 October 2021

Climate change is affecting American military operations and infrastructure—and could have security implications across the globe.

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Space Force Proposal Hits Counterforce in Senate Hearing

by Randy Showstack 12 April 20194 April 2023

Senators agree that the United States needs to be better prepared to defend itself in the space domain, but they are skeptical about a proposed dedicated space force.

John Kerry and Chuck Hagel testify before Congress.
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Fireworks at Hearing on Climate Change and National Security

by Randy Showstack 10 April 20194 April 2023

A Republican committee member hits former secretary of state John Kerry with an ill-informed charge of pseudoscience.

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