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A researcher in a lab holds a fragment of ostrich eggshell in a gloved hand.
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Ostrich Eggshells Trace Namaqualand’s Ancient Rain

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 14 December 202314 December 2023

The plant-based nitrogen eaten by ostriches and stored in their eggshells was measured by researchers 20,000 years later.

As the wind blows across the drylands of Namibia, sand clusters around isolated plants.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Tool for Understanding Landscape Evolution in Drylands

by Jenny Lunn 26 April 20172 March 2023

Combining vegetation distribution models and sediment transport models offers a better understanding of how dryland environments change in response to different factors.

A new study reevaluates a theory behind the mysterious “fairy rings” that vegetation can form in certain environments
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Mysterious "Fairy Circles" Continue to Enchant Scientists

by S. Witman 5 April 201725 October 2022

Researchers revisit an old theory about the ethereal patterns of vegetation that form in some arid landscapes.

Clouds and smoke over southeastern Asia in March 2015.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Measuring Atmospheric Aerosols Despite the Clouds

by W. Yan 2 June 20162 March 2023

Researchers devise ways for remote sensors to integrate aerosol content above clouds into current methods of measurement.

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