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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Parsing Routes to Aquifer Recharge Along Mountain Fronts

by Terri Cook 8 February 202130 March 2023

Research from the Tucson Basin indicates that tracers can be used to distinguish surface and subsurface recharge, providing crucial data to support sustainable water management in arid environments.

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Posted inScience Updates

Geological Surveys Unite to Improve Critical Mineral Security

by P. Emsbo, C. Lawley and K. Czarnota 5 February 20216 December 2021

A three-nation consortium is pooling geological expertise and resources to address vulnerabilities in supplies of these crucial natural resources.

A forest with boreal trees rich in leaves and vegetation
Posted inNews

Trees That Live Fast, Die Young, and Mess with Climate Models

by Meghie Rodrigues 27 January 20212 November 2021

The trade-off between tree longevity and life expectancy can mean future carbon uptakes are overestimated in current global climate models.

A wind turbine towers over an irrigated farm field with mountains in the distance
Posted inScience Updates

Solving Shared Problems at the Food, Energy, and Water Nexus

by J. Zhuang, F. Löffler, G. Sayler, G. Yu and G. Jiang 25 January 202113 March 2023

A 15-year-old partnership among Chinese and U.S. scientists studying challenges in our food, energy, and water systems has revealed that solutions are best achieved through international collaboration.

A farmer weeds her field in Morogoro, Tanzania.
Posted inScience Updates

Sowing Seeds of Food Security in Africa

by C. Nakalembe, C. Justice, H. Kerner, C. Justice and I. Becker-Reshef 25 January 202110 March 2023

An innovative program focused on collaboration and capacity building is looking to improve outcomes for smallholder farmers, reduce hunger, and alleviate food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The Best of Eos in 2020

by AGU 24 December 20205 October 2021

What Earth and space science stories stood out this year, and what are we looking forward to in 2021?

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Posted inEditors' Highlights

A Smart Solution to Find Leaks in Water Distribution Networks

by Jim Hall 18 December 202010 December 2020

By systematically turning valves off and on in water distribution networks, researchers can locate pipe leaks, which could help to save huge quantities of drinking water.

Researcher Monireh Faramarzi on an agricultural farm in Alberta, Canada
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Rethinking the Concept of Virtual Water in the Global Trade Market

by S. Dimitropoulos 17 December 202028 October 2021

Discussions around global trade are starting to consider the water it takes to produce exported goods. Some scientists argue that this approach should take a regional rather than global perspective.

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El Oleoducto Keystone Derrama 9,120 Barriles de Petróleo en los Humedales de Dakota

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 8 December 202022 March 2023

La fuga tuvo lugar en una sección pre-existente del oleoducto Keystone. Este es el cuarto derrame del oleoducto en 9 años.

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Posted inNews

Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 4 December 20203 November 2021

Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?

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