The soundscape changes in accordance with near real-time Atlantic Ocean conditions, as the data updates every 12 minutes. “If it’s raining, the piece looks and sounds different. If it’s stormy, the piece is different. It’s a living instrument that the ocean gets to play in real time,” Jewel said.
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Celebrating the MacGyver Spirit: Hacking, Tinkering, Scavenging, and Crowdsourcing
The MacGyver sessions allow scientist-tinkerers to have “nerd-on-nerd” discussions about do-it-yourself gadgets and gizmos.
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When a Prayer Is Also a Climate Signal
New research in North Africa is validating calls for communal rain prayers as a means of tracking droughts in the region.
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Steering Geophysical Research Letters Forward: A Focus on Excellence and Global Inclusivity
Meet the new Editor-in-Chief of Geophysical Research Letters and discover his plans to shape the journal’s role in advancing the Earth and space sciences.
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A Cloud-Based Solution to a Radar Data Deluge
An open-science tool built to support NASA missions is making synthetic aperture radar, once the domain only of subject matter experts, more accessible for nonspecialists and real-world applications.
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What’s On the Horizon for Open Access Geoscience Books?
On the first anniversary of their partnership, AGU and the Geological Society of London reflect on the GeoHorizons series and why open access books are valuable for the geoscience community.
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Democratizing Science in the Cloud
CryoCloud opens scientific research and education to a broader range of cryosphere researchers with a cloud-based interactive computing environment, training, and community support.
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Brandon Whitehead: Unifying Data to Streamline Discovery
A data scientist coheres disparate data sets so that Earth scientists can get the most out of infor-mation.
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Introducing the New Editor-in-Chief of the ESS Open Archive
Learn about the person taking the helm of the Earth and Space Science Open Archive and their vision for the coming years.
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New Zealand Has a Unique Fossil Record Named FRED
The near-complete database reflects a spirit of trust and collaboration among the country’s scientific community—but will it last?