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Tubos de lava terrestres podrían ofrecer información sobre la vida extraterrestre

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 29 November 202129 November 2021

Una nueva investigación encuentra que Actinobacteria en cuevas de lava fijan carbón y sobreviven independientemente de aportes superficiales, ofreciendo una nueva perspectiva en la investigación de la vida fuera de la Tierra.

Trees with a view of Italy’s Mount Etna behind.
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Supergreen Trees Can Signal Sites of Eruptions

by J. Besl 8 November 202126 April 2022

Tree core chemistry can explain what happened before Mount Etna’s 2002 eruption and suggests that trees could play a role in rebuilding past eruptions.

Margaritifera laevis shells on the bottom of a river.
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Freshwater Mussel Shells May Retain Record of Alpine Snowpack

by Stacy Kish 4 October 202129 March 2023

A new study explores a possible proxy for seasonal freshwater input that could elucidate changes in alpine snowpack as the planet warms.

Lava tubes at Lava Beds National Monument in California
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Earthly Lava Tubes May Offer Insights into Extraterrestrial Life

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 September 202118 January 2022

New research finds that Actinobacteria in lava caves fix carbon and survive independent of surface inputs, offering a fresh perspective in the search for life beyond Earth.

A burst of sunlight above a cloudy Earth.
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Small Climate Changes Could Be Magnified by Natural Processes

Damond Benningfield, Science Writer by Damond Benningfield 16 September 202129 March 2023

A new study uses modeling techniques to uncover how small incidents of warming may be turned into hyperthermal events lasting thousands of years.

A person’s gloved hand holds part of an ice core in which air bubbles can be seen, with the Antarctic landscape in the background. The ice in the core is up to 24,000 years old.
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Cutting to the Core

Heather Goss, AGU Publisher by Heather Goss 24 June 202114 April 2022

In our July issue, Eos looks at the collection, study, and storage of cores—from sediment drilled up from the age of the dinosaurs to tree rings as big as a house.

In the foreground, a group of narwhals, some with long spiral tusks, breaches the ocean surface in a gap between sea ice. Sea ice in the background is patchy, and a group of mountains sits on the distant horizon.
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Narwhal Tusks Record Changes in the Marine Arctic

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 May 202116 December 2021

This new paleorecord can help scientists better understand how climate change and human activity are changing marine mammals’ environments and habits.

Plaça d’Espanya in Barcelona, Spain
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Monitoring Seismic Vibrations During a Pandemic

by Stacy Kish 18 May 20215 October 2021

Researchers in Spain monitored variations in seismic noise across Barcelona as the city locked down during the pandemic, clarifying the seismic band associated with human activity.

A recent study lays a new foundation for a better understanding of deep-ocean maxima phytoplankton and their role in the global carbon cycle.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

First Worldwide View of a Key Phytoplankton Proxy

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 May 20214 October 2021

New insights into the dynamics of ocean features known as deep chlorophyll maxima set the stage for better understanding of their role in carbon cycling.

Filippo Lippi painting of St. Fridianus redirecting the course of the Serchio River
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Holy Water: Miracle Accounts and Proxy Data Tell a Climate Story

Korena Di Roma Howley, Science Writer by Korena Di Roma Howley 10 May 20215 October 2021

In 6th century Italy, saints were said to perform an unusual number of water miracles. Paleoclimatological data from a stalagmite may reveal why.

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