An analysis of nationwide housing data shows that minority households disproportionately bear the multibillion-dollar economic burden that comes from believing their water is unsafe.
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A Digital Mayfly Swarm Is Emerging
Low-cost, open-source data collectors and a suite of collaborative online tools are making big leaps in the field of watershed monitoring.
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The Meteorological Culprits Behind Strange and Deadly Floods
A new study examines how unusual meteorology interacted with topography and other local conditions to generate some of the most devastating floods in American history.
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Science Agencies Play Catch-Up After the Shutdown
The National Science Foundation assesses the impact of the shutdown and prepares for another possible lapse in funding.
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Stroke Deaths Rise, Life Expectancy Falls with Polluted Air
The connection between poor air quality and higher stroke mortality was strongest in southern states across a region known as the “stroke belt.”
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Shutdown Hammers Early-Career Scientists
Work and pay stoppages imperil the career progress and livelihoods of researchers trying to get a start in their fields.
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Furloughed Federal Workers Protest Extended Shutdown
Hundreds, including scientists with federal science agencies, demonstrate to pressure for an end to the shutdown.
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Federal Government Shutdown Stings Scientists and Science
Scientists say the shutdown is a message that the government considers science nonessential.
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Reflections on the Legacy of Grove Karl Gilbert, 1843–1918
In the company of other explorers as passionate as he was about geomorphology, Gilbert derived one fundamental geological insight after another from the landscapes of the American West.
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Obama’s Science Adviser Rails Against Trump’s Climate Policies
John Holdren tells Eos that strong measures still could help avoid the most catastrophic damages from climate change.