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Exploring How Wind Blows Sand on Dunes

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Sand dunes migrate—so why haven’t some budged in 60 years?

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Research Shines Light on Asthenosphere's Contribution to Hot Spots

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 16 December 20149 November 2022

What role does the asthenosphere play in midplate volcanism?

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A Dearth of Hurricanes Cannot Explain Maya Collapse

by C. Schultz 2 December 201429 September 2022

Mud layers in a stalagmite from a cave on the Yucatán Peninsula show hurricane activity was steady or elevated throughout the Maya collapse.

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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 30 September 201416 August 2022

The paradoxical thickness of the Tibetan Plateau has puzzled scientists for decades. Now new research offers up an explanation for this mystery.

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Low Heliosphere Pressure Drives Wide CMEs in Weak Solar Cycles

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 29 July 201410 September 2025

Why are coronal mass ejections from the current solar cycle wider than others? Researchers investigate.

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