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Colorful multibeam bathymetry shows pits likely created by porpoises on the seafloor. Some pits have merged together to create bigger conjoined pits.
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Mysterious Seafloor Pits May Be Made on Porpoise

by Andrew Chapman 15 February 20246 June 2024

Some shallow seafloor depressions off the coast of Germany that look like those associated with methane might instead be the work of porpoises.

A bright point of light surrounded by rings, rendered in red
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Did a Cosmic Explosion Make the Ionosphere Dance?

by Matthew R. Francis 8 January 20248 January 2024

Researchers have linked a 2022 gamma ray burst to a disturbance in the upper atmosphere, but proving the connection highlights the problems with this kind of measurement.

Tourists watch Old Faithful erupt.
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Steamy Bubbles May Control Old Faithful’s Clock

by Joseph Howlett 19 December 202319 December 2023

Scientists built a minigeyser to show why the natural wonder’s water surges so violently between eruptions.

Artist’s rendering of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe during a fly-by of Venus
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Lightning Struck Down as Source of a Venus Whistler

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 13 December 202313 December 2023

Whistlers were a key piece of evidence in favor of Venusian lightning. New measurements question the connection.

A large bolt of lightning strikes the ocean.
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Ocean Vessels May Trigger Lightning Strikes

by Nathaniel Scharping 11 December 202311 December 2023

Previous research indicated aerosols in ship exhaust could enhance lightning. New research indicates the ships themselves may be to blame as well.

A view of the lower body of an astronaut carrying tongs and walking on the surface of the Moon
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Here’s How Artemis Astronauts Will Navigate on the Moon

by Saima May Sidik 30 November 202321 March 2024

The next wave of lunar explorers is headed to terrain that promises to be both stunning and challenging. Here’s how they’ll cope with some of the difficulties they’ll encounter.

A red object with two lobes connected by a thin neck.
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Arrokoth’s Mounds Hint at How Planetesimals Form

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 17 November 202317 November 2023

The most remote world ever seen up close is a mash-up of smaller pieces.

A mound of clay in a flow tunnel is eroded by water.
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Did These Curious Rock Formations Inspire the Great Sphinx?

by Nathaniel Scharping 3 November 20233 November 2023

New research says it’s plausible the Great Sphinx started life as a geomorphological oddity known as a yardang.

An image of Mars.
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Five Martian Mysteries That Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads

by Matthew R. Francis 2 November 20232 November 2023

Despite centuries of study and many spacecraft visits, the Red Planet still holds secrets. Here are just a few.

A creek with tufts of grass growing in it winds through a rocky landscape
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Water Corridors Helped Homo sapiens Disperse out of Africa

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 2 November 20232 November 2023

Wetland conditions during the last interglacial period in parts of the Levant helped propel our ancestors into Arabia, new research suggests.

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