Researchers devised a system of nine thermal categories for lakes and estimate that 79% of northern frigid lakes could become warmer types. Read More »Geohealth
Tools developed for climate science can help researchers forecast ecological dipoles: the contrasting effects of climate on populations separated by thousands of kilometers.
As teachers worldwide transition to virtual learning, expert educators offer a new place to find and share the best ways to keep your students on track. Read More »Biogeosciences
On view for over a century, a fossil slab may display evidence of tropical freezing during the Jurassic, but scientists never noticed it—until one finally did. Some colleagues are not convinced. Education
A team of students and faculty advisers revisited the site of pioneering geosciences expeditions from the 1920s, looking to introduce young researchers to polar science.
With research cruises postponed, scientists are trying to get home safe, and others worry about the fate of their instruments left at sea. Read More »Geohealth
Satellite data helped scientists locate the volcanic source of a pumice raft floating in the South Pacific Ocean, illustrating their promise in locating and monitoring undersea eruptions.
Gulf Research Program executive director Lauren Alexander Augustine discusses the impact science can have on communities when given money and time. Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
A cross-disciplinary consortium of scientists works to monitor droughts that develop in as little as 2 weeks—whose frequencies are predicted to increase with climate change. Natural Hazards
Gulf Research Program executive director Lauren Alexander Augustine discusses the impact science can have on communities when given money and time. Read More »Climate Change
In response to the World Meteorological Organization analysis, United Nations head António Guterres called 2020 a pivotal year to address climate change. Mathematical Geophysics
Creating, curating, and developing the repository of climate data that underlies the U.S. National Climate Assessments requires the ongoing efforts of hundreds of experts.
Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact. Read More »Planetary Sciences
Using upcoming ground- and space-based telescopes, scientists hope to make similar observations of the skies of distant, Earth-like exoplanets. Planetary Sciences
New analyses of oxygen isotopes reveal terrestrial and lunar rocks aren’t as similar as previously thought, potentially changing the way we think the Moon formed.
