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Nearly a decade’s worth of data went into the first direct observation of sputtering on Mars, which researchers believe ...
A scientist-authored brief played a role in the 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health. With the ...
They also installed three new variometers to measure magnetic field changes at locations across the country. The work was ...
A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is ...
New observations and simulations capture the physics at play across each of the three main ionospheric regions.
New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.
Monitoring and forecasting the movement of volcanic clouds is key to mitigating the impacts on communities, infrastructure, and air traffic.
Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters—rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver—capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics.
Fossils discovered at an early Miocene site in Kenya include a new type of early ape and offer clues about the environment inhabited by human ancestors.
A study measured methane flow from more than 450 nonproducing wells across Canada, but thousands more remain unevaluated.
Using coupled isotopes, a new study shows that a class of economically important granites are derived by sediment melting without mantle input.
Decoding how sand grains move and accumulate on Earth can also help scientists understand dune formation on Mars.