When we dream of landscapes, we might imagine rolling valleys or rugged mountains. But there is a whole landscape hidden from human view: the secret world of the seafloor.
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Deep sea landscapes are a new frontier of human exploration—here's what we may find
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Extreme heat waves trigger unexpected nanoparticle formation in air
Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat waves can trigger new particle formation (NPF),…
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Antarctic drilling peers deep into ice shelf's past
Scientists say they have drilled deeper than ever beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, peering back millions of years to reveal signs it was once, at least in part, open ocean.
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Greenland ice melt surges unprecedentedly amid warming
A study led by the University of Barcelona and published in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change has profoundly altered extreme episodes of melting in the Greenland ice sheet by making them more frequent, more extensive and…
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Three NASA Rockets Dive Into the Electric Heart of the Northern Lights
NASA just launched rockets into the northern lights and captured the hidden electricity that powers them. NASA has successfully carried out two sounding rocket missions from Alaska to investigate the powerful electrical forces behind the northern…
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Do hikers need a backup to phone maps in the outdoors?
Should hikers have a backup map plan in case their phone map malfunctions or their phone gets lost? This is what a recent study published in the Journal of Navigation hopes to address as a team of researchers…
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How do clouds form in Antarctica? The first flight-based aerosol measurements in 20 years
Antarctica plays a crucial role in Earth’s climate system by reflecting solar radiation back into space. The large white ice surfaces and clouds play a decisive role in this process. However, how clouds actually form in Antarctica, how they…
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The Farmer Who Glimpsed a Rare Volcanic Birth
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On this day in 1943, Dionisio Pulido was tending to his cornfield in Mexico when…
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New generation of climate models sheds first light on long-standing Pacific puzzle
Researchers have long been puzzled by the observed cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific and the Southern Ocean accompanying global warming. Existing climate models have failed to capture this pattern. At the Max Planck Institute for…
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How massive lava fields formed in the Pacific Northwest
Volcanic eruptions are significant geologic hazards. Underwater volcanoes are challenging to study, yet they play an integral role in marine geology and may cause destructive tsunamis that can threaten coastal communities.
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