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Eos is a source for news and perspectives about Earth and space science, including coverage of new research, analyses of science policy, and scientist-authored descriptions of their ongoing research and commentary on issues affecting the science community.

Does Soil Sound Different After It’s Burned?

3 May 2024 @ 12:12 pm

Eos logo with line art microphone and arced lines representing soundYes, but not quite the way researchers expected it to.

Changing Snowpack Inspires New Measurement

3 May 2024 @ 12:11 pm

A scientist kneels in the snow with instruments to measure it with a wide view of the Chugach Mountains.Climate change is bringing increased variability to annual snowfall, which affects how much water is stored for ecosystem and human use.

Geociencias para los jóvenes (y los de corazón joven) en el TierraFest

3 May 2024 @ 12:03 pm

Un niño aprende sobre polinización en el TierraFest 2023El festival de ciencias de la Tierra más grande de México tendrá nuevas actividades para acercar a las infancias a la ciencia, pero personas de cualquier edad también están invitadas a disfrutarlas.

Landslides in Art Part 35 – Landslide in Front of the Hodogaya Tunnel on the Tōkaidō (1924) by Oda Kanchō

3 May 2024 @ 6:21 am

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. It is over three years since I last posted in my series on Landslides in Art – an unintended gap. For those who are interested, previous editions can be found on the […]

Antarctic Meteorites Are Going, Going, May Soon Be Gone

2 May 2024 @ 1:08 pm

Close-up of two people in red parkas collecting a black rock on iceIf warming ice gobbles up meteorites, science may lose a cheap source of space rocks.

How Mantle Movements Shape Earth’s Surface

2 May 2024 @ 1:03 pm

Gray and beige cliffs on the left overlook a blue ocean on the right.Two new data sets help researchers tease apart the influences of plate tectonics and mantle movement on surface topography.

Los planetas enanos muestran evidencias de reciente actividad geológica

2 May 2024 @ 12:59 pm

Representación de ErisLos grandes cuerpos del Cinturón de Kuiper y más allá podrían haber albergardo océanos en la subsuperficiales.

The 1 May 2024 Meilong Expressway landslide in China

2 May 2024 @ 6:32 am

The site of the 1 May 2024 landslide at Meilong in China.36 people were killed when a fill slope failed at 2:10 am, leaving cars to plunge into the landslide scar. The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. Those readers who follow me on Twitter (@davepetley) will have seen posts […]

Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget

1 May 2024 @ 1:21 pm

A submersible dredges sediment from the seafloor.Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.

Shifting Winter Storms Bring More Flooding to India

1 May 2024 @ 1:20 pm

A satellite view of a western disturbance over IndiaWestern disturbances are hanging out over India for longer, adversely affecting water security in the country.