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Three Magmatic Pulses Helped Rifting Transform into Seafloor Spreading
30 July 2025 @ 7:04 pm
A new geochronology of Mesozoic magmatism along the eastern margin of North America shows that continental breakup involved three distinct pulses of magmatism that localized extensional deformation.When Rain Falls in Africa, Grassland Carbon Uptake Rises
30 July 2025 @ 2:05 pm
Satellite data suggest an explanation for the continent’s high year-to-year variability in carbon uptake.Magnitude-8.8 Earthquake Strikes Western Pacific
30 July 2025 @ 1:42 pm
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula Wednesday morning local time. Initially pegged at a magnitude-8.0, the quake was eventually upgraded to a magnitude-8.8. Adjusted magnitude estimates are not unusual for large earthquakes as more data become available.Scientists Ask NSF to Keep Only Antarctic Icebreaker Afloat
29 July 2025 @ 1:46 pm
On 28 July, more than 170 researchers sent a letter to National Science Foundation leaders and Congress, urging them to reconsider the decision to terminate the lease of the Nathaniel B. Palmer, the United States’ only Antarctic research vessel-icebreaker (RVIB) and a key part of science operations around the White Continent.Southern Ocean Salinity May Be Triggering Sea Ice Loss
29 July 2025 @ 12:42 pm
New satellite technology has revealed that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, an unexpected turn of events that could spell big trouble for Antarctica.Verdaderas soluciones climáticas están debajo de nosotros
29 July 2025 @ 12:39 pm
Es momento de aceptar que el almacenamiento duradero de carbono en el subsuelo, junto con la reducción de emisiones, debe ser parte del plan para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático, y las geociencias deben desempeñar un papel central.Why Crop Yield Decreases at High Temperatures
29 July 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Scientists find that water stress drives the connection between surface temperature and crop yield loss, providing information to help improve predictions of agricultural productivity under climate change.The Career Issue: Winds of Change
28 July 2025 @ 1:52 pm
Read about how 12 Earth and space scientists found paths in academia, business, government, and nonprofits.Where the Wind Blows
28 July 2025 @ 1:37 pm
Letting opportunities take you on paths unknown can get you to where you were meant to be.Lucia Perez Diaz: Expressing Earth with Art
28 July 2025 @ 1:34 pm
A geoscientist and illustrator finds artistic inspiration in plate tectonics and geodynamics.