2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (539+ words) It takes Pluto 248 years to complete one journey around the Sun. Humanity has known of its existence for less than half of that time, and we are still discovering the myriad ways that Pluto is unlike other celestial objects. Among…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (257+ words) Fieldwork is a vital part of geoscience research, allowing scientists and students to directly observe, interact with, and collect data about Earth processes that cannot be replicated in the lab. Because fieldwork involves traveling to remote locations and living in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (373+ words) Single-celled algae within delicate glass-like needles, Pseudo-nitzschia diatoms may be tiny, but they can play a huge role in the ecosystems they occupy. “Domoic acid is rough. It’s a neurotoxin. It’s nerve damage.” When types of Pseudo-nitzschia that make domoic…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (115+ words) Emily Gardner, née Dieckman joined Eos as an associate editor in 2023, after nearly 6 years writing and editing at the University of Arizona College of Engineering. She has also won awards for her coverage of culture, human interest, and science stories…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (608+ words) Here, sediment deposits mark the high-water lines of floods that surged through the canyon centuries before any stream gauges were there to measure them. In particular, Baker and his colleagues studied slackwater deposits, fine-grained sediments emplaced by floodwaters in sheltered…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (199+ words) An Observatory Keeps Watch on a Great Lakes Estuary eos.org Muskegon Lake, in west Michigan, is one of over 100 drowned river mouth estuaries in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin of North America. We are on board NOAA­’s Buoy…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (566+ words) From 2020 to 2022, California faced one of its driest periods on record, in part because of human-caused climate change. Though the drought has eased, scientists have noticed lasting effects on the state’s aquifers that may affect their ability to store water…...