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Elizabeth Preston

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Antartica ice research 

Analyzing gas trapped within different layers of the ice can tell us about Earth’s climate in the past — and give us clues to what might lie ahead.

Record 2-Mile-Long Ice Core Represents 1.2 Million Years of Earth’s Climate History 

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Learn more about this seafloor mapping initiative and how having a clear understanding of seafloors can help in ecological and economic safety. 

How Mapping the Seafloor Benefits Science and Safety 

Yellowstone Caldera

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Magma Beneath Yellowstone Appears to be on the Move 

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Learn more about the innovative technology that tracked a bat’s movements and the climate around them as they migrated across continents. 

Migrating Bats Surf Storm Fronts to Save Energy

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Learn how ash from Mount Tambora changed the planet’s climate. Could another eruption do the same thing?

Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Altered the Planet — Could It Happen Again?

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre Markuse.)

The Eye of Hurricane Beryl

The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.

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