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A neighborhood in space: finding the Moon’s age to understand Earth’s evolution
Earth & Space

A neighborhood in space: finding the Moon’s age to understand Earth’s evolution

How was the Earth formed? The age of its neighbor, the Moon, tells us much about the history of our planet. We propose a new method to more accurately estimate...

4 min read4,602 views
How to stop a tragedy of the space commons
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How to stop a tragedy of the space commons

Earth’s orbits are filling with satellites and space junk. Left unchecked, collisions between space junk could propagate out of control, and humanity will lose...

4 min read4,964 views
What Caribbean coasts can tell us about the future of climate change
Earth & Space

What Caribbean coasts can tell us about the future of climate change

Today’s global warming is threatening our planet, but similar events also happened in the past. This study reveals that characteristic Caribbean coastal dunes...

3 min read4,887 views
Designer corals shine a bright light on the future of coral reefs
Earth & Space

Designer corals shine a bright light on the future of coral reefs

Coral reefs are in rapid decline due to climate change, which causes marine heat waves. We cultured the microalgae that live inside the coral tissue under high...

4 min read4,167 views
A rapidly changing ocean is alarming for fisheries sustainability
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A rapidly changing ocean is alarming for fisheries sustainability

Climate change is affecting fisheries around the world. Fisheries managers need an innovative system to consider the climate-driven changes in their...

4 min read4,160 views
A two decade long ballet of two stars reveals a rare twist
Earth & Space

A two decade long ballet of two stars reveals a rare twist

Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts that rotating bodies twist the space-time around them. PSR J1141-6545 is a neutron star in orbit around a white dwarf...

4 min read3,848 views
Cometary nitrogenous salts tell about the Solar System’s history
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Cometary nitrogenous salts tell about the Solar System’s history

Ancient comets are great history-tellers of the Solar system. Our discovery of nitrogenous salts within comets provides hints for how comets might have brought...

4 min read4,348 views
What space dust could tell us about Earth’s past
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What space dust could tell us about Earth’s past

Earth’s atmosphere has changed throughout our planet’s history, helping to regulate climate—but finding evidence for changes from billions of years ago remains...

3 min read3,977 views
Can coral reef islands survive sea level rise?
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Can coral reef islands survive sea level rise?

Coral reef islands are widely perceived as being vulnerable to erosion and flooding from sea-level rise and storms. This perception has led to a global debate...

4 min read6,323 views
Storm surge extremes are so SPATIAL
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Storm surge extremes are so SPATIAL

By leveraging spatial coherence in storm surge extremes, we have been able to quantify the likelihood of extreme events occurring along European coastlines...

4 min read4,402 views