Eric Hand
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Seafloor cables that carry the world’s internet traffic can also detect earthquakes
Low-cost method could fill seismic detection gaps in ocean crust → Read More
Seafloor cables that carry the world’s internet traffic can also detect earthquakes
Low-cost method could fill seismic detection gaps in ocean crust → Read More
This scientist is quashing a leading theory for liquid water on Mars—but he still thinks life could exist
The mystery of dark streaks endures for Alfred McEwen → Read More
CubeSat networks hasten shift to commercial weather data
Summary Gathering the global atmospheric data that go into weather forecasts has long been the job of big, costly, government-run satellites. But on 14 July, the scheduled launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket could signal the shift toward a different model, in which some of the data come from swarms of small private satellites called CubeSats. Among the dozens of CubeSats on the rocket will be 11… → Read More
CFC bans pay off as Antarctic ozone layer starts to mend
Ever since its discovery in 1985, the springtime ozone hole over Antarctica has been an insistent reminder of humankind's ability to cause environmental harm. But the wound has begun to heal: There is now evidence that the hole is shrinking. The 1987 Montreal Protocol phased out ozone-destroying chemicals. And measurements have shown that atmospheric concentrations of those chemicals are… → Read More
The body’s hidden compass—what is it, and how does it work?
The merits of a mechanical and a chemical sensor are debated → Read More
Maverick scientist thinks he has discovered a magnetic sixth sense in humans
Researchers are testing to see if humans use Earth’s magnetic field like animals → Read More
New scrutiny for a slowing Atlantic conveyor
Scientists are retrieving data from the largest effort yet to monitor the Atlantic conveyor belt, a set of powerful ocean currents with far-reaching effects on the global climate that has mysteriously slowed over the past decade. Five research cruises this spring and summer will fetch data from the 53 moorings in an array called Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), which… → Read More
Soil moisture alters next-day rainfall in the United States
Wet soils fuel rain in the West, but reduce it in the east → Read More
Updated: Drilling of dinosaur-killing impact crater explains buried circular hills
Evidence supports dynamic collapse theory of peak ring formation → Read More
No pressure: NSF test finds eliminating deadlines halves number of grant proposals
Earth science programs test new way to manage grant proposal stress → Read More
Scientists gear up to drill into ‘ground zero’ of the impact that killed the dinosaurs
Cores from Chicxulub crater could reveal how Earth rebounded from the 66-million-year-old blast that wiped out most life → Read More
Physicists find new evidence for helium ‘rain’ on Saturn
High-pressure laser experiments may explain Saturn’s surprising brightness → Read More
Deep magma chambers seen beneath Mount St. Helens
Large reservoir could feed volcanoes throughout the Cascades → Read More
The storm king
A mysterious tropical weather pattern called the Madden-Julian oscillation fuels El Niños and triggers rain, heat waves, and hurricanes around the globe. → Read More
Pluto is alive—but where is the heat coming from?
Youthful surfaces point to puzzling recent activity on dwarf planet and its moon, Charon → Read More
Pluto's icy face revealed as New Horizons flyby occurs
Mission team awaits critical "phone home" message from spacecraft → Read More
Pluto caps one scientist's 50-year exploration of the solar system
NASA veteran Tom Krimigis has been on missions to all of the sun’s planets, and beyond → Read More
Feature: How Alan Stern’s tenacity, drive, and command got a NASA spacecraft to Pluto
New Horizons, a $700 million spacecraft, will fly past Pluto on 14 July → Read More
Rare African plant signals diamonds beneath the soil
Geologist discovers first botanical indicator for diamond-bearing rock → Read More