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A key to improving climate prediction is to improve understanding of the impact of aerosol on clouds, commonly known as the aerosol-cloud-interaction, according to a new study led by Earth System ...

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New research shows the early lunar crust which makes up the surface of the Moon was considerably enriched in water more than 4 billion years ago, counter to previously held understanding. New research ...

This USGS illustration shows an oblique shaded relief depiction of the state’s topography, using LIDAR data from the agency’s 3D Elevation Program. Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey This ...

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A team of astronomers has found that Venus has never been habitable, despite decades of speculation that our closest planetary neighbor was once much more like Earth than it is today. A team of ...