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A rendering of a lunar lander on the moon's surface, with astronauts at work in the foreground and the Earth rising in the black sky behind

Lunar spacecraft exhaust could obscure clues to origins of life

AGU Newsroom
Jan 2026

A close-up shot of a flower of a wiliwili tree on a Hawaiian island

In Case of Fire, Naupaka Over Palm

Ka Pili Kai
Dec 2025

Two children wearing rainboots playing in a muddy field

Soil bacteria and fungi emerge as a top predictor of childhood allergic disease

AGU Newsroom
Dec 2025

rows of elevated solar panels cast strips of shade over rows of low-growing crops on a sunny farm

Solar panels over crops may boost farmworkers’ comfort

AGU Newsroom
Dec 2025

A triangular sign on a wooden stake in front of the ocean, designating a marine sanctuary

For Australia’s marine life, “safe zones” from climate change may disappear within 15 years

AGU Newsroom
Nov 2025

A lone hiker in a desert landscape

Parched soils can spark hot drought a nation away

AGU Newsroom
Oct 2025

A man in Kashmir, India, cooks on a traditional biomass-burning stove, while a gas burner rests on the floor to the right

Gas Versus Biomass Cooking—Landmark Trial Yields Unexpected Results

Engineering
Sep 2025

A pile of food waste in the Earthflow industrial composting machine

Closing the Loop: From waste to food security

Ka Pili Kai
Aug. 2025

Cover of the English translation of The Ethical Framework Principles for
Climate Intervention Research.

AGU Posts Principles to Guide—and Foster—Geoengineering Research

Engineering
June 2025

A silhouette of an adult male deer standing beneath an oak tree

During a baby oak’s first summer drought, a little leaf munching may help it survive

Science
Dec. 2024

two adult sperm whales swimming side by side

Why are whales eating plastic bags? They may 'sound' like dinner.

National Geographic
Nov. 2024

The research platform FLIP in vertical orientation, with its top 55 ft protruding vertically above the ocean's surface

(Audio) Resurrecting a ‘flipping ship’

Science Magazine Podcast
Nov. 2024

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