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How Aquifers Store and Release Groundwater
Water fills connected pores and fractures below ground, moving slowly through aquifers that supply rivers, ecosystems, farms and cities.
Sep 30, 2026 • 12 min readOUR LIVING PLANET
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How Atmospheric Rivers Move Water Across Continents
Long, narrow corridors of water vapour transport enormous quantities of moisture, sometimes relieving drought and sometimes producing destructive flooding.
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How Glaciers Create Signals Scientists Can Hear
Moving and fracturing ice produces vibrations that seismometers can record, giving researchers another way to follow hidden motion, calving and changing meltwater systems.
Sep 23, 2026 • 12 min read
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How Ice Cores Preserve Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min readWORTH KNOWING
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How Ice Cores Preserve Earth’s Ancient Atmosphere
Layered polar ice stores old air, volcanic fallout, dust and water chemistry that scientists use to reconstruct past climates.
Sep 21, 2026 • 12 min read