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TRACX Program Connects Educators Worldwide with Ocean Science Research
Last summer, teachers from around the globe got a hands-on opportunity to engage in research alongside scientists at the Gulf Coast Repository at Texas A&M University.
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Year in Review: Our Top Stories of 2025
A look back at the stories and videos that shaped our year at State of the Planet.
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Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath Salinity-Stressed Coastal Bangladesh
Drinking water is often scarce in Bangladesh. These researchers have tapped into a potential solution.
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Scientists Search for Ancient Climate Clues Beneath Antarctic Ice
An international team, including researchers from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is attempting to drill for mud and rocks holding critical insights about the fate of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet in our warming world.
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Securing the Future of Glacier Monitoring in a Warming World
The results of a recent community effort highlight the rapid decline of glaciers worldwide, as well as the importance and challenges of glacier monitoring.
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American Geophysical Union 2025: Key Scientific Presentations From Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Columbia Climate School
Check out a guide to some of our notable research at this year’s AGU conference.
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Will Glacier Melt Lead to Increased Seismic Activity in Mountain Regions?
In a recent study, scientists determined that climate change-induced glacial melt may cause more earthquakes.
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Sailing Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
The future sustainability of the delta depends on the balance of sea level rise, the subsidence of the land, and the deposition of sediments that can help maintain the land.
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Driving Around the Bangladesh Coastal Zone
Mike Steckler travels around the coastal zone of the world’s largest delta in Bangladesh to repair GNSS (GPS) instruments.

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