Using a technique developed by researchers at Brown, scientists have discovered a strange warm spot deep in the interior of the Red Planet.
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Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) integrates teaching and research to investigate fundamental phenomena affecting the Earth and planets. Our students engage in hands-on learning, in collaboration with DEEPS faculty, to explore natural hazards, global climate, and planetary bodies.
Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Brown University
The Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) integrates teaching and research to investigate fundamental phenomena affecting the Earth and planets. Our students engage in hands-on learning, in collaboration with DEEPS faculty, to explore natural hazards, global climate, and planetary bodies.
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More News from DEEPS In a private teleconference from the International Space Station, Brown alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir answered students’ questions about space exploration and the path that led her to explore the stars.
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The 2026 El Niño is predicted to be the strongest on record. Professor Emanuele Di Lorenzo commented on this update, comparing how different environmental factors influence a more extreme El Niño. “Deep convection switches on above a threshold sea surface temperature,” Di Lorenzo said. “The same anomaly added to a warmer mean state pushes a much larger area past that threshold and drives a stronger atmospheric response.”
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