What is the origin of the broadband, low-intensity radio waves thought to control the radiation belts that surround Earth? The latest suggestion sees this 'hiss' emerging from an unsuspected quarter.
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Rodger, C., Clilverd, M. Hiss from the chorus. Nature 452, 41–42 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/452041a
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