The soon-to-end NASA mission to Saturn changed the way we think of habitability beyond Earth, opened our eyes to dynamics in the gas giant’s atmosphere, and more.
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Assessing a New Clue to How Much Carbon Plants Take Up
Current climate models disagree on how much carbon dioxide land ecosystems take up for photosynthesis. Tracking the stronger carbonyl sulfide signal could help.
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The State of Planetary and Space Sciences in Africa
Africa has an enormous potential to provide insights into planetary and space sciences, but it has remained largely untapped. Fostering a new generation of scientists promises far-reaching benefits.
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Four Steps to Finding Your Career Fit
You'll find your best career fit where your skills, your motivations, and the available jobs meet.
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Evaluating Highest Temperature Extremes in the Antarctic
The record high temperature for regions south of 60°S latitude is a balmy 19.8°C (67.6°F), recorded 30 January 1982 at a research station on Signy Island.
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Data Illuminate a Mountain of Molehills Facing Women Scientists
From the peer-review process to our very concept of what it means to be brilliant, studies show that women face subtle biases and structural barriers to success in the geosciences.
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A Meeting That Helped Foster the Acceptance of Global Tectonics
Fifty years ago, in the United States added their heft to a theory with profound implications: Earth's ocean crust recycles itself on a global scale, and continents move across the face of the planet.
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Interviewing 101: Navigating the Four-Step Process
Think of the interview like a dance of words. And like many dances, there are a few patches of tricky footwork.
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Thirteen Ghoulish Place-Names Across the Globe
Feeling devilish this Halloween? Open a map.
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The Geomagnetic Blitz of September 1941
Seventy-five years ago next week, a massive geomagnetic storm disrupted electrical power, interrupted radio broadcasts, and illuminated the night sky in a World War II battle theater.