Breaking down the artificial barriers between science and art can lead to collaborations, broaden the understanding of problems facing communities, and grow engagement to explore solutions.
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Climate Education That Builds Hope and Agency, Not Fear
Reframing climate change education around a message of “hopeful alarm” not only will underscore the threats we face but will also show students how they can act to shape the future.
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Boosting Support for Students and Early-Career Professionals
Student and early-career professional groups can build community, drive equitable change in institutions, and promote the well-being of individuals traversing the often-bumpy paths to science careers.
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How Scientists Can Safeguard Themselves Online
Scientists are always at risk of digital harassment by bad actors looking to undermine scientific credibility and progress, but there are protective steps they can take.
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Finding Harmony in FAIRness
The lack of consistency among different approaches for assessing how well digital data objects meet the FAIR principles makes it difficult to compare assessment results across tools and systems.
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The Science We Need to Assess Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
As companies begin selling credits for marine carbon dioxide removal in largely unregulated marketplaces, scientists must develop standards for assessing the effectiveness of removal methods.
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تجاوز حالة العمل من أجل التنوع
إن على الجهود المبذولة لتنويع علوم الأرض أن تتطور من “التبادلية” إلى “التحويلية” بالتركيز على شمول وإنصاف الأفراد بدلا من الفوائد التي يجلبونها للمؤسسات.
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Taking the Pulse of Global Change with World Heritage Data Sets
Applying World Heritage status to highly valuable environmental records would spotlight the vital insights they provide into how Earth is changing and would ensure their longevity and accessibility.
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We Need a Better Way to Share Earth Observations
A more accessible, open data-sharing infrastructure will engage a broader community of contributors, helping to develop satellite data products that benefit Earth science research and applications.
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The Vanishing Scholar: Indigenous Erasure in Funding Data
Nonreporting of funding data and exclusion of communities from research harm Indigenous Peoples and contribute to their invisibility in science and society. We can and must do better.