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Heather Goss

Heather Goss joined Eos as the editor in chief in 2018. She has been a science and news editor since 2006, most recently at the Smithsonian Institution. She was previously the managing editor of local news site DCist.com and a freelance science writer; before that she was a practicing lawyer. Heather is also the founder of the 501(c)(3) arts organization Exposed DC. She has a B.A. in nonfiction writing with a minor in astrophysics from Ohio Wesleyan University and a law degree from American University’s Washington College of Law.

River flow paths in Iceland derived from HydroSHEDS.
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Charting Paths to New Knowledge

by Heather Goss 20 May 202220 May 2022

In our June issue of Eos, we home in on the unique ways researchers are using maps to better understand Earth and beyond.

A view of the Milky Way, the moon, Mars, Saturn, and an iridium flare over a surface flow of lava at the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
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Myths, Legends, and Buried Hair

by Heather Goss 22 April 202222 April 2022

In our May issue of Eos, we’re seeking out innovations in volcanology.

A view across the Amazon rain forest
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Dust in the Wind, Dirt Under Our Feet, and Dunes of Another World

by Heather Goss 23 March 202223 March 2022

In our April issue of Eos, we follow researchers who get to the root of the Amazon basin’s rich landscape.

An illustration showing volcanic activity and meteorite impacts on Earth during the Hadean, 4 billion years ago.
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How to Work in the Dark on Deep Time

by Heather Goss 22 February 202214 March 2022

Researchers who study the formation of Earth show how ingenuity can shed light on hidden moments of creation.

A partially underwater view of a coral reef off the coast of the Maldives.
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Science Off the Seashore

by Heather Goss 24 January 202224 January 2022

In our February issue, Eos reports on the study of the ocean and our relationship to it, in the spirit of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

The ultrahigh-vacuum chamber of an optical clock operated by the National Metrology Institute of Germany. Inside the chamber, strontium atoms are cooled by a laser.
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Build It, and the Science Will Come

by Heather Goss 20 December 202120 December 2021

In January, Eos takes a look at the scientists who know that sometimes the answer to a question is a screwdriver.

A circular collage of scientists working with communities in the field, with the words Science is Society at the center.
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Knowledge Brings Us Together

by Heather Goss 22 November 202123 November 2021

In our special double end-of-year issue, Eos looks at how scientists and communities partner to find answers to our toughest problems.

Tall conifers and snow cover a mountainside.
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Winter’s Melting Point

by Heather Goss 24 September 202126 October 2021

Around the world, the seasonal snowpack is changing. Eos’s October issue looks at how we study winter weather, adapt to climate changes, and even fight for the snow we love.

Two dirt paths in the grass diverge as they ascend a hill with a rocky peak.
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Charting the Paths to a Scientific Career

by Heather Goss 24 August 20215 January 2022

In our special issue on STEM careers, meet 17 scientists who’ve forged creative paths to a rewarding pursuit of Earth and space science.

An artist’s rendering shows the seven small rocky worlds of the TRAPPIST-1 system in orbit around an M dwarf star.
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Unveiling the Next Exoplanet Act

by Heather Goss 26 July 202114 April 2022

In August, Eos looks at what the first round of observations with the James Webb Space Telescope might reveal about faraway worlds.

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