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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.

A satellite image of the Philippines’ Lingayen Gulf showing the aftermath of super typhoon Mangkhut in 2018
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Bringing Satellite Observations Down to Earth

by Heather Goss 25 August 202022 November 2021

This month’s issue of Eos shows how scientists can sometimes get a better look at something by stepping far—much, much farther—away.

An abstract illustration showing many points of data being sorted along streams.
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The Rise of Machine Learning

by Heather Goss 28 July 202022 November 2021

Our August issue explores the way we process, analyze, and clearly present the massive amounts of information collected by scientists today.

Two diamonds in the shape of a diamond anvil cell
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A Dive into the Deep Earth

by Heather Goss 24 June 202022 November 2021

In July, Eos looks at the incredible capabilities scientists have developed to recreate the enormous pressures and temperatures that exist far below the planet’s surface.

Hanging bridge in a lush tropical rain forest
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A Whole World View

by Heather Goss 21 May 202022 November 2021

Scientists are dedicated to understanding the complexities of the Earth’s carbon cycle—and how our actions can throw it off.

Lightning flashes during a tornadic storm in Oklahoma.
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Lightning Research Flashes Forward

by Heather Goss 24 April 202022 November 2021

A greater understanding of lightning mechanisms is spurring the development of more accurate weather forecasting, increased public health precautions, and a more sophisticated understanding of lightning itself.

Lightning flashes over a city
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Investigating the Spark

by Heather Goss 24 April 202022 November 2021

In May, we look at lightning—what it tells us about dangerous weather, how to find it on other planets, and what we might learn if we get all that data in one place.

Oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico in June 2012 after the Deepwater Horizon spill
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Deepwater Horizon’s Legacy of Science

by Heather Goss 25 March 202018 May 2022

The biggest oil spill in history resulted in billions of dollars in settlements—and a massive scientific movement.

A science team moves equipment on sledges across the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica in 2019.
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The Threat at Thwaites

by Heather Goss 24 February 202013 December 2021

This Antarctic glacier is rapidly losing mass. An international team is digging into the ice to figure out just how bad it is.

An aerial view of a burning pasture in Brazil
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Finding Wildfire’s Fingerprint in the Atmosphere

by Heather Goss 27 January 202022 November 2021

Smoke from burning landscapes is increasingly filling the air. Eos has dedicated its February 2020 issue to the increasingly important study of wildfire emissions.

Earth at night from space
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The Shape of the World

by Heather Goss 31 December 201922 November 2021

From new techniques in geodesy to the scientific culture we want to create, let’s start our next century together by assessing how we measure what’s most important.

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