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Science Policy & Funding

Feature 28 November 2017

Iranian Geoscientists’ Careers Hurt by U.S. Travel Policies

Three scientists spell out how travel bans, enhanced vetting, and burdensome bureaucracy, which collectively shape U.S. immigration law, have had lasting effects on their careers.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 17 November 2017

Divergent Republican Tax Plans Blur Future for Grad Students

The U.S. House of Representatives aims to tax tuition waivers as income, whereas the Senate does not. This new tax would undermine graduate students across all fields, experts say.

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Science Policy & Funding

News 14 November 2017

U.S. Weather Alert Systems Must Modernize, Say New Reports

To reduce risks, including loss of life, national weather alert systems must incorporate social and behavioral sciences and new technology, according to two federally sponsored reports.

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Atmospheric Sciences

News 27 October 2017

Pollution over Southeast Asia May Threaten Ozone Health

Emissions of short-lived chlorine-based chemicals that deplete ozone are increasing worldwide. But over some regions of Asia, these chemicals may be on a fast track to the ozone layer.

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Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

News 20 October 2017

Polluted Lakes in Disguise

Clear lake water under highly polluted conditions might necessitate a rethink of water management policies and pollutant mitigation.

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Planetary Sciences

Feature 6 October 2017

Ten New Frontiers in the Solar System and Beyond

Humanity’s reach has extended from the surface of Earth to the very edge of our solar system, even to exoplanets far into space. What’s next in our journey into the unknown?

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Climate Change

News 28 September 2017

Playing with Water: Humans Are Altering Risk of Nuisance Floods

New research suggests that excessive groundwater usage and damming have changed the natural risk of nuisance floods, for better or worse, in eastern U.S. coastal cities.

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Climate Change

News 25 September 2017

Giant Snails’ Century-Old Shells Recorded Monsoon Rainfall

Researchers explored past precipitation in India using shells from very large land snails collected there in 1918 and preserved in a British museum.

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Planetary Sciences

News 20 September 2017

Pluto’s Features Receive First Official Names

Names of mountains, plains, valleys, and craters honor human and technological pioneers, Pluto scientists, and underworld mythology from around the world.

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Planetary Sciences

News 15 September 2017

Diamonds Really Do Rain on Neptune, Experiments Conclude

Researchers subjected hydrocarbon samples in a laboratory to Neptune-like pressures. The samples, reminiscent of molecules found in the ice giant’s atmosphere, compressed into nanodiamonds.

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