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M. Kumar

Mohi Kumar is a past editor of Eos. She has also served as an editor for Smithsonian.com. Her deep-time chronology includes degrees from Columbia University and the California Institute of Technology, a stint as a high school math teacher, and service as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

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Si las Princesas Disney Fueran Científicas de la Tierra y el Medioambiente…

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Bienvenidos a un universo alternativo donde el felices por siempre incluye una dedicación al método científico.

Eos.org and Eos magazine received gold, silver, and bronze EXCEL awards in 2018
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Eos.org Wins First Prize for Editorial Excellence

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The newly received gold award recognizes the website’s overall editorial content and quality. Other awards won include a silver and a bronze for cover photography on Eos’s print magazine.

Meet reimagined Disney princesses, who use their talents to advance science.
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If Disney Princesses Were Earth and Environmental Scientists…

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Welcome to an alternate universe where happily ever after includes a dedication to the scientific method.

Does your college or university foster a culture of sexual harassment?
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Does Your Institution Foster a Culture of Sexual Harassment?

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A new report outlines how academic institutions create a culture in which sexual harassment can run rampant. Here are some questions, drawn from the report, to help gauge your institution’s culture.

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Tasty Treats from the 2018 Great Geobakeoff

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Eat your way across fascinating geologic marvels, one sweet, sugary dessert at a time.

Roman aqueduct
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Five Weird Archives That Scientists Use to Study Past Climates

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When tree rings, ice cores, and cave formations can’t cut it, try your luck with whale earwax or bat poop.

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One of World’s Oldest Animals Records Ocean Climate Change

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Researchers probe millennia-old deep-ocean sponges for links between ocean nutrients and climate.

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Coalition Resurrects Climate Advisory Panel Dissolved by Trump

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A partnership between New York State, Columbia University, and others reestablished the panel, which will study how best to deliver climate data to state governments, cities, industries, and more.

Surf’s up!
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Sketch Your Science: Our Guesses About Your Sketches

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Eos staff do their best to guess what scientists were drawing on the Sketch Your Science wall at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting in New Orleans, La.

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Dan Rather’s Vision for Scientists in an Era of “Fake News”

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Scientists must embrace communication, and communicators must work harder to tell more nuanced and compelling science stories, the newsman said to an auditorium full of scientists.

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