Replacing a commonly used statistical measure of average error with an alternative measure would give a more meaningful assessment of model performance.
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Avoiding Predators in Publishing
As the number of publishers that choose profit over ethics grows, find out how to avoid their scams and support organizations promoting best practices in scholarly communication.
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Africa Initiative for Planetary and Space Sciences
Elevating planetary and space sciences across Africa could help nations reach their development goals. Efforts will require collaboration, creativity, efficient planning, and political will.
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Proposed Federal Budget Heightens Hurricane Risk
The health, welfare, and livelihood of millions depend upon our elected officials’ continued and robust support for hurricane research.
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Climate Change’s Pulse Is in Central America and the Caribbean
Nations that border the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea are ideally placed for tracking the effects of global climate change and testing innovative ways to adapt to future changes.
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Acquiring a Taste for Advocacy
A scientist rethinks his distrust of political engagement.
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Global Significance of the Changing Freshwater Carbon Cycle
Freshwater ecosystems constitute a small fraction of our planet but play a disproportionately large and critical role in the global carbon cycle.
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Mapping the Topographic Fingerprints of Humanity Across Earth
If increasingly globalized societies are to make better land management decisions, the geosciences must globally evaluate how humans are reshaping Earth's surface
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Airline Flight Paths over the Unmapped Ocean
An assessment of ocean depth knowledge underneath commercial airline routes shows just how much of the seafloor remains "terra incognita."
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Defining Snow Drought and Why It Matters
Swings from snow drought to extreme winter rainfall make managing reservoirs, like the Oroville Dam, incredibly difficult. But what exactly is "snow drought"?