The Future of Earth’s Future
With the expansion of the journal’s scope, the Editor-in-Chief of Earth’s Future appoints three Deputy Editors to oversee new thematic areas.
Rates of Mineral Dissolution from the Flask to Enhanced Weathering
Assessing the rate that weathering could draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere requires understanding why lab- and field-based rate measurements differ by orders of…
Terrestrial Planets Guide Our Search for Habitable Exoplanets
Earth and its rocky neighbours reveal how planetary processes—core-mantle differentiation, crust formation, tectonics, and geochemical cycling—between interior and surficial reservoirs shape habitability.
How Frozen Ground Controls Water in a Warming World
Frozen ground acts like a hidden underground dam. As it thaws, water pathways shift, changing rivers, wetlands, ecosystems, and infrastructure across cold regions.
Salt: A Vital Compound for Science and Society
From salt basins in the Persian Gulf to lithium reserves in Chile, evaporite minerals accumulate in sedimentary basins under tectonic and climatic processes of significance…
