Editors’ Vox

The result of international study and coordination, this Special Issue provides an important "state-of-the-science" review of changing systems and their potential impacts.

After going through a little more than a decade’s worth of reviews, Noah Diffenbaugh shares insights about the peer review process, and how reviewer feedback ultimately improved his publications.

An account of a geophysicist’s recent trip to Indonesia wouldn’t be complete without intrigue and elucidations about what Java, climate change, and Butch Cassidy all have in common.

Two recent papers in Earth's Future discuss the addition of a new epoch to the geological timescale.

How do we ensure a supply of needed mineral and other resources while minimizing energy and water use and environmental impacts, as well as recognizing social justice, international equity, and more?

Although planetary sciences may be perceived as long-term fundamental research with little direct and immediate benefit for populations, expanding planetary science programs can have many benefits.

Understanding magnetic reconnection is important in the context of Sun-Earth Connection because of the resulting exchange of mass and energy, and the large amount of energy involved.

What secrets do these cloaks of planetary magnetism still hide? Editor Mike Liemohn shares his first-hand experience with a lively conference and an ensuing special collection that delves deep into magnetospheres' known unknowns.