Planetary Sciences
Across the solar system, science collides with science fiction in literary ways.
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Science Policy & Funding
How can scientists use YouTube livestreams to help the public better understand scientific concepts?
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Communicating Science in Times of Pandemic
Geohealth
A new database reveals dimmer cities, empty farming fields, and vacant ports.
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Six Ways Satellites Tracked COVID-19
Space Science & Space Physics
Science writer Ilima Loomis, author of the new book Eclipse Chaser, shares her secrets for translating science speak for young audiences.
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Big Science, Small Package: The Joys of Writing Science for Kids
Planetary Sciences
Explore the night sky with your own two eyes and a touch of magnification.
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Binocular Astronomy
Biogeosciences
Life finds a way in the most extreme environments on Earth and sparks the imagination about far-off places where we may yet find it.
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Extreme Life and Where to Find It
Geology & Geophysics
Herman Melville’s bicentennial provides a good excuse to examine how well the Pequod’s monomaniacal mariner knew his geomagnetic magic.
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Was Ahab Truly “Lord of the Level Loadstone”?
Geology & Geophysics
How did the research trip go? Better check the selfies—I mean, field log.
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Scientists Who Selfie from the Field
Atmospheric Sciences
An undergraduate project redefines the h-index.
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Hotness and Coldness Indexes Based on the Fahrenheit Scale
Planetary Sciences
We’re sending a mission back to Titan, and it’s time to celebrate.
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