Confusion over the meaning of "magma" can generate popular misperceptions, including a nonexistent molten sea underneath Yellowstone National Park. We propose a different definition.Read More »
Here are nine steps that senior scientists can take right now to change scientific culture into one where harassment is treated as a type of scientific misconduct.Read More »
Integrating models from the social and natural sciences could generate a more holistic approach to climate change response planning in coastal communities.Read More »Ocean Sciences
On World Oceans Day, let's reflect on the now realizable potential for investing in and building upon new opportunities that beckon from the sea.Read More »
An international, interdisciplinary effort to study and observe earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, and continent building at subduction zones could advance science and protect communities.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
For lack of funding, irreplaceable collections of mineral specimens may be lost. The Earth science community must rethink the role of museums as archives and outlets for information.Read More »
When science can show that the poorest among us are suffering first and worst from human-induced climate change, religions can motivate people of faith to care and to act.Read More »
A focus group’s executive committee asks whether the number of accolades given to women reflects the demographics of scientists within the field, from students to senior researchers.Read More »
