Promoting open, inclusive, transparent, and traceable science requires that scientists revamp the ways in which we acknowledge all manner of contributions to research.
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Open and Fair Data in Tropical Forests
People who gather ground data on tropical forests are highly disadvantaged compared to the users of such data. A new paper suggests long-term collaborations as a path forward.
Long-Term Planning For Deep-time Labs
When directors depart argon labs, what happens to their expensive equipment, skilled staff, and institutional knowledge?
Moving Beyond the Business Case for Diversity
Efforts to diversify the geosciences must evolve from transactional to transformational, emphasizing the inclusion of and equity for individuals over the benefits they bring to institutions.
Expanding the Scope of Radio Science
AGU’s Radio Science journal announces an expansion in scope in response to technological developments and welcomes Technical Reports presenting measurements and experimental studies.
Hostile Workplaces Drive Minorities from the Geosciences
A pipeline of minoritized groups doesn’t ensure retention, a survey finds.
Water Wisdom: The Indigenous Scientists Walking in Two Worlds
Meet the international researchers who draw on both academic training and cultural experience to help Indigenous communities protect water, restore ecosystems, and sustain traditional resources.
Academic Citations Evolve to Include Indigenous Oral Teachings
A librarian has developed citation templates for oral teachings shared by members of Indigenous communities.
Finding the Right Words: A Common Language for Data Deposition
Discovering climate signals in the archives: how using a common language for data deposition ensures your data are found, understood and cited.
Reframing Funding Strategies to Build Reciprocity
Extractive and exploitive practices erode trust in Western science among Indigenous communities. Changing funding structures is one way to develop reciprocity and respect and repair relationships.