AGU’s new Initiative for Science Assessments is an opportunity to rethink how research is turned into guidance that communities and decisionmakers can use.
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NASA has Underspent on Research and Analysis for 15 Years
Spending for NASA’s research and analysis programs has remained relatively flat for 15 years, ignoring recommendations from community-led decadal surveys and directives by Congress.
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Four in Five Researchers Report Harmful Interactions During Geoscience Fieldwork. A New Survey Suggests a Path Forward.
A new survey documents the prevalence of harmful interactions that occur during fieldwork. Many instances go officially unreported.
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Prioritizing Quality Before Synthesis in Paleoenvironmental Hazard Science
The field needs methodological and workforce development. A proposed new center should invest there first.
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Kuwanna Dyer-Pietras: Running Through the Rock Record
A geologist who left academia found a new way to stay connected to Earth, one ultramarathon at a time.
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Trump’s Science Adviser Wants to Overhaul “Increasingly Calcified” U.S. Science Enterprise While Science Funding Lags
A report released this week directs the U.S. government to spark a “new golden age” of science by ushering funds toward artificial intelligence, fostering closer relationships with private industry, and dismantling and rebuilding the federal science funding process.
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Changes in Funding Could Tank Quality of Ocean Heat Content Data
An uncertain funding landscape threatens the longevity of an ocean observation system critical to projecting tropical storms, sea level rise, and more.
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Extended Reality Offers Opportunities for Scientific Show-and-Tell
Advances in virtual and augmented reality, spatial computing, and other technologies offer chances to work with data more intuitively, benefiting Earth and space science research and education.
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Proposed OMB Rule Change Attracts 340,000+ Public Comments
The OMB is accepting public comments on the proposal until 13 July, and organizations across the country have mobilized to coordinate responses.
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NSF Cuts Hundreds of Science Program Budgets by Up to 30%
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has slashed budgets for hundreds of its basic science programs for the remainder of this fiscal year, according to an 18 June memo obtained by Science.