A recent paper in JGR: Biogeosciences demonstrates that sharing data has positive benefits not just for the scientific community but also for the one doing the sharing.
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Playing Their Way into the Geosciences
Childhood recreational experiences help explain gender disparity and other differences in undergraduate students’ spatial abilities, researchers found.
Welcoming Women into the Geosciences
Early results of a program to foster the careers of women entering the geosciences demonstrate the effectiveness of several specific factors.
Virtual Mentoring Rewards Scientists at All Career Stages
Five geoscience organizations recently established an online global mentoring service for their disciplines.
Two-Career Chaos: A Look in the Rearview Mirror
Can we really have it all? A scientist reflects on the gut-wrenching choices of juggling marriage, kids, and careers.
Lunar and Planetary Science Inspires Out-of-This-World Poetry
Writing a haiku to accompany your abstract is a long-standing tradition of the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Here are some of our favorites from this year’s program.
House Science Subcommittee Hearing Targets Sexual Harassment
Witnesses testified about the culture that allows sexual harassment to persist, harassment’s impact on individuals and the scientific community, and what is being done to combat it.
Stanford Scientist Drops $10 Million Lawsuit over Critical Paper
Mark Jacobson, a renewable energy scientist, announced the decision on Twitter, saying he had succeeded in bringing his concerns to light.
Scientific Row over Renewables Leads to Free Speech Legal Fight
A Stanford University climate researcher’s $10 million defamation suit could test a First Amendment defense in science litigation.
Learning to Form Accurate Mental Models
A cycle of prediction, comparison, and feedback supports spatial learning in geoscience.
