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Tiny Satellites Can Provide Significant Information About Space
Students and faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder use CubeSats to learn more about the near-Earth environment.
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What’s Next for the Anthropocene?
Researchers weigh in on the meaning and aftermath of the decision to reject designating “Anthropocene” as an official geological epoch.
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A Exportação Ilegal de Fósseis É Mais do que um Irritante para o Sul Global
Mais de 2 mil pesquisadores assinaram carta aberta solicitando a repatriação do fóssil de um dinossauro para o Brasil. Alguns dizem que o caso destaca um padrão de colonialismo científico na paleontologia.
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Impulsando el apoyo para estudiantes y profesionales en etapas tempranas de sus carreras
Los grupos de estudiantes y profesionales en etapas tempranas de sus carreras (E&PETCs) pueden construir comunidades, impulsar cambios equitativos en las instituciones y promover el bienestar de las personas que recorren, los muy a menudo, caminos tortuosos hacia carreras científicas.
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States of Mind
Regional programs offer models of success in science education and policy.
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Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Physical Geography
Geography, a discipline combining geosciences and social sciences, is becoming more demographically diverse overall. But physical geography is lagging behind and needs to catch up.
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El costo oculto de la Academia
Muchos académicos se sienten abrumados por la sobrecarga de trabajo, el cambio está en marcha a medida que los científicos se esfuerzan por cambiar la cultura de la educación superior.
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The Importance of Archiving the Seafloor
Marine geological sample repositories are vital for ocean science, climate change studies, and more. The value of their collections is growing amid efforts to meet rising demand for their services.
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Academia’s Hidden Price Tag
Many academics feel burdened by overwork, but change is afoot as scientists strive to shift the culture of higher education.