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A comparison of the same data set displayed using traditional rainbow (left), cool-warm (middle), and wave colormaps
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Visualizing Science: How Color Determines What We See

by S. Zeller and D. Rogers 21 May 20206 February 2023

Color plays a major role in the analysis and communication of scientific information. New tools are helping to improve how color can be applied more accurately and effectively to data.

A second-grade girl beside a chain-link fence and tall grass.
Posted inNews

Photography Focuses on Sea Level Rise and Eroding Communities

by The Guardian 21 April 202014 October 2021

Narratives from applicants for the Getty Images Climate Visuals Grants provided a unique insight into the reality of climate change. Both winners focused on the impact of sea level rise.

An illustration of a spacecraft flying over Uranus
Posted inNews

The Ice Giant Spacecraft of Our Dreams

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 7 January 20203 December 2021

Scientists imagined some innovative technologies that could enhance a future mission to Uranus or Neptune.

An artist's image of a planetary formation disk, with young planets scooping debris from the rings
Posted inNews

Set to Music, Exoplanets Reveal Insights on Their Formation

Nola Taylor Redd, Science Writer by Nola Taylor Tillman 16 October 20195 October 2021

Sonification hints at how some Kepler planets may have been configured in the late stages of their development.

Close up view of the head of a statue of Alexander von Humboldt in Berlin, Germany
Posted inOpinions

The Scientist Who Connected It All

by Thorsten W. Becker and Claudio Faccenna 11 September 20195 October 2021

Approaching the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt’s birth, we look back at the life and legacy of “the most scientific man of his age.”

Scientist holds a rock with a fossil of the species Cambroraster falcatus
Posted inNews

Newly Discovered Fossil Species Named After Star Wars Starship

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 30 July 201930 January 2023

The 500-million-year-old species is a distant relative of today’s crabs, spiders, and insects.

Climate Deniers on Vacation
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Transcending Science: Can Artists Help Scientists Save the World?

by Mika Tosca 2 July 201911 January 2023

The artistic process begins with human engagement. Perhaps the revolution we need to address climate change begins by making it an integral part of the scientific method.

Two musicians play on stage in front of an outdoor audience at an ancient Roman theater.
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Rock On with a Group That Makes Music from Geophysical Data

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 28 June 20195 October 2021

Musical numbers include an Italian fault and a tour of an African greenstone belt.

Three white guys in shirtsleeves perform on an outdoor stage.
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Amoeba People Find a Niche for Nerdy Science Music

by Randy Showstack 10 May 20197 October 2021

The group’s rocking new album, The Fossil Record, includes a genre-bending set of songs that helps make science foot-tapping fun.

Asteroid 16 Psyche and spacecraft in digital halftones
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Metal Asteroid Inspires Works of Art

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 May 201915 February 2022

Student artists explore a mysterious metallic world through acrylic, ceramic, LEDs, and even string.

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