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Some Chemicals Lingered for Weeks After Ohio Train Derailment

by Elise Cutts 23 August 202323 August 2023

Researchers drove around a van outfitted with a sensitive mass spectrometer to measure airborne chemicals weeks after the disaster.

Science Updates

A Holistic Approach to Hydropower Data

by Debjani Singh 21 August 202310 January 2024

A new online platform offers comprehensive data and tools about U.S. hydropower assets, enabling data-driven decisionmaking at the energy–water nexus.

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Features

Frances Lightsom: Pivoting to Information Management

by Saima May Sidik 25 July 202325 July 2023

Frances Lightsom started her career as an oceanographer. Then she found delight in data.

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Opinions

Finding Harmony in FAIRness

by Ge Peng 6 June 20236 June 2023

The lack of consistency among different approaches for assessing how well digital data objects meet the FAIR principles makes it difficult to compare assessment results across tools and systems.

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Features

The Art of Scientific Curation

by Kaylin Bugbee, Deborah Smith, Stephanie Wingo and Emily Foshee 19 May 202315 November 2023

Scientific content curation provides users across diverse disciplines and levels of experience with a valuable means of accessing relevant and reliable information amid the growing data landscape.

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Opinions

Taking the Pulse of Global Change with World Heritage Data Sets

by Emma J. Rosi, Emily S. Bernhardt, Irena Creed, Gene E. Likens and William H. McDowell 17 May 202325 September 2023

Applying World Heritage status to highly valuable environmental records would spotlight the vital insights they provide into how Earth is changing and would ensure their longevity and accessibility.

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Opinions

We Need a Better Way to Share Earth Observations

by Zhong Liu, Yixin Wen, Vasco Mantas and David Meyer 12 May 202325 July 2023

A more accessible, open data-sharing infrastructure will engage a broader community of contributors, helping to develop satellite data products that benefit Earth science research and applications.

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Features

A Common Language for Reporting Earthquake Intensities

by David J. Wald, Sabine Loos, Robin Spence, Tatiana Goded and Ayse Hortacsu 21 April 202324 August 2023

Scientists are working together to establish a standardized international scale for measuring and reporting the intensities and impacts of earthquake shaking.