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Ocean Research and Education Are Foundations for Economic Growth

by A. Shultz 19 September 201814 January 2022

AGU releases revised position statement that was first adopted in 2005.

A fishing vessel and a cargo vessel involved transshipment—likely illegal-- off the western coast of Africa in 2017.
Posted inNews

Illegal Seafood Supply Chains Can Now Be Tracked by Satellite

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 August 20188 November 2022

Researchers pinpoint more than 10,000 likely transfers of catches between fishing vessels and cargo ships at sea. Knowing where these transfers occur can help officials crack down on illegal activity.

Stacks of aluminum ingots, ready for transport.
Posted inFeatures

Meeting the Mineral Needs of the United States

by G. W. Lederer and E. A. McCullough 18 July 201824 February 2023

A recent report points out where the United States is most dependent on mineral imports and highlights some ways for reducing this dependence.

Skiers in Sölden, Austria.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Benefits and Vulnerabilities of a Warming Europe

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 10 April 201813 February 2023

Scientists evaluate the economic and environmental impacts of a warmer climate on European countries, finding a range of effects on tourism, electricity demand, and ecosystem production.

An artist’s conception of NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope
Posted inNews

Federal Spending Act Boosts Funding for Many Science Agencies

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Randy Showstack and Kimberly M. S. Cartier 26 March 201810 April 2023

Congressional priorities reflected in the legislation differed sharply from the administration’s.

Scientists at a satellite launch center in China monitor the docking of a space lab module and a spacecraft in late 2011
Posted inNews

China May Soon Surpass the United States in R&D Funding

by Randy Showstack 20 February 201810 April 2023

A U.S. report on science and engineering indicators is largely correct about China making huge strides, a Chinese official said. However, he disputed funding amounts and downplayed Chinese research leadership.

Environmental Protection Agency headquarters building in Washington, D. C.
Posted inNews

Leave EPA Now or Wait It Out? That’s the Question Staffers Face

by Randy Showstack 11 January 201827 March 2023

In interviews, some former Environmental Protection Agency workers, most of whom left the agency in 2017, discuss their careers and efforts to help colleagues find jobs and to preserve EPA’s strengths.

Posted inNews

White House R&D Priorities Differ from Its Budget Requests

by Randy Showstack 29 August 201719 April 2023

The administration’s top R&D priority areas are American military superiority, security, prosperity, energy dominance, and health.

Sea cucumber among manganese nodules in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton fracture zone.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Natural Resource Exploitation Could Reach New Depths

by Jenny Lunn 21 July 201727 February 2023

The deep seafloor could provide humans with supplies of valuable metals, but opinion is divided as to whether sustainable exploitation is possible and worth the ecological and economic risk.

Graphic weighing money against ethics.
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Inherent Conflict of Interest in For-Profit Journals

by A. Paytan 19 June 20171 October 2021

An editor of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems reflects on the increase in for-profit journals and the implications for scholarly publishing and scientific integrity.

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