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Two scientists on the flat green tundra—one holds a drone aloft, and one writes in a notebook
Posted inNews

Drones Help Bridge the Gaps in Assessing Global Change

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 27 August 202011 August 2022

New instruments in the research tool kit bolster scientific understanding of the ecology of a greening Arctic.

View looking out a helicopter cockpit over remote eastern Alaska landscape
Posted inScience Updates

Ancient Rivers and Critical Minerals in Eastern Alaska

by A. Bender, R. Lease, J. V. Jones III and D. Kreiner 29 July 20206 December 2021

Fieldwork is revealing a history of landscape evolution over the past 5 million years that links climate change and river capture to critical mineral resources across the Alaska-Yukon border.

Group of men and women, some with walking sticks and one in a wheelchair, collects data in a field near a mountain
Posted inFeatures

Accessibility and Fieldwork in the Time of Coronavirus

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 23 July 202023 February 2023

Fieldwork in the geosciences is increasingly relying on groundwork laid by accessibility advocates.

Students work with a water sampling device aboard a research cruise
Posted inScience Updates

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Undergraduate Research Experiences

by V. Sloan, Rebecca Haacker, R. L. Batchelor and C. Garza 18 June 202015 October 2021

Limitations on summer research internships imposed by the pandemic are impeding students’ engagement in geoscience education and preparation for careers. The community is acting quickly to adapt.

Tip of a small boat leads into the placid near shore of a forested lake.
Posted inNews

Fieldwork in the Experimental Lakes Area Adapts to COVID-19

Lesley Evans Ogden, Science Writer by Lesley Evans Ogden 3 June 202013 March 2023

Though anticipating long days and hard work as a few key crew members do the job of many, researchers heading to the lakes this summer are excited to leave the house.

Scientists lie on a portable drone landing pad at a field site outside Nome, Alaska.
Posted inOpinions

Building a Culture of Safety and Trust in Team Science

by C. M. Iversen, W. R. Bolton, A. Rogers, C. J. Wilson and S. D. Wullschleger 21 April 202010 March 2023

An Arctic research team of 150 members that implemented a culture of safety, inclusion, and trust as the foundation for cross-disciplinary science shares lessons from its experiences.

Geologist, with a shovel planted in the foreground, takes notes while overlooking green hills and snowcapped peaks.
Posted inNews

The Long-Term Effects of Covid-19 on Field Science

by C. Geib 13 April 20207 November 2022

As scientists wait, worry, and hunker down, they’re also looking ahead to how their projects will need to adapt.

Woman uses tubing to fill large metal tanks with air
Posted inNews

Atmospheric Scientists Show Resilience in the Face of Lockdowns

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 8 April 202026 October 2021

As businesses, schools, and entire cities shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, scientists have been forced to adapt to radically altered working conditions and data collection techniques.

Photo of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Snowpack Data Sets Put to the Test

by David Shultz 30 March 202031 March 2023

A new study compares the accuracy of three observation-based methods of calculating snow water equivalent, a key component in water management.

Scientists unload equipment from a helicopter at a rugged site near Mount Meager in British Columbia.
Posted inScience Updates

Searching for Mount Meager’s Geothermal Heart

by S. E. Grasby and C. Salas 25 February 20205 December 2022

A field expedition into the British Columbia wilderness involving helicopter drops, mountain and landslide traverses, and treacherous ice caves aimed to facilitate geothermal exploration in Canada.

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