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Sunrise over snow.
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Laser Flashes Shed Light on a Changing Arctic

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 18 May 202114 May 2024

An ongoing project in northern Alaska is using pulses of laser light to monitor anthropogenic activity, ice quakes, and marine wildlife.

Five plots showing the paleosecular variation of the geomagnetic field in the composite record from Black Sea cores.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Marine Isotope Stage 6: First High-Resolution Field Record

by Mark J. Dekkers 12 May 202127 January 2023

A 200-year resolution record from the Black Sea for marine isotope stage 6 (130-180 ka) shows a stable geomagnetic field.

A group of people listen to a presenter while standing in a dry, rocky canyon.
Posted inFeatures

Changing the Culture of Fieldwork in the Geosciences

by A. F. Hill, M. Jacquemart, A. U. Gold and Kristy Tiampo 6 May 202122 March 2022

The need to address harassment in field campaigns is growing more urgent. A new workshop provides scientists with a broad set of tools to create more inclusive, safe, and functional field teams.

Kanchenjunga as seen from the Tshoka basecamp near seismic station SK23
Posted inScience Updates

Discerning Structure and Seismic Hazards in the Sikkim Himalayas

by M. Uthaman, A. Singh, C. Singh, A. Dubey and G. Kumar 17 March 202116 June 2022

A dense seismic network in operation since 2019 will provide new insights into the tectonics of seismically active Himalayan regions.

View up a 95-meter-long debris flow flume facility, with cameras and other instruments in the foreground
Posted inScience Updates

A New Era of Debris Flow Experiments in the Oregon Woods

by M. K. Obryk, D. L. George and B. B. Mirus 26 January 202129 September 2021

What do a backhoe, expanding foam, half-ton concrete blocks, and a 100-meter-long hillslope slide have in common? All were part of reviving the U.S. Geological Survey’s experimental debris flow flume.

Six people in bright snowsuits and goggles drill an ice core on Mount Everest with mountains and clouds in the background.
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An Ice Core from the Roof of the World

by A. Blaustein 14 December 202014 March 2023

An innovative National Geographic expedition collected the world’s highest ice core from Mount Everest.

Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone National Park
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Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field

by J. Anadu, H. Ali and C. Jackson 10 November 202022 November 2021

Institutions should heed these recommendations to prepare faculty and students for discrimination and racialized violence before traveling and to protect them once in the field.

An artist’s depiction of early modern humans living amid the grasslands of the Paleo-Agulhas Plain
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A Lost Haven for Early Modern Humans

by K. Braun 14 October 202024 January 2024

Sea level changes have repeatedly reshaped the Paleo-Agulhas Plain, a now submerged region off the coast of South Africa that once teemed with plants, animals, and human hunter–gatherers.

A rainbow arcs over two unrecognizable persons in the cloudy Cinque Torri region of the Dolomites, Italy.
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The Challenges of Fieldwork for LGBTQ+ Geoscientists

by A. N. Olcott and M. R. Downen 28 August 202022 November 2021

A new survey reveals the unique issues that traveling for research poses for LGBTQ+ scientists. The data should help us create solutions that foster safety and inclusion.

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

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