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Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education

by Mark Moldwin 9 May 20259 May 2025

They can use their position and collective power to influence institutional actions and mobilize to support more vulnerable colleagues.

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Real Climate Solutions Are Beneath Us

by Peter Reiners 2 May 20252 May 2025

It’s time to accept that durable subsurface carbon storage, along with emissions reductions, must be part of the plan to mitigate the effects of climate change—and geoscience must play a central role.

数座高低错落的烟囱将浓烟倾泻在城市上空。从建筑物的顶部可以隐约看到山脉和橙色的天空。
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一些专家认为人类世应得到官方认可

by Saima May Sidik 29 April 20255 May 2025

国际地质科学联合会选择不指定新的地质时代,但这个问题还没有得到解决。

Varias chimeneas a diferentes niveles lanzan humo sobre una ciudad. Una cadena montañosa y un cielo anaranjado se pueden ver detrás de la cima de los edificios.
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El Antropoceno merece reconocimiento oficial, sostienen algunos expertos

by Saima May Sidik 3 April 20253 April 2025

La Unión Internacional de Ciencias Geológicas decidió no designar una nueva época geológica, pero el asunto aún no se ha resuelto.

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Anthropocene Deserves Official Recognition, Some Experts Maintain

by Saima May Sidik 25 March 202530 April 2025

The International Union of Geological Sciences chose not to designate a new geologic epoch, but the matter is not yet settled.

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The Valuable, Vulnerable, Long Tail of Earth Science Databases

by Andrea K. Thomer, John W. Williams, Simon Goring and Jessica L. Blois 20 March 202529 April 2025

Community-curated data resources in the Earth sciences, highly valuable but systematically underfunded, are vital to research on a changing planet.

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Expedition 403: Sailing the Last Expedition of the JOIDES Resolution

by Adriane Lam, Gryphen Goss and Nicole Greco 28 February 202528 February 2025

Early-career geoscientists share melancholy memories about hard science and intangible networks of collaboration.

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Deep Groundwater Might Be a Sustainable Solution to the Water Crisis

by Claudia Bertoni, Fridtjov Ruden, Elizabeth Quiroga Jordan and Helene Ruden 27 February 202524 April 2025

Scientists are finding fresh groundwater buried deep underground, but questions remain about the scale of these resources, how they’re resupplied, and whether they can be used sustainably.

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La importancia de la enseñanza de la justicia en las geociencias

by Gary A. Gomby 11 February 202524 March 2025

Los educadores de las geociencias tienen una deuda con sus estudiantes: deben incorporar conversaciones sobre justicia ambiental e igualdad en sus aulas. Los estudios de caso son una forma efectiva de hacerlo.

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When Climate Research Fuels Climate Myths: Author Insights from a Misused Publication

by Julia R. Andreasen 3 February 20254 February 2025

By equipping ourselves with preventive strategies, mitigation tools, and trusted networks, we can guide misinformed conversations back to accuracy and preserve the value of rigorous research.

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