There have been further additions to the highly successful “Earth and Space Science is Essential for Society” collection of commentaries.
science communication
Posted inAGU News
Virtual Poster Showcase Experienced Steady Growth in 2017
A pilot project for high schools and a geographic information system map, as well as other embellishments, have enhanced a program that enables students to present research electronically.
Posted inNews
Read Them Again: Eos’s Most Viewed Stories of 2017
From mesmerizing maps to glacial floods and massive earthquakes, here’s a look back on last year’s most popular stories.
Posted inGeoFIZZ
Sketch Your Science: Our Guesses About Your Sketches
Eos staff do their best to guess what scientists were drawing on the Sketch Your Science wall at the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting in New Orleans, La.
Posted inAGU News
A Superb Summer of Science Journalism
At National Geographic, Ph.D. paleontologist and Mass Media Fellow Shaena Montanari savored the challenge of covering everything from vintage Apollo photos to bone-eating giraffes.
Posted inFeatures
Rise of Distorted News Puts Climate Scientists on Their Guard
Wary of misleading coverage, some climate researchers are avoiding publicizing results. Others prepare countermeasures to anticipate and combat skewed media reports.
Posted inResearch Spotlights
Are Studies That Evaluate Ecosystem Services Useful?
Ecologists find flaws in the approach to research that focuses on services ecosystems provide to humans. These flaws limit certain studies’ utility.
Posted inEditors' Vox
Responding to Climate Change Deniers with Simple Facts and Logic
A sequence of five questions and answers that can be used by scientists to communicate some simple concepts of climate change to broader audiences.
Posted inEditors' Vox
Women in Science: A Q&A with an Editor
A personal perspective on women in science and how we can increase representation in the the geosciences
Posted inNews
Seismic Wave Videos Combine Sight and Sound
Researchers convert seismic data into sounds and animations, providing scientists with a new way to view what happens to Earth during earthquakes.