NASA has set a new 2018 launch date for a spacecraft to probe the Red Planet's interior, after instrument failure hobbled preparations for the mission.
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Scientific Study Group Favors Recognizing Human-Influenced Epoch
A formal proposal could take 3–4 years to prepare and then would require evaluation and approval by other scientists.
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New AGU Congressional Science Fellows Take the Hill
This year's fellows hope to use their unique expertise to guide policy makers and shape legislation on pressing issues, such as climate warming and resource management.
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Resourcing the Future
How do we ensure a supply of needed mineral and other resources while minimizing energy and water use and environmental impacts, as well as recognizing social justice, international equity, and more?
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Collaboration to Enhance Coastal Resilience
Integrating models from the social and natural sciences could generate a more holistic approach to climate change response planning in coastal communities.
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U.S. Parks to Make Adaptation to "Continuous Change" a Top Goal
The U.S. National Park Service science adviser calls climate change an "overarching" challenge facing the national parks.
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Scientists Bittersweet as Australia Backtracks on Climate Cuts
Researchers welcome the prime minister's move to force an independent research institute to reverse some job cuts but say that the damage to Australia's scientific reputation can't be reversed.
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Science Groups Voice Concern for Academics in Turkey
International science and education organizations respond to reports of forced resignations of university deans and mass firings of teachers following last month's failed coup attempt.
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Water Subsidies May Not Be Going to Those Who Need Them Most
A new study finds a widely used water tariff does not effectively deliver subsidies to intended beneficiaries in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Tackling the Paris Temperature Targets
The global temperature targets established in Paris in 2015 are ambitious; new research examines what it would take to achieve those targets.