The radioactive remains of nuclear testing during the Cold War and from nuclear disasters like Chernobyl are still with us and can be found in some of the remotest glaciers on Earth.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
NASA and its partner organizations are working on several fronts to remove barriers to entry into space mission leadership positions.Read More »Climate Change
Hands-on training, collaboration with scientists, and practice using real-world challenges give planners and decision-makers confidence to work with climate model information.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Although the Save Our Seas supporters include industry and the Ocean Conservancy, some environmental groups say the legislation won’t solve the problem.Read More »
Committees that had focused on environmental issues, marine protected areas, and the nation’s electric grid are among those terminated.Read More »Geohealth
A coordinated effort involving trailblazing science—and icebreaking ships—from many nations is needed to fill gaps in our understanding of the Arctic Ocean and how it’s changing.Read More »Mathematical Geophysics
Earth scientists need software technology that better integrates legacy data with current and future processing capabilities so they can assess and reproduce their colleagues’ results.Read More »
In the age of monitoring nuclear weapons testing, existing regional seismic networks may be a key to discovering small, undetected explosions around the world.Read More »Science Policy & Funding
The council’s launch, more than 2 and a half years into the Trump presidency, has an initial membership that is heavy on industry, with just one academic and no representatives from civil society.Read More »
