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Two beaming schoolgirls sit at a desk in Nairobi, Kenya.

News 9 June 2020

Education May Increase Emissions but Mitigate Human Cost of Climate Change

Increasing education in the developing world could lead to a modest increase in carbon emissions due to economic growth, but education could also reduce the negative impact of climate change on vulnerable populations.

Geology & Geophysics

Comparison of ocean data portrayed with a desaturated rainbow colormap and with a colormap designed to provide detail in outlying data ranges

News 5 June 2020

This Week: The Best of Eos

As we head into the second half of 2020, we take a look back on our favorite stories of the year so far.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Tip of a small boat leads into the placid near shore of a forested lake.

News 3 June 2020

Fieldwork in the Experimental Lakes Area Adapts to COVID-19

Though anticipating long days and hard work as a few key crew members do the job of many, researchers heading to the lakes this summer are excited to leave the house.

Biogeosciences

Herd of wildebeests descends from a low cliff into a river.

News 27 May 2020

Geology and Chemistry Drive Animal Migration in the Serengeti

Fieldwork in Tanzania suggests that soil chemistry—influenced by local volcanism and tectonic activity—might help dictate the record-setting migration of over a million wildebeests.

Science Policy & Funding

Person in a graduation cap sits with their back to the camera amid a field of dandelions.

Opinion 27 May 2020

We Need to Direct More Science Research Dollars to Rural America

Pandemic relief funding should provide a much-needed boost to scientific research. And we should steer those dollars toward where they can do the most good.

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

A scientist surveys a smoking Mount St. Helens in a wintry landscape.

News 26 May 2020

An Iconic Eruption Shaped Careers, as well as Landscapes

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens influenced scientists who witnessed the event and spurred a new era in physical volcanology.

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Geology & Geophysics

Pink brisingid sea star shuffles across the seafloor

News 21 May 2020

The Long-Lasting Legacy of Deep-Sea Mining

New research reveals a deep-sea mining experiment that took place 26 years ago still has significant and persistent impacts on benthic life.

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Science Policy & Funding

Scientists test a drone atop Mount Kīlauea in Hawaii.

News 20 May 2020

NSF Plots a Course for the Next Decade of Earth Sciences Research

Committee members who put together the new report Earth in Time describe this as an “all hands on deck” moment for the field.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Satellite image of Lake Erie with a bright green algal bloom

News 20 May 2020

AquaSat Gives Water Quality Researchers New Eyes in the Sky

A new data set combining sample data and remote sensing could give scientists the power to make accurate predictions at a global scale.

Space Science & Space Physics

Illustration showing magnetic field lines carrying charged particles to Earth’s ionosphere

Opinion 20 May 2020

All Hands on Deck for Ionospheric Modeling

Challenges to studying the ionosphere’s ability to conduct electrical currents undercut scientists’ efforts to improve space weather forecasting models. Let’s tackle them together.