Our Earth

Filter By:

Article Type
Year
  • GeoSPACE is addressing the barrier of inaccessible field courses with a planetary mission approach, combining online participation with accessible in-person field work.

    • Anita M. S. Marshall
    • Jennifer L. Piatek
    • Yesenia Arroyo
    Our Earth
  • Permafrost is a fascinating but hidden world of ice, frozen soil, bacteria and gases. The transdisciplinary outreach project Frozen-Ground Cartoons (FGC) makes permafrost science accessible and fun for children, their parents and teachers around the globe.

    • Frédéric Bouchard
    • Michael Fritz
    • Ylva Sjöberg
    Our Earth
  • Through the Desert Garden program, scientists and refugees have turned two problems — the inability to grow fresh fruits and vegetables in desert refugee camps and a warehouse of unrecyclable foam mattresses — into a humanitarian solution.

    • Moaed A. Al Meselmani
    • Harry C. Wright
    • Anthony J. Ryan
    Our Earth
  • The Carbon Neutrality Challenge is an initiative to mitigate climate change, in which individuals estimate their CO2 footprint and then plant enough trees to offset it. Thousands of trees have been planted by volunteers in Hawaii who took the Carbon Neutrality Challenge.

    • Asryelle Mora Rollo
    • Audrey Rollo
    • Camilo Mora
    Our Earth
  • Games are a popular way for people to spend their spare time, but they can also provide useful tools to communicate and teach geoscience. The SeriousGeoGames Lab has engaged thousands with geosciences through the Earth Arcade and virtual reality gaming.

    • Chris Skinner
    • Kelly Stanford
    Our Earth
  • Due to lack of infrastructure and capital to manage waste properly, developing regions face significant challenges from plastic waste accumulation. The Trash-to-Tank program enables communities to locally convert post-consumer use plastic to plastic-derived fuel oil, providing environmental and economic benefits.

    • Chandni Joshi
    • Shelby Browning
    • Jeffrey Seay
    Our Earth
  • There are thousands of potential students desperate to learn behind bars, but few resources for scientific education. The Think Like A Scientist programme offers prisoners a chance to learn geoscience.

    • Philip J. Heron
    Our Earth
  • Geology is gradually being withdrawn from the school curriculum in the UK, and risks losing its identify as a distinct subject. GeoBus provides workshops and support for Earth science education, inspiring teachers and pupils to engage with fundamental questions in geology.

    • Jen Brooke
    • Amy Edgington
    Our Earth
  • Businesses must understand and act to reduce their environmental footprint. Springer Nature has been working to address the impacts of its publishing operations since 2017, lowering office-based carbon emissions and improving sustainable practices.

    • Thea Sherer
    Our Earth
  • Travel is a key part of academic life, and the carbon emissions associated with it are high. Personal decisions to reduce flying can contribute to climate action, and need not compromise research.

    • John N. Quinton
    Our Earth