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Earth Science, Systems and Society
ISSN 2634-730X · Geological Society of London · 94 articles in the index
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Rethinking the practice and rhetoric of planetary ‘colonization’ from an astrobioethics perspective
‘Colonization’ is a commonly used term for describing the human habitation of extraterrestrial environments. Recently, a wide range of authors have critiqued this term for its historical and ethical baggage: colonial attitudes towards space exploration will perpetuate unjust and pervasive…
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Acquiring expertise in geosciences – an autoethnographic study in seismic interpretation
Acquiring expertise in geoscience involves mastering complex tasks that integrate data analysis with interpretative reasoning. Seismic interpretation is a fundamental skill for understanding subsurface structure, rocks and fluids – yet how expertise is acquired and developed remains underexplored…
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Interdisciplinarity in practice: three decades of Earth systems science workshops at the Aspen Global Change Institute
Interdisciplinarity is widely believed to be necessary to further knowledge about complex systems and inform potential solutions. Yet the practice of fostering it is not well articulated, especially by those who regularly do it. Various obstacles, including logistical, institutional, interactional…
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Building community: a sustainable framework for diversity, equity and inclusion working groups in geoscience departments
The attraction and retention of systemically marginalized students continues to be a major challenge in the geosciences. Despite a plethora of recruitment strategies by organizations including the National Science Foundation and systemically marginalized scientists themselves, there has not been…
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Evaluating the use of community co-creation approaches to develop the Disaster Ready! boardgame for disaster risk reduction education in Nepal
Communication and public education are vital to increasing community resilience to natural hazards. Recent disaster risk education initiatives have challenged top-down hierarchical models of outreach by embracing community-led, participatory and co-creation approaches. Here, we evaluate the process…
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Neoarchean gold grain size and artisanal mining in Migori, Kenya: review of current recovery methods
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Archean greenstone provides a significant source of income for rural communities. Understanding of the particle size distribution of gold is an important parameter for its recovery as it determines the most appropriate and effective mineral processing…
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Reimagining primary science: integrating geological and environmental sciences for systems thinking and climate change education
As environmental challenges escalate – including climate change and biodiversity decline – embedding scientific and environmental literacy in early education becomes increasingly critical. This article urges policy makers and educators to embrace transformative integration of geological and…
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More through the door: increasing entry to university geoscience education as a means to address the critical minerals skills shortage
Critical minerals (CMs) supply is vulnerable to a skills shortage. We focus on (1) the UK situation, where suitable training is provided but numbers taking the university courses have dwindled, and (2) routes through geoscience education into CM careers, including exploration, mining, minerals…
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Researcher and community roles in geoscience education research
We present a perspective article that considers the Indigenous evaluation model developed in 2019 by Wehipeihana, a Māori scholar, as an invitation and a guide to reflect on relationships between geoscience education researchers and collaborating communities. After describing the…
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Assessing environmental, social, political and legal, and economic challenges for cobalt supply from new mining projects in Europe
Despite abundant cobalt resources in Europe, only Finland and Turkey currently extract this metal. This study examines challenges to new cobalt supply by comparing seven exploration projects and two operating mines in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Turkey. A multicriteria analysis framework was…
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Using immersive virtual reality to measure strike and dip and teach geological mapping concepts
The transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for more accessible and inclusive alternatives to traditional field-based geoscience education. In 2020, a web-hosted desktop virtual reality interface to take strike and dip (S&D) measurements was piloted with…
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Formation of an anthropogenic rock: mechanisms and microstructures of lithification of a legacy deposit of cementitious material
Billions of tonnes of anthropogenic geomaterials, such as slags, ashes and cementitious materials, are deposited on the Earth's surface globally every year. These materials have the potential to become rock but little is known about how they may become lithified. In this study, we document…
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Anthropogenic disturbances drive the morphological and sedimentary changes of the Cuiabá River, Pantanal, Brazil: a remotely sensed approach
Land use changes and dam construction have impacted sediment yield in river catchments worldwide. This is especially true in central-west Brazil, where most of the main watersheds have been deforested and rivers, such as the Cuiabá, have been dammed in the last 50 years. Here, we investigated the…
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In situ mineralisation of UK onshore igneous rocks offers significant CO2 storage potential
Safe and permanent storage of CO2 will be required to limit global warming to 1.5–2°C above pre-industrial levels. In situ mineralisation of CO2 within igneous rock formations is a rapid and secure method of geological CO2 storage. This study uses geochemical data and novel volumetric analysis of…
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Recognizing the colonial history attached to geological maps
Many classic geological maps and the corresponding geological literature that built these maps are the outcomes of colonialism. The creation and use of knowledge surrounding the science of the Earth were applied by a select few who were ultimately titled and lauded as the pioneers of geoscience…
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Towards a sustainable supply of graphite: a geological way forward
The global graphite market is set to expand rapidly, driven by the energy transition to electric vehicles in transportation and electric arc furnaces in steelmaking. The worldwide consumption of graphite uses both synthetic (c. 60%) and natural (c. 40%) graphite. Current supply risk for both…
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Research students are diverse, while those in salaried positions are not: results from a survey of Canadian academic geoscience
Despite recognition that academic geoscience lacks diversity to an extent beyond that of other disciplines, demographic data from academic geoscience departments is not routinely collected. This inhibits the ability to address disparities and make improvements. We aim to address this gap by…
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Perspectives on developing a diverse, knowledgeable and inclusive scientific community in the shifting landscape of US scientific ocean drilling
Scientific ocean drilling (SciOD) has been invaluable in advancing our understanding of Earth history. However, the most recent international SciOD programme ended in 2024, alongside the non-renewal of the riserless drilling vessel, the JOIDES Resolution. The US has not committed to joining a new…
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International Geodiversity Day: broadening values and justifications for geosciences in society
Geodiversity is the literal and metaphorical bedrock for life on Earth, and yet it lacks the standing of biodiversity as a concept that generates research and action beyond its base academic discipline. This paper explores the values articulated and justifications deployed in proposing and…