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Tracking a Thawing World: Using Data Science to Understand Norway Permafrost Change
June 29, 2026 By Aubrie Engen, University of Alaska Student and SDSC Communications Intern Across the hillsides of Norway, a slow but significant transformation is underway: permafrost is thawing. In northern regions, where soils repeatedly freeze and thaw, these changes can reshape entire landscapes. Norway’s permafrost-covered terrain offers researchers a unique opportunity to better understand how climate-driven changes may affect frozen ground systems around the world. Jo
Jun 29


University of Arizona Researcher Explores the Link between Cattle Grazing and Flooding
June 25, 2026 By Bella Chin, The Cambridge School Student and SDSC Communications Intern Over the years, a combination of overgrazing and intensifying rains has made flooding a critical issue in Kyrgyzstan’s capital city, Bishkek. As a result, University of Arizona researcher Sam Anderson, in collaboration with local partners at Osh State University in Kyrgyzstan, has investigated the link between livestock grazing and its impact on the environment. In his project entitled,
Jun 25


Vanderbilt Graduate Student Provides Accessible Data for Inland Aquatic Ecosystems
June 23, 2026 By Joanne Liu, Torrey Pines High School Student and SDSC Communications Intern When dusk descends, human-built environments light up. Cities, roads and residential areas emit artificial light throughout the night, raising important questions about how light pollution affects nearby ecosystems. In freshwater environments, these effects are still not fully understood, particularly in small lakes where biological and geochemical processes can change over daily and
Jun 23


Satellites and Sea Ice: Using NASA Data for Ecological Forecasting in the Arctic
June 22, 2026 By Remy Licari, Canyon Crest Academy Student and SDSC Communications Intern Deep blue stretching as far as the eye can see, silver flickers glinting in the darkness, and stark white patches rolling by: the marine Arctic is a mysterious place, becoming increasingly fragile. However, for ecological forecasters, this mystery is mitigated by the use of light transmission models, including the work of University of Maryland climate scientist Alek Petty. In all Arctic
Jun 22


New Federal Guidelines for Data Repositories: Moving Toward FAIR
In May, 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) of the White House released new guidance, “Desirable Characteristics of...
Sep 7, 2022


How Data Licenses Can Help Make Your Research Data More FAIR
Choosing an appropriate license for your data can be complicated as there are many factors to consider; however, here is a relatively simple
Mar 14, 2022


FAIR --- Why Should I Care?
You have undoubtedly heard about the “FAIR Data Principles” (FAIR) as you’re seeking funding, connecting with colleagues...
Dec 1, 2021


Effective Virtual Efforts – Approaches by Two EarthCube Projects to Reach Communities
Transitioning from in-person to exclusively virtual events has been a challenge for most people during the current pandemic.
Jan 4, 2021


Expanding EarthCube capacity for FAIR awareness and implementation
The EarthCube Office seeks your help to identify priorities for creating new resources to support implementation of the FAIR data principles
Nov 30, 2020


EarthCube Initiative Develops Tool to Study Greenland and its Melting Ice Sheet
International Geoscientists Unite to Create Open-Source GIS Tool Coined QGreenland
Nov 23, 2020


New EarthCube Peer-Reviewed Jupyter Notebooks Now Available
A novel element of the EarthCube 2020 Annual Conference was a call for notebooks, which led to twelve peer-reviewed Jupyter notebooks...
Nov 17, 2020


NSF EarthCube-funded Scientists Release Planet Microbe
Because 70 percent of Earth is comprised of oceans, their changes have a great impact on our entire planet.
Oct 29, 2020


EarthCube Project Creates Data Broker to Share Information about Novel Volcano in Tanzania
Virginia Tech Doctoral Student Teams with International Researchers to Learn More about Ol Doinyo Lengai
Oct 29, 2020


EarthCube’s StraboSpot Develops Digital Tools for Geosciences Educators
Multiple Programs Team to Address Distance Learning Needs Amid Pandemic
Sep 28, 2020


Make Your GitHub Repository More Discoverable
Add an NSF Award badge to your README page
Aug 30, 2020


EarthCube Working Together with Standards and Specifications
In any group effort, following accepted norms and practices helps bring cohesion to the outcomes.
Jul 1, 2020


Geoscience during the pandemic: #shareEGU20 & #DataHelpDesk
Like many organizations at this time, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) has needed to quickly convert their planned annual event from...
May 3, 2020


EarthCube Projects: On Building Community
EarthCube projects take on the work of building community for different reasons: as a way to crowdsource development of best practices,...
Mar 2, 2020


Farewell from the EarthCube Science Support Office
Dear Members of the EarthCube Community, This October will be the EarthCube Science Support Office’s final month of operation at the...
Oct 1, 2019


Practicing What We Preach: EarthCube Documents Get DOIs and a Repository
While EarthCube strives to help others organize their own data, it has generated quite a bit of data of its own, especially in the form...
May 24, 2019
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