Editorials

Extreme weather and climate-related disasters are escalating in severity, frequency, and impact. Global climate policy must embed formal mechanisms that attribute these events and their consequences to major carbon emitters, ensuring accountability and accelerating the implementation of effective mitigation strategies.

A belt of seaweed has formed across the tropical Atlantic nearly every year since 2011, despite reduction in its extent elsewhere. The causes of this growth are now coming into clearer focus.

The aftermath of volcanic eruptions often reveals critical gaps in hazard and risk management. Effective global implementation of the lessons learned from disasters triggered by natural hazards is long overdue.

For research papers first sent for peer review from mid-August, authors will be able to choose whether to publish the reviewers’ reports and their responses with their paper.

The mineralogy of samples returned from asteroid Bennu yield valuable insights into the physical and chemical processes — on both small and large scales — that shape small bodies in the Solar System.

Sharing new research, with geoscientist colleagues or the general public, can be a challenge. Fortunately, there are many approaches that can help.

Climate change is exacerbating and extending droughts. These events are becoming more predictable as their underlying causes are uncovered.

Cuts at US government agencies are disrupting monitoring critical to tracking Earth system changes and natural hazards. Data gaps threaten geoscience progress and the safety of society.

The oxygenation of the atmosphere was a pivotal point in Earth’s evolution. Punctuated environmental perturbations in its run-up laid the foundations for this event.

A record-breaking start to 2025 extends the recent period of exceptional warmth and raises questions over the rate of ongoing climate change.

Sustained monitoring is essential for assessing volcanic hazards. Integration with igneous petrology is key to linking monitoring data to underlying magmatic processes.

Space exploration has expanded the realm of geoscience to the outermost Solar System. A new generation of missions shines the way.

Cores recovered from below the seafloor provide clues to open questions in Earth science. A looming gap in international ocean drilling requires renewed support and urgent action.

Geologists are seeking new critical mineral resources that are needed to support the world’s transition to net-zero carbon emissions.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly enabling geoscience research. Ensuring community trust in its outcomes requires education and transparency.

Sand is an overlooked resource and is being depleted at an alarming rate. Improved management of sand extraction and consumption is imperative to protect sand resources and reduce the impacts of extraction.

Authors can now choose to use Code Ocean upon submission to make the peer review of code easier.

The Holocene flooding and sedimentation history of the Nile illustrates how fluvial geomorphology has long influenced human society.

Artificial intelligence tools have the potential to revolutionize how scientists work and publish. We share our ground rules for managing the inherent risks.

Cloud uncertainties have been a persistent problem in climate science, but innovative approaches are starting to make headway.