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The concept of ‘peopled landscapes’ is based on the notion that it is not possible, nor socially or politically desirable, to remove people from the environment in the era of the Anthropocene. As such, it is necessary to document and develop ways to coexist and flourish. This review examines emergent scholarship about peopled landscapes and biodiversity conservation by considering invasive plant management and rewilding as social processes. While invasive plant management and rewilding are o...

The outgoing Editor-in-Chief of JGR: Solid Earth reflects on their tenure and expresses appreciation to all those who contributed to the success of the journal over recent years.

To effectively navigate out of the climate crisis, a new interdisciplinary approach is needed to guide and facilitate research that integrates diverse understandings of how transitions evolve in intertwined social–environmental systems. The concept of tipping points, frequently used in the natural sciences and increasingly in the social sciences, can help elucidate processes underlying major social–environmental transitions. We develop the notion of interlinked ‘social–climatic tipping p...

A recent study challenges the belief that lightning is responsible for the mesmerizing light shows on Venus. Instead, researchers propose that the flashes of light are caused by meteors disintegrating in the planets atmosphere. The study, conducted by scientists from Arizona State University, analyzed the luminous occurrences observed at the Steward Observatory and Japans Akatsuki orbiter.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection extended the operating permit and approved the Northern Realignment expansion.

A top U.S. health official acknowledged on April 19 that people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine can ...

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has long been considered "the gold standard" in research. After publishing an ...

The conclusions of the review are surprising, but have been twisted by anti-mask campaigners online.

"Interest in socio-behavioural interventions to support demand and uptake of HIV services is on the rise. Therefore, the evidence of their effectiveness needs to be systematically mapped to enable informed decision-making by sponsors, researchers, policymakers and public health experts."