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🎃🔬 Science, even in Halloween Town!

My favorite scene in The Nightmare Before Christmas is when Jack Skellington throws himself into the scientific method, experimenting, testing, and questioning the world around him to understand Christmas.
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Open Access Week (October 20–26, 2025) Who Owns Our Knowledge?

This year’s theme asks a pointed question about the present moment:
👉 In a time of disruption, how can communities reassert control over the knowledge they produce?
October 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Over the last year, Nature’s Careers team has been tapping into its global community of readers, writers, friends and colleagues to compile a list of laboratory hacks to help make scientists’ working lives easier. Here’s a list of 99 of those hacks. #Academicsky 🧪
These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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New paper alert!

Oliveira et al. just published in AGC:

"A petrological, geochemical, and geochronological study of Ramlat Fasad 532: An Omani addition to the Antarctic `YAMM' lunar meteorite group"

Here you can read the full free article: doi.org/10.33063/agc...
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Proud and excited to be part of the upcoming MiningBrines MSCA Doctoral Network

This ambitious program will explore the sustainable valorization of geothermal brines rich in critical raw materials cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Multidisciplinary Integration and Networking for INcreased sustainability and multi-resources valorization of Geothermal Brines | MiningBrines | Project | Fact Sheet | HORIZON | CORDIS | European Comm...
MiningBrines offers an innovative training program to address Europe's strategic need for sustainable access to critical raw materials (CRM), energy gases (EG) and renewable energies. 19 Doctoral Cand...
cordis.europa.eu
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My article International disparities in open access practices in the Earth Sciences is still as relevant today as when it came out 5 years ago. The questions of equity and access in publishing remain just as pressing in 2025. doi.org/10.3897/ese....
International disparities in open access practices in the Earth Sciences
Background: Open access (OA) implies free and unrestricted access to and re-use of research articles. Recently, OA publishing has seen a new wave of interest, debate, and practices surrounding that mo...
doi.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
À Disneyland Paris, un air de Yellowstone : quand les geysers et sources chaudes s’invitent dans les parcs d’attractions olivierpourret.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/a...
À Disneyland Paris, un air de Yellowstone : quand les geysers et sources chaudes s’invitent dans les parcs d’attractions
À Disneyland Paris, dans les allées de Frontierland, les visiteurs peuvent s’émerveiller devant un spectacle inhabituel : un geyser jaillissant au milieu de décors inspirés du Far West. Peu se dout…
olivierpourret.wordpress.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The changing landscape of academic publishing: "In many countries, APCs are covered using research grants funded by national research agencies. As the demand for OA grows, ensuring fair and sustainable publishing models remains a critical issue." (1/2) journals.uu.se/AGC/article/...
Equitable Access, Open Science, and the Future of Publishing in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry | Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Twitter/X: @WeAreAGCjournal
journals.uu.se
May 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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New scholar year, new habits!

From now on, we’ll be sharing monthly updates from AGC to keep our community informed and connected.

For this very first edition, here’s a quick recap of last month’s highlights:
📄 3 new publications
📨 Multiple submissions underway
🎨 A call for designs currently open
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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As the new term begins, here are 99 lab hacks to make your working lives easier

go.nature.com/4pEZ6ZJ
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
go.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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I’m delighted to have contributed three hacks to that Nature piece "It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks", alongside so many great tips from the community. doi.org/10.1038/d415...

"Thinky think before grabby grab."
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Social events don’t have to be boozy

Some colleagues might find alcohol-focused events off-putting or intimidating. Organize and support some social events that are alcohol-free to be more culturally inclusive. People will thank you for it. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
www.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I’m delighted to have contributed three hacks to that Nature piece "It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks", alongside so many great tips from the community. doi.org/10.1038/d415...

"Thinky think before grabby grab."
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
New #Preprint Contrasting rare earth element responses to climate and pedogenesis in two sand chronosequences along a climosequence in southwestern Australia doi.org/10.21203/rs....
Contrasting rare earth element responses to climate and pedogenesis in two sand chronosequences along a climosequence in southwestern Australia
Background and Aims Rare earth elements (REEs), known as lanthanides, play a crucial role as controls and indicators in geochemical and environmental studies due to their consistent chemical propertie...
doi.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Effect of sewage sludge and digestate from anaerobic fermentation on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil and uptake by plants with different nutrition strategies doi.org/10.3389/fenv...
Frontiers | Effect of sewage sludge and digestate from anaerobic fermentation on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil and uptake by pl...
This study investigates how sewage sludge and liquid digestate, as biosolid amendments, affect the mobility of cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), an...
doi.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:34 AM
First article published @weareagc.bsky.social Can natural H2 be considered renewable? The reference case of a deep aquifer in an intracratonic sedimentary basin doi.org/10.33063/agc...
Can natural H2 be considered renewable? The reference case of a deep aquifer in an intracratonic sedimentary basin | Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Abrajano T, Sturchio N, Bohlke J, Lyon G, Poreda R, Stevens C (1988). Methane-hydrogen gas seeps, Zambales Ophiolite, Philippines: Deep or shallow origin? Chemical Geology 71(1): 211–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2541(88)90116-7.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Effect of sewage sludge and digestate from anaerobic fermentation on the accumulation of cadmium (Cd), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), and rare earth elements (REEs) in soil and uptake by plants with different nutrition strategies doi.org/10.3389/fenv...
doi.org
July 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Want to publish your geochemistry research in a diamond open access journal? 🌍💎

Join Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry journal at the Goldschmidt Conference next week and don’t miss Marc-Alban Millet’s presentation conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/...

#Goldschmidt2025 #OpenScience
Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry: Free to read, free to publish and community-led.
The landscape of academic publishing is evolving towards greater openness and a...
conf.goldschmidt.info
July 8, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Last year, we wrote this (still just a preprint!) to contribute to the conversation on #inclusion and representation: “Diversity at Goldschmidt conference” eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
the discussions continue #Goldschmidt2025
Diversity at Goldschmidt conference
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July 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Back when I was in high school, I remember being annoyed at scientific mistakes in the textbooks (specifically remember one about number of ATP). Now, as an experienced scientist, I spot even more, and I'm not the only one. 🧪

Link: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How we call out the infuriating mistakes we spot in school science textbooks
Two scientist parents who often help their children with homework deal with acceptable — and unacceptable — errors in course materials.
www.nature.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Textbooks often blur the lines between 'sea' and 'ocean,' missing key geological differences. Precise definitions help students grasp complex concepts, ensuring a solid foundation in earth sciences. doi.org/10.1038/d415...
How we call out the infuriating mistakes we spot in school science textbooks
Two scientist parents who often help their children with homework deal with acceptable — and unacceptable — errors in course materials.
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
To my geologist fellows, I am looking for that article, who can help? thanks doi.org/10.1130/2024...
How geology and paleontology help build the magic of the Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California, USA)
ABSTRACT. The Disneyland Resort (Anaheim, California, USA) is one of the most iconic theme parks in the world, and is fortuitously located across the stree
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June 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Misusing terms like 'mass' and 'weight' in physics textbooks can confuse students about fundamental concepts. Clear distinctions are crucial for accurate understanding, as mass remains constant while weight varies with gravity. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How we call out the infuriating mistakes we spot in school science textbooks
Two scientist parents who often help their children with homework deal with acceptable — and unacceptable — errors in course materials.
www.nature.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
What’s the best band of all time in your opinion? I’ll go first: for me, it’s definitely Sigur Rós. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUK_...
Sigur Rós - Ára Bátur at Abbey Road ENGLISH Translation (HD)
YouTube video by Jonsi Sigurmusic
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May 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM