Scientific field work is an expensive and time consuming teaching method is the scientific community. A survey among former participants of a hydrological Master excursion to Iceland, organized by Wageningen University (the Netherlands) showed that real excursions have a long lasting impact on the scientific development of students, in contrast to virtual excursions. As quoted by one of the participants: "You can learn a lot in a classroom, but an excursion makes you remember".

Pokémon cards offer an unexpected 30-year record of how popular culture depicts minerals. Analyzing 223 illustrations revealed a "universal crystal template" reducing natural minerals to a shared visual stereotype: giant, translucent, symmetrical crystals inside caves. While these images oversimplify geological reality, their global familiarity and the diverse mineral examples already represented make this collection an excellent educational hook to inspire interest in authentic Earth science.

We conducted a survey on the topic of “interdisciplinarity” among early-career researchers in order to learn about their experiences. There are very different views on what interdisciplinarity means and many positive aspects are cited that enhance research, but there are also a few obstacles when it comes to communication, time management, and publication. It is precisely these obstacles that should be given greater consideration in education and research funding.

Worldwide, there is a need to adapt to changes in water resources caused by climate change. The freely accessible, interactive web app “Climate Change Impact on Water Resources Explorer” provides information on the potential range of future changes in water resources across the Earth's land areas. This information can be easily communicated to stakeholders in participatory climate change adaptation processes, enabling them to identify adaptation measures that consider their risk aversion.

We explore the ethics of using satellite data for studying and monitoring geohazards. In the UK, there is little guidance for remote sensing scientists encountering ethical risks in geohazard research. We explore ethical risks through 13 interviews and three focus group discussions with UK-based geohazard remote sensing scientists. We make recommendations for satellite remote sensing ethics training and propose a light-touch ethical review system to identify and mitigate potential ethical risks.