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Marcia Bjornerud is a professor of geosciences at Lawrence University and the author of <a href="https://nautil.us/geology-makes-you-time_literate-237196/">Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World.</a> Her newest book is <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250875891/turningtostone">Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks</a>.

Marcia Bjornerud

Geoscience

Geology Makes You Time-Literate

Sarah Derouin is freelance writer and acting associate editor at Earth. Before becoming a science writer, Derouin earned a Ph.D. in glacial geology from the University of Cincinnati and worked for the Bureau of Reclamation in seismic hazards and geomorphology. She is a graduate of the science communication program at the University of California-Santa Cruz. You can see more of her work at www.sarahderouin.com.

Sarah Derouin

Fieldwork Among the Pixels

Timothy Oleson is the news editor at EARTH, and writes the Bare Earth Elements blog. His scientific interests span the geosciences from biogeochemistry to seismology to space science. Formerly based in Madison, Wis., he now resides in the Washington, D.C., area.

Timothy Oleson

Data-Driven Discovery Reveals Earth’s Missing Minerals

Lionel Jackson has worked as a petroleum geologist in the Canadian oil industry, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada during his 48 years as a geoscientist. He is an adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada, and is actively involved in geologic education for non-earth scientists.

Lionel Jackson

The Paleo-Bell River: North America’s Vanished Amazon

Stephanie Fovenyessy graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and geography and a minor in Geographic Information Systems from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She traveled to Texas to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey while working at USGS as a physical science technician.

Stephanie Fovenyessy

Wind or Water? Hurricane Harvey’s Most Destructive Force

David Grinspoon is a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. He serves on the science teams for several active and proposed interplanetary spacecraft missions. In 2013 he was appointed as the inaugural chair of astrobiology at the U.S. Library of Congress. His latest book, Earth in Human Hands, was published in December. Also a musician, he plays guitar for the House Band of the Universe. @DrFunkySpoon.

David Grinspoon

Why Most Planets Will Either Be Lush or Dead

Jennifer Barone is a senior associate editor at Scholastic’s Science World, a magazine for teens. Previously she was an editor at Discover. On Twitter: @jen_barone

Jennifer Barone

In Search of Life’s Smoking Gun

Callan Bentley teaches geology at Northern Virginia Community College and is a contributing editor to EARTH Magazine. He is a GSA Fellow and the president of the two-year-college division of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

Callan Bentley

Travels in Geology: Touring the Capital Geology of Washington, D.C.

Lon Abbott is a geology professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Lon Abbott

Travels in Geology: The Pyramids of Giza

Chris Iovenko is a writer and filmmaker in Los Angeles. His writing has appeared in such publications as The New York Times, the New Republic, the Los Angeles Times and The Atlantic.

Chris Iovenko

Dutch Masters: The Netherlands Exports Flood-Control Expertise

Laura Poppick

Glaciers May Have Covered the Entire Planet—Twice

Brian Gallagher is an associate editor at Nautilus. Follow him on X (formerly known as Twitter) <a href="https://twitter.com/bsgallagher/" rel="noopener">@bsgallagher</a>.

Brian Gallagher

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