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In October, Eos highlights the importance of critical zone science, the research that is moving it forward, and the role it will play in connecting people across various communities.

Featured Articles

• Critical Zone Science Comes of Age—The developing field, which unites Earth scientists to examine the planet’s surface as a single, unified entity, is unraveling the complex, interconnected processes that support life on Earth.
• Life Teems Below the Surface—Scientists are resolving how plants, microbes, and lithology sculpt the structure of the critical zone.
• Soil Signals Tell of Landscape Disturbances— The lasting influence humans have on Earth’s critical zone—and how geologic forces have mediated those influences—is revealed in studies of soil and carbon migration.
• Demystifying Critical Zone Science to Make It More Inclusive—A new network that embraces scientists with wide-ranging experiences and expertise aims to solve the challenges of Earth’s critical zone.
• Next Steps for the Critical Zone—In October, Eos examines a pivotal point for a field of science that’s starting to make a name for itself.

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