From Legacy to Innovation: Bridging Generations in Earth Sciences for Planetary Protection

In celebration of Earth Day 2025, themed “OUR POWER, OUR PLANET”, Frontiers in Earth Science is proud to join the global mission to advance renewable energy and triple the generation of clean electricity by 2030. This Research Topic invites contributions from both emerging scholars and seasoned experts in the Earth sciences, fostering a global dialogue on accelerating our transition to sustainable energy resources.

Aligned with the objective of Earth Action Day, this collection explores how traditional knowledge can be integrated with cutting-edge technologies and innovative research methodologies to address pressing environmental challenges. Through a geoscientific lens, contributors will examine and highlight crucial lessons from past environmental successes and failures, providing valuable insights for future strategies.

We invite researchers employing advanced tools such as machine learning, remote sensing, and geomodelling to provide insights on the environmental changes impacting our planet. By merging these modern techniques with insights gained from decades of study, we offer seasoned perspectives on resilience strategies and sustainable practices.

The goal of this Research Topic is to cultivate a comprehensive understanding of Earth's dynamic systems and encourage collaboration across generations of scientists. Through this blend of historical context and forward-thinking innovation, this Research Topic will emphasize the critical role of the Earth sciences in developing sustainable solutions and inspiring a collective commitment to nurturing and safeguarding protecting our planet for future generations.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Brief Research Report
• Data Report
• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Policy and Practice Reviews
• Policy Brief
• Review
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Sustainable energy resources, machine learning, geomodelling, earth science, Earth & Environmental Challenges, Biogeoscience, Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Materials, Economic Geology, Geochemistry, Geohazards and Georisks, Geoinformatics, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Georeservoirs, Geoscience and Society, Hydrosphere, Interdisciplinary Climate Studies, Marine Geoscience, Petrology, Quaternary Science, Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Diagenesis, Solid Earth Geophysics, Structural Geology, Volcanology, Tectonics, Crysopheric Science

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.