Discover Geoscience

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Discover Geoscience is an open access journal publishing research across the full range of disciplines connected to geoscience, geophysics and geochemistry. Publication costs will be covered by Springer Nature until 31 December 2026. Authors whose articles are accepted for publication in Discover Geoscience up to and including that date will not pay an article-processing charge. Note that the APC-free period does not apply to any journal to which your article may be transferred if not accepted in Discover Geoscience. Current charge: £0/$0/€0 Standard charge: £1590/$2190/€1890.

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The journal covers all geoscience disciplines, including geology, hydrology, geohazards, remote sensing, and more.
A journal in Springer Nature’s Discover Series: Rigorous, representative and wide-reaching.

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Per-Erik Mellander MSc, PhD

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Assessing Changes and Future Risk of the June 24, 2026 Venezuela Twin Earthquakes Using Multi-sensor Earth Observation Data

This Collection is inviting researchers, scientists, and policymakers to find possible risk solutions posed by the Twin Earthquake events (7.

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Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Mining: From Exploration to Mine Closure

The global transition to clean energy and a low-carbon economy is driving soaring demand for minerals and metals, yet society increasingly expects...

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Planetary Geoethics in an Age of AI, Geoengineering, and Space Expansion

Humanity is entering an age of planetary intervention.

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Latest articles

Prioritizing soil erosion susceptible region of Kempty watershed-based on morphometric, hypsometry, forest, and soil using multi-criteria analysis
Parmanand Kumar
Suruchi Devi
Himanshu Saini
Research Open access 16 July 2026 Article: 263
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Geospatial Insights into Changing Earth and Environmental Systems of the Western Himalaya
Petrochemistry and P–T path for garnet mica schists from Patharkhola, Almora
Haritabh Rana
Harel Thomas
Research Open access 16 July 2026 Article: 262
Comparative assessment of ensemble machine learning and Google Earth Engine for flood susceptibility mapping in the Dipota River Basin, Assam, India
Nilotpal Kalita
Manash Jyoti Nath
Satyendra Hazarika
Research Open access 16 July 2026 Article: 261
Rare earth element geochemistry of Early Cretaceous black shales in Ediki River, Douala Basin (Cameroon)
Esue Fidelis Mokake
Florence Njinto Kwankam
Christopher M. Agyingi
Research Open access 15 July 2026 Article: 260
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Recent Developments in Geosciences to Sustainable Management and Design with the Environment, Hazards and Society
Assessment of annual soil loss and soil erosion susceptibility in a tropical sub-basin of the Western Ghats, Southern India using RUSLE and AHP
S. Arjun
R. Arsha
M. S. Anoop
Research Open access 15 July 2026 Article: 259

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Assessing Changes and Future Risk of the June 24, 2026 Venezuela Twin Earthquakes Using Multi-sensor Earth Observation Data

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Mining: From Exploration to Mine Closure

Planetary Geoethics in an Age of AI, Geoengineering, and Space Expansion

Latest articles

Prioritizing soil erosion susceptible region of Kempty watershed-based on morphometric, hypsometry, forest, and soil using multi-criteria analysis

Petrochemistry and P–T path for garnet mica schists from Patharkhola, Almora

Comparative assessment of ensemble machine learning and Google Earth Engine for flood susceptibility mapping in the Dipota River Basin, Assam, India

Rare earth element geochemistry of Early Cretaceous black shales in Ediki River, Douala Basin (Cameroon)

Assessment of annual soil loss and soil erosion susceptibility in a tropical sub-basin of the Western Ghats, Southern India using RUSLE and AHP

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