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Adityarup Chakravorty

Adityarup Chakravorty is a freelance science writer based in Madison, Wis. His interests span a wide variety of topics, from Earth sciences to molecular biology. He has written for Eos, Earth magazine, and Hakai Magazine among others. He is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is exploring how some human herpesviruses cause cancers (and how to stop them).

Palm swamp in Peru
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Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

Drillers in hardhats work on the rig floor of a research vessel.
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Getting to the Bottom of Slow-Motion Earthquakes

by Adityarup Chakravorty 24 April 20202 December 2022

For close to 20 years, slow-motion earthquakes have been an enigma. Core samples provide new clues to their origins.

A wildfire burns in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Firing Up Climate Models

by Adityarup Chakravorty 27 January 20201 April 2022

Scientists are working to incorporate wildfire data into climate models, resolving hindrances related to scale, speed, and the complex feedbacks between the climate and wildfire emissions.

A gloved hand holds a test tube of water above a flowing river.
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Modeling How Groundwater Pumping Will Affect Aquatic Ecosystems

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 November 201918 October 2021

Regions with dry climates and heavy agricultural industries may be the most hard-hit.

Scientist in a hard hat with a rover in an underground mine
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Underground Robots: How Robotics Is Changing the Mining Industry

by Adityarup Chakravorty 13 May 201928 July 2022

From exploring flooded sites to providing alerts, use of robotics aims to “increase the arsenal of tools that can help miners work more safely and efficiently.”

Aerial view of the Grand Canyon
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Did Global Glaciation Cause the Great Unconformity?

by Adityarup Chakravorty 9 April 201917 February 2023

In a new study, researchers make the case that large-scale glaciation during parts of the Neoproterozoic era led to extensive erosion of Earth’s crust.

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