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Javier Barbuzano

Javier Barbuzano is a freelance science journalist based in Barcelona, Spain. He received his master’s in science journalism from Boston University in 2017 and holds a degree in environmental science from the University of Granada in Spain. His work appears in publications like Eos, Sky & Telescope, and El País.

The research vessel Nathaniel B. Palmer studies the Thwaites Glacier in 2019.
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Seafloor Reveals a Period of Rapid Retreat for Thwaites Glacier

by Javier Barbuzano 13 October 202225 January 2023

New high-resolution seafloor imagery shows a series of delicate ridges produced by the glacier’s front as it bobbed daily with the tides, revealing a recent period of rapid retreat.New high-resolution seafloor imagery shows a series of delicate ridges produced by the glacier’s front as it bobbed daily with the tides, revealing a recent period of rapid retreat.

Icebreaker at work near glacier.
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Seashells and Penguin Bones Reveal Thwaites Glacier’s Quiet Past

by Javier Barbuzano 26 July 202226 July 2022

Antarctica’s Thwaites and Pine Island Glaciers are melting faster than they have in the past 5,500 years, new evidence shows. Against expectations, their pasts have been remarkably stable.

Satellite image with modeling of extreme weather
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Teaching Machines to Detect Climate Extremes

by Javier Barbuzano 17 June 202024 May 2022

Artificial intelligence can be used to analyze massive amounts of data from climate simulations, but more training data are needed.

Illustration of Stone Age villagers shielding their eyes from a nearby airburst
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Armagedón a 10,000 A.C.

by Javier Barbuzano 4 June 20202 February 2022

Fragmentos de un cometa probablemente golpearon la Tierra hace 12,800 años, y una pequeña aldea del Paleolítico en Siria podría haber sufrido el impacto.

Artist’s depiction of the MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars
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A Longer-Lived Magnetic Field for Mars

by Javier Barbuzano 1 June 2020

New research indicates Mars’s dynamo may have been active for millions of years longer than previously thought.

Close-up of one African elephant in a herd in South Africa
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Monitoring African Elephants with Raspberry Shake & Boom

by Javier Barbuzano 28 May 202029 April 2022

A team of researchers has used low-cost devices to record footsteps and vocalizations from African elephants in the field.

Clear view of Glories Tower in Barcelona
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Coronavirus Lockdown Brings Clean Air to Spanish Cities

by Javier Barbuzano 9 April 202022 October 2021

Measures against the spread of the new coronavirus have an unexpected side effect: record-low air pollution levels.

Illustration of Stone Age villagers shading their eyes from a nearby airburst
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Armageddon at 10,000 BCE

by Javier Barbuzano 30 March 20202 February 2022

Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact.

Hillsides covered in neat rows of olive trees
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Climate Change Will Reduce Spanish Olive Oil Production

by Javier Barbuzano 19 March 202014 September 2022

Increased droughts will reduce southern Spain’s olive oil output by 30% before the end of the century.

Snout of a mountain glacier with terminal moraine
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Precipitation Plays a Key Role in Glacial Erosion

by Javier Barbuzano 10 March 202024 February 2022

After comparing the climatic conditions at dozens of glaciers worldwide, researchers find that precipitation, not temperature, is the leading environmental factor driving glacial erosion.

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