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Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer

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.

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As the Arctic Warms, Soils Lose Key Nutrients

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 1 August 20251 August 2025

Climate change heats not only the air and the ocean but also the soil, where key processes that determine fertility and carbon sequestration operate in a fine-tuned balance.

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Is Your Shampoo Washing Up in Antarctica?

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 3 June 20253 June 2025

Researchers have found chemicals from personal care products like shampoo, deodorant, and laundry soap in Antarctic snow.

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WWII Ordnance Is Polluting the Baltic Sea

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 4 April 20258 April 2025

Discarded explosives were dumped into the Baltic and North seas after World War II. Their deadly legacy is still with us.

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Europe Faces Increased Heat Mortality in Coming Decades

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 25 February 202525 February 2025

Extreme temperature caused by unchecked climate change could claim 2.3 million lives in Europe by 2100, a new study warns.

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Scientists Finally Get a Good Look at a Disintegrating Exoplanet

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 28 January 202528 January 2025

The James Webb Space Telescope offers astronomers a rare glimpse into the chemical composition of a rocky planet’s interior—and the results are “very surprising.”

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Scientists Captured the First Glimpse of a Rare Polar Aurora

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 8 August 20248 August 2024

After a decade-long search, scientists captured a type of elusive aurora on camera.

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Sedimentos radiactivos podrían haber construido los cratones de la Tierra

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 2 August 20242 August 2024

La meteorización de los primeros continentes podría haber puesto en marcha la formación de cratones, las raíces inmutables de los continentes.

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Radioactive Sediments May Have Built Earth’s Cratons

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 14 June 20244 August 2024

Weathering of the earliest continents could have set in motion the formation of cratons, the immutable roots of continents.

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The Moon’s Mantle Did a Flip—and Scientists May Now Have Evidence

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 8 May 20248 May 2024

For decades, a lunar whodunit has puzzled scientists: Did the Moon’s internal layers flip during its formation? Old data might hold the evidence to solve this cold case.

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Europa’s Ocean Might Lack the Ingredients for Life

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 12 April 202412 April 2024

The lack of volcanism and tectonic activity on Europa’s seafloor might hinder the moon’s potential to host living organisms.

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