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Jenessa Duncombe

Jenessa Duncombe, a News and Features Writer for Eos, joined the team in 2018. She graduated with her master’s degree in physical oceanography from Oregon State University in 2017 and subsequently worked as a freelance writer on research ships. Jenessa first interned with Eos, became the team’s first fellow in May 2019, and joined the staff permanently in March 2020.

Neanderthal and human skull
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Neanderthals Likely Ate Rotten Meat

by Jenessa Duncombe 10 December 201821 July 2022

Neanderthals have long been painted as meat-eating machines. But could a new look at a dietary proxy and how it changes when meat rots uncover insights into what these extinct hominids really ate?

The Western Hemisphere seen from space
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Tracing the Path of Carbon in North America

by Jenessa Duncombe 4 December 20184 December 2018

A team of more than 200 scientists released a decade-long look at how carbon weaves through Earth’s air, soil, water, and plants. Here are nine key takeaways from their report.

Spotted seatrout.
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Fish Continued to Spawn as Hurricane Harvey Swirled Overhead

by Jenessa Duncombe 19 November 201818 March 2022

Spotted seatrout, one of the most popular fish to catch on the shores of Texas, carried on their nightly baby-making ritual despite the havoc of a category 4 storm above.

Octopus. Credit: Xindi Chang
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Dive into Stunning Sea-Inspired Art

by Jenessa Duncombe 2 November 201822 June 2022

Every year, children from around the world craft unique pieces of art showcasing species found in Massachusetts’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Take a dip underwater with these marine masterpieces.

Russet-crowed warbler at Pantaicolla Ridge in Peru
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Peruvian Mountain Birds Take an “Escalator to Extinction”

by Jenessa Duncombe 30 October 2018

As the climate warms, tropical birds living in the mountains are retreating to higher elevations to avoid the heat. What happens when they run out of mountain slope to escape to?

Plastic water bottles
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Microplastics Found in Human Stool

by Jenessa Duncombe 23 October 20184 October 2021

Tiny slivers of plastic are making it all the way into humans’ guts and into their feces, a new study shows.

The Cheruthoni River and Dam, Kerala, India.
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Making Sense of Landslide Danger After Kerala’s Floods

by Jenessa Duncombe 18 October 2018

Scientists traveled to Kerala, a state in India recently devastated by severe monsoon rains. They found a vulnerable population that will soon face fresh landslide risks as a new monsoon approaches.

Watercolor of the Earth.
Posted inGeoFIZZ

Can You Express Your Science in 17 Syllables?

by Jenessa Duncombe 16 October 201816 October 2018

Researchers are taking to Twitter to tell the world about their research through the lines of haiku. Now it’s your turn!

Topographic lidar map of ancient Maya city of Tikal
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Lidar Uncovers Thousands of New Maya Structures

by Jenessa Duncombe 27 September 20189 May 2022

Jungle-piercing lidar surveys over ancient Maya sites give scientists the most extensive maps of lowland Maya civilization to date.

Planet Earth seen from space with illustrated data networks
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Hack Weeks Gaining Ground in the Earth and Space Sciences

by Jenessa Duncombe 14 September 201819 September 2018

Workshops that fuse traditional learning with Silicon Valley–inspired “hack sessions” are giving scientists a new venue to build community and sharpen their skills.

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