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Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer

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.

Artist’s conception of Ultima Thule
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New Horizons Spacecraft to Reach Farthest Body in Solar System Yet

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 28 December 20186 January 2023

The flyby of Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day will give us our first glimpse of a mysterious Kuiper Belt object.

Kīlauea’s fissure 8 in May 2018
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Lessons Learned from Kīlauea Eruption’s Media Frenzy

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 18 December 201830 August 2022

The Kīlauea eruption earlier this year unleashed a media bonanza. Here are nine tips about how to debunk geohazard misinformation in real time from a scientist frequently tapped for expert comments.

Sneezing person
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Google Trends Could Help Scientists Track Allergy Season

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 13 December 20187 February 2023

Admit it: When your nose starts to run and your eyes itch, you search Google, too.

The ice-climbing robot IceWorm scales a wall in a glacial cave at Mount St. Hel
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Meet IceWorm: NASA’s New Ice-Climbing Robot

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 12 December 201829 September 2021

A robot that can inch up icy surfaces may help scientists reach new heights in some of Earth’s most dangerous and remote landscapes.

Neanderthal and human skull
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Neanderthals Likely Ate Rotten Meat

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer 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

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 4 December 20187 April 2023

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

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer 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

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer 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”

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 30 October 20181 March 2023

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

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer 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.

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