Author Profile: J Duncombe

Publications from J. Duncombe

Biogeosciences

News 4 December 2020

Our Food Systems Are Complicated. Food Data Don’t Have to Be

Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?

Education

One student in an El Paso Community College lecture raises his hand.

Feature 10 November 2020

The Two-Year On-Ramp

This community college in Texas has figured out how to guide its students into geoscience careers.

Geology & Geophysics

Figure of magnetic remanence in a human brain rendering

News 17 August 2020

Podcast: Putting Brains in Rock Machines

One geophysicist deviated from his usual work on paleomagnetism to study the magnetic remanence of human brains.

Geology & Geophysics

Rangitoto Island near Auckland, New Zealand

News 23 July 2020

The Seismic Hush of the Coronavirus

Scientists are listening for faint natural signals during the quiet of coronavirus lockdowns.

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Education

Students on the lawn at Harvard University

News 8 July 2020

Schools Scramble to Keep Students in Wake of “Devastating” New Visa Rule

The United States has always been a scientific powerhouse, but following a sudden announcement from ICE, some worry that “we’re just going to get so far behind.”

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Climate Change

Satellite image of Soviet airport in 1979

News 6 July 2020

Five Things Spy Satellites Have Taught Us About Earth

Long before we had satellites beaming terabytes of data back to Earth, we had covert spacecraft the size of school buses snapping photos on rolls of film 50 kilometers long.

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Geohealth

Map of nitrogen dioxide values for India

GeoFIZZ 26 June 2020

Six Ways Satellites Tracked COVID-19

A new database reveals dimmer cities, empty farming fields, and vacant ports.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Picture of collapsed corner of four-story apartment

News 24 June 2020

The Ticking Time Bomb of Arctic Permafrost

Arctic infrastructure is under threat from thawing permafrost.

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Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

A green laser beam streams between two parts of a cylindrical instrument.

Feature 24 June 2020

Earth’s Core Is in the Hot Seat

How old is Earth’s inner core? High-pressure and high-temperature experiments suggest that our planet’s inner furnace may be much younger than expected.

Atmospheric Sciences