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Jane Palmer, Science Writer

Jane Palmer

Jane Palmer is a freelance writer for Eos who came on board in March 2019 when she wrote a feature on efforts to mitigate glacial lake outburst floods in the Peruvian Andes. A freelance science journalist since 2013, she writes for a diverse range of outlets including Nature, Science, Proto Magazine, and Mosaic Science. She typically covers natural hazards and the impacts of climate change on public health and likes to write about the impacts of science on society. Before becoming a journalist, Palmer was a scientist and has worked as a computational modeler at a biotechnology company and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratories in Golden, Colo. She has a B.Sc. in cognitive science and a Ph.D. in computational molecular modeling from the University of Sheffield in England.

Tero Mustonen skis across snow-covered Sweden.
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Tero Mustonen: Disrupting the Status Quo

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 25 July 202225 July 2022

Advocating for the importance of Traditional Knowledges in Finland and beyond.

Hopi farmer Michael Kotutwa Johnson tends corn on his northern Arizona farm.
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Michael Kotutwa Johnson: A Voice for Indigenous Agriculture

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 25 July 202225 July 2022

A farmer draws on Traditional Knowledges to restore the Native American food system.

Five Wabanaki wampum bead belts.
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WAMPUM: An Indigenous-Designed Path to Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 16 December 20211 June 2023

Northeastern and mid-Atlantic tribal nations lived sustainably on the coastline for centuries before colonization. How can their experiences inform strategies for sea level rise adaptation?

Thunderstorm above an arid southwest landscape
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Indigenous Communities Outline Their Climate Data Priorities

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 13 December 20211 June 2023

Native American tribal communities are actively engaged in adapting to climate change. What information and data will help them build resilience to the new normal?

Vance Farrant and his older brother, Nakoa Farrant, clear invasive plant species from the side of Kalou, a historic Kanaka Maoli freshwater fishpond in Waiale‘e, Hawai’i.
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Water Wisdom: The Indigenous Scientists Walking in Two Worlds

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 22 November 202120 December 2021

Meet the international researchers who draw on both academic training and cultural experience to help Indigenous communities protect water, restore ecosystems, and sustain traditional resources.

Long aisle in a storage facility lined with metal tubes of ice cores
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Cores 3.0: Future-Proofing Earth Sciences’ Historical Records

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 24 June 202114 March 2023

Core libraries store a treasure trove of data about the planet’s past. What will it take to sustain their future?

Yurok and Karuk igniters conduct traditional burning in an orchard near the Klamath River in California.
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Fire as Medicine: Learning from Native American Fire Stewardship

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 29 March 202128 September 2021

For centuries, Indigenous peoples have worked to live in harmony with fire. Can integrating such cultural practices into contemporary wildfire management help prevent catastrophic wildfires?

A view of landslides in the mountains of Puerto Rico after the extreme rainfall from Hurricane Maria in 2017
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A Slippery Slope: Could Climate Change Lead to More Landslides?

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 23 November 202031 March 2022

Scientists investigate whether warming temperatures and changing rainfall patterns could be triggering more landslides in mountainous areas.

A scientist surveys a smoking Mount St. Helens in a wintry landscape.
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An Iconic Eruption Shaped Careers, as well as Landscapes

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 26 May 202012 April 2022

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens influenced scientists who witnessed the event and spurred a new era in physical volcanology.

Satellite image of a long plume of ash extending from Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
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The Art of Volcanic Ash Modeling 10 Years After Eyjafjallajökull

Jane Palmer, Science Writer by Jane Palmer 15 April 202018 November 2022

The ash plumes from the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in 2010 disrupted air travel in Europe for several weeks. Since then, scientists have developed models to mitigate ash’s impacts.

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