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Joshua Learn writes about the environment, archaeology, wildlife, and space. Aside from Eos, he has contributed to publications like National Geographic, Inside Science, Smithsonian Magazine, Discover, Scientific American, and others.

An aerial photo shows the green tops of mangroves growing in water. A small building on stilts and a set of power lines are also visible.
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Hurricanes May Prune Gulf Mangroves

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 8 July 20248 July 2024

Tropical storms knock down the tallest trees and stunt the growth of others.

A steplike fracture in the soil in the foreground of a vineyard
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Slight Shifts in Magnetic Field Preceded California Earthquakes

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 6 October 20226 October 2022

Magnetometers detected faint signals that with further study, may improve our understanding of what happens before earthquakes and offer promise for early detection.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

飓风“种子”的存活影响飓风季节强度

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 11 January 202211 January 2022

了解种子风暴如何演变成全面的飓风和台风,有助于预测气候变化下的飓风季节强度。

An image of a hurricane making landfall in southern Brazil
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Cyclone “Seed” Survival Affects Hurricane Season Intensity

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 15 November 202111 January 2022

Understanding how seed storms grow into full-blown hurricanes and typhoons could help predict hurricane season intensity in a changing climate.

Runoff from Aneto Glacier in the Pyrenees mountains in September 2020
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Pyrenees Glaciers Are Rapidly Disappearing

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 4 October 202129 March 2023

Three of the remaining glaciers in the Pyrenees mountain range stopped flowing in the past decade.

Carro eléctrico cargando en un estación en Berlín
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La Captura de Carbono No Puede Resolver el Problema Climático Sin Acciones Individuales

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 9 September 202129 March 2023

Las elecciones individuales, como la adopción de vehículos eléctricos, serán un factor importante en el cumplimiento de los objetivos climáticos del Acuerdo de París.

Excavated causeway built in the Birds of Paradise wetlands
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Ancient Maya Made Widespread Changes to Wetland Landscape

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 5 May 20212 March 2023

A system of canals 2 millennia old sustained a local population after the collapse of its neighbors, and it continues to affect local ecology today.

Researchers discovered a correlation between a mass bird die-off and wildfires.
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Mass Bird Die-Off Linked to Wildfires and Toxic Gases

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 26 March 202118 October 2021

Using observations from crowdsourced science and weather location data, researchers concluded that wildfires caused a mass die-off of birds in the western and central United States in 2020.

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如果没有个人行动,单靠碳捕获无法解决气候问题

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 12 March 202130 March 2023

像使用电动汽车这样的个人选择将在很大程度上影响巴黎协定气候目标的实现。

Yangtze River
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Researchers Home in on the Age of the Yangtze River

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 10 March 202126 January 2023

Findings on the river’s age also have implications for past landscape change in Asia.

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