• About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
  • AGU.org
  • Career Center
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Support Eos
Sign Up for Newsletter
  • About
  • Sections
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Blogs
    • Research & Developments
    • The Landslide Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Joshua Learn, Science Writer

Joshua Rapp Learn

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.

Electric car recharging at a station in Berlin
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Carbon Capture Can’t Solve the Climate Problem Without Individual Actions

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 25 February 202130 March 2023

Individual choices like the adoption of electric vehicles are going to factor heavily in meeting the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement.

The ancient Roman theater of Tiberias looks out over the Sea of Galilee.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ancient Ruins Reveal 8th Century Earthquake in Sea of Galilee

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 5 October 202011 May 2022

Research into past seismic activity shows northeast Israel is still vulnerable to large quakes.

Cattle stand in stalls in a stable
Posted inNews

Some Farm Animals Might Have a Sense About Impending Earthquakes

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 24 August 202016 December 2021

Stabled animals seem to grow fidgety in the hours before an earthquake, whereas their free-range counterparts show no discernible difference in behavior.

Satellite image of an icy ridge on Mars
Posted inNews

The Massive Ice Avalanches of Mars

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 27 April 20208 August 2022

Ice avalanches may have traveled at speeds of up to 80 meters per second.

Child receives an oral vaccine.
Posted inNews

El Niño May Be a Culprit Behind the Cholera Epidemic in Yemen

Joshua Learn, Science Writer by Joshua Rapp Learn 3 September 20199 September 2024

Increased rainfall in East Africa and subsequent wind may have brought infected bugs to Yemen, causing the worst cholera outbreak of our time.

Posts pagination

Newer posts 1 2
A view of a Washington, D.C., skyline from the Potomac River at night. The Lincoln Memorial (at left) and the Washington Monument (at right) are lit against a purple sky. Over the water of the Potomac appear the text “#AGU24 coverage from Eos.”

Features from AGU Publications

Research Spotlights

Mapping the Ocean Floor with Ancient Tides

6 May 20256 May 2025
Editors' Highlights

First Benchmarking System of Global Hydrological Models

7 May 20257 May 2025
Editors' Vox

Decoding Crop Evapotranspiration

6 May 20256 May 2025
Eos logo at left; AGU logo at right

About Eos
ENGAGE
Awards
Contact

Advertise
Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2025 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved Powered by Newspack