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Joshua Learn, Science Writer

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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.

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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
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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
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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.
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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.

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