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Publications from L. Joel

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Volcanology

Photo of an array of cigarette butts

News 11 September 2019

Will Cigarette Butts Be Our Environmental Legacy?

People litter them by the trillions—but how long will butts last through the ages?

Geology & Geophysics

A world map of mid-ocean ridges

News 6 September 2019

Tinkering with Tectonics

A new view of plate tectonics is emerging.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

Photograph of an ancient Norse archeological site, called Anavik, in western Greenland

News 27 August 2019

Global Warming Is Conquering the Vikings

Ancient Arctic artifacts are disappearing as warming unfurls.

Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface

A photograph of a collapse scar bog near Fairbanks, Alaska

News 7 August 2019

The Permafrost Listeners

Geophysicists have discovered a way to monitor permafrost thaw by measuring seismic waves so gentle they don’t shake a thing.

A photograph of an Andean páramo that is awash in clouds.

News 2 August 2019

The Flickering Sky Islands

In the Andes, islands in the sky flicker, and evolution kicks into high gear.

Photograph of biogeochemist Jordon Hemingway collecting a sediment sample from the Thjórsá River in southern Iceland

News 25 July 2019

The Jail That Keeps Oxygen in the Air

Oxygen shouldn’t be in the air we breathe. But it is, and the reason why is almost criminal.

Photo of hundreds of foram tests on a black background

News 22 July 2019

Nineteen Eighty-Forams

Facial recognition technology is helping researchers identify marine microorganisms.

Space Science & Space Physics

Photograph of scientists Stacey Sueoka and David Harrington at the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope.

News 19 July 2019

Looking Straight at the Sun

Thanks to some crucial calibrations, the world’s biggest solar telescope will have a clearer view of the Sun.

Geohealth

Steam rises from garbage and a polluted river.

News 5 July 2019

Antibiotics Are Flooding Earth’s Rivers

The drugs can lead to drug-resistant bacteria and deadly infections.

Atmospheric Sciences

Photograph of a scientist in front of a plane that he used to fly through supercooled liquid clouds

News 28 June 2019

Latest Climate Model Points to Hotter Earth

The model’s dire forecast matches those of other leading models.