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L. Joel

Lucas Joel writes to explore the connection between nature and humans.

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Will Cigarette Butts Be Our Environmental Legacy?

by L. Joel 11 September 20193 November 2021

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

A world map of mid-ocean ridges
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Tinkering with Tectonics

by L. Joel 6 September 20192 August 2022

A new view of plate tectonics is emerging.

Photograph of an ancient Norse archeological site, called Anavik, in western Greenland
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Global Warming Is Conquering the Vikings

by L. Joel 27 August 201916 December 2021

Ancient Arctic artifacts are disappearing as warming unfurls.

A photograph of a collapse scar bog near Fairbanks, Alaska
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The Permafrost Listeners

by L. Joel 7 August 201928 July 2022

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.
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The Flickering Sky Islands

by L. Joel 2 August 201918 October 2022

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
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The Jail That Keeps Oxygen in the Air

by L. Joel 25 July 201922 February 2022

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
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Nineteen Eighty-Forams

by L. Joel 22 July 2019

Facial recognition technology is helping researchers identify marine microorganisms.

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

by L. Joel 19 July 201920 December 2021

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

Steam rises from garbage and a polluted river.
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Antibiotics Are Flooding Earth’s Rivers

by L. Joel 5 July 2019

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

Photograph of a scientist in front of a plane that he used to fly through supercooled liquid clouds
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Latest Climate Model Points to Hotter Earth

by L. Joel 28 June 201926 October 2021

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

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