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Rachel Fritts

Rachel Fritts is a science writer specializing in ecology, sustainability, and Earth science. Her work has appeared in a number of publications, including Ars Technica, Science News, Science, Mongabay, and Hakai Magazine. She also writes scripts about evolution for the PBS Digital Studios channel Eons. Rachel is currently completing a master’s degree in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

An illustrated scientific diagram shows how groundwater interacts with the rest of the water cycle.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

El agua subterránea se repone mucho más rápido de lo que pensaban los científicos

by Rachel Fritts 30 January 202330 January 2023

Un nuevo modelo basado en el clima indica que los científicos podrían haber subestimado la importancia del agua subterránea para mantener los ríos y la vida vegetal.

An illustrated scientific diagram shows how groundwater interacts with the rest of the water cycle.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Groundwater Replenishes Much Faster Than Scientists Previously Thought

by Rachel Fritts 20 December 202220 December 2022

A new climate-based model indicates that scientists may be underestimating groundwater’s importance in sustaining streams and plant life.

Cross-sectional illustration of Mars showing the location of the InSight lander, the site of a meteorite impact, and different seismic wave paths from the impact that InSight detected
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Powerful Impact Provides Insight into Deep Structure of Mars

by Rachel Fritts 14 November 202214 November 2022

Seismic signals detected by the InSight lander show that the planet’s lower mantle may be less homogenous than previous models have suggested.

Satellite view of an ice shelf and sea ice
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Close Look at Melting Below Antarctica’s Largest Ice Shelf

by Rachel Fritts 28 October 202228 October 2022

Radar data reveal where, when, and how fast the base of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf has been losing mass in recent years.

A person stands amid tall trees on a lush green mountainside.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Amazon Basin Tree Rings Hold a Record of the Region’s Rainfall

by Rachel Fritts 11 October 202211 October 2022

New research provides a 200-year reconstruction of interannual rainfall in the Amazon basin using oxygen isotopes preserved in tree rings in Ecuador and Bolivia.

Air bubbles rise from a scuba diver who is looking at a coral reef.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Unchecked Ocean Warming Threatens Many Gulf and Caribbean Corals

by Rachel Fritts 23 September 202223 September 2022

Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea surface temperatures could surpass coral bleaching thresholds in the region as soon as 2050, motivating the need for prompt mitigation, researchers say.

Aerial view of a large wetland area, with part of an airplane wing in the foreground
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tropical Wetlands Emit More Methane Than Previously Thought

by Rachel Fritts 13 September 20225 October 2022

Climate models could be vastly underestimating methane emissions from the world’s tropical wetlands, according to observational surveys of wetlands in Zambia.

An image of a lagoon in the Pletera marsh area.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Toxic “Forever Chemicals” Accumulate Above the Water Table

by Rachel Fritts 24 August 202224 August 2022

PFAS pose a public health risk, but there are major gaps in our knowledge of how these chemicals move through the ground.

Un niño pone su mano bajo la lluvia. El niño viste una playera roja con mangas cortas azules y detrás de él se observan otras dos figuras humanas.
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El cambio climático podría cambiar el perfil patogénico de las enfermedades diarreicas

by Rachel Fritts 16 August 202216 August 2022

Una enfermedad causada por rotavirus podría disminuir a medida que aumenta la temperatura, mientras que las condiciones más húmedas podrían favorecer a algunos competidores bacterianos.

Tractor spraying pesticides on crops in a field
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Living near Fumigant-Using Farms Could Increase Cancer Risk

by Rachel Fritts 18 July 202220 September 2022

Analysis of data from 11 western U.S. states found higher cancer rates in people living in areas with elevated gas-based pest control.

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