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Tim Hornyak

Tim Hornyak (www.timhornyak.com) is a Canadian writer based in Tokyo, Japan, who has worked in journalism for more than 20 years. He has written extensively about travel, food, technology, science, culture, and business in Japan, as well as Japanese inventors, roboticists, and Nobel Prize–winning scientists. Tim’s writing has appeared in media including The New York Times, Nature, Science, Scientific American, CNBC, CNET, Eos, The Japan Times, and IDG News. He is the author of Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots and has contributed to several Lonely Planet travel guidebooks. His favorite robot is Astro Boy, but he firmly believes that the greatest Japanese invention of all time is the onsen (hot spring). He has lived in Tokyo for more than 15 years.

Muon detectors in a tunnel under Tokyo Bay
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Muography Array Under Tokyo Bay Spots Meteotsunami Waves

by Tim Hornyak 20 May 2022

A new study shows how muons can be used to study tide and wave phenomena, helping secure coastal communities.

Three rescue workers search through the rubble of a building destroyed by the 1999 Izmit earthquake in Turkey.
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Do Earthquakes and Tectonic Plates Have a Two-Way Relationship?

by Tim Hornyak 18 April 202218 April 2022

A catastrophic earthquake in Turkey in 1999 changed the motion of the Anatolian plate, according to a study that could change the fundamentals of quake models.

Hillside view of the Lombard city of Varese, Italy
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Exposure to Low Levels of Air Pollution Increases COVID-19 Risk

by Tim Hornyak 16 February 202216 February 2022

Although causality has yet to be established, an Italian case study found that an increase in annual average exposure to PM2.5 was associated with a jump in the rate of COVID-19.

A Ming dynasty scroll depicts a cavalry with swords and banners.
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Did Volcanoes Accelerate the Fall of Chinese Dynasties?

by Tim Hornyak 11 January 202211 January 2022

After analyzing ice cores and historical documents, researchers found a link between eruptions and political change in China over the past 2 millennia.

Room full of computer servers, as far as the eye can see
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Accurate Simulation of Sun’s Rotation Might Illuminate Solar Cycle

by Tim Hornyak 8 November 20218 November 2021

Scientists have known for 400 years about a particularity in the way the Sun rotates. It took the world’s most powerful supercomputer to accurately simulate it.

Part of Canberra, Australia, where scientists have been using geochemical analysis to develop a predictive soil provenancing method.
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Predictive Forensics Helps Determine Where Soil Samples Came From

by Tim Hornyak 16 August 202118 November 2021

Researchers deploy geochemical analyses to narrow down the search area for a soil sample’s site of origin—an approach that could prove useful to law enforcement.

Isolation lake in northwestern Scotland
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An Ancient Meltwater Pulse Raised Sea Levels by 18 Meters

by Tim Hornyak 2 June 202118 November 2021

Meltwater pulse 1A, a period of rapid sea level rise after the last deglaciation, was powered by melting ice from North America and Scandinavia, according to new research.

Meteotsunami in Ludington, Mich., on 13 April 2018
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Scientists Hope Atmospheric Modeling Can Predict Meteotsunamis

by Tim Hornyak 24 May 202117 May 2022

The first extensively documented air pressure–driven meteotsunami on one of the Great Lakes presents an opportunity to use existing weather models to predict when these potentially deadly waves will strike.

African women plant seedlings as part of the Great Green Wall.
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New Funding Fortifies Africa’s Great Green Wall

by Tim Hornyak 9 March 20215 October 2021

With increased investment and renewed interest, a project to halt land degradation across the Sahel aims to transform the landscape—and people’s lives.

Health officials monitor residents with thermometers and disinfectants
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Can Climate Preparedness Mitigate Emerging Pandemics?

by Tim Hornyak 6 November 202029 September 2021

Indonesians say being prepared for climate-related disasters helped blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic—and that lessons in resilience may mitigate the effects of climate crises in the future.

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