Joshua Learn

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Joshua Learn
Joshua Rapp Learn (@JoshuaLearn1) is an expat Albertan based in Washington, D.C. He reports on science for publications like National Geographic, New Scientist, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Science and Hakai. 
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snow goose
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Snow Geese Got Fat Quick During the Pandemic

Reductions in hunting due to COVID-19 restrictions may have led to less stress and better feeding opportunities for already thriving northern birds.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
A jaguar looking to the side of the camera, with tight focus, amidst blurry brush and tree branches
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International Barriers Block Species Escaping Climate Change's Heat

Walls, fences and other obstacles hamper the mobility of mammals and birds.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Numerous fish swirl through the water, as lights shine through the school toward the camera
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DNA Floating in Ocean Water Reveals Fish Abundance

New research method’s validity confirmed by bottom trawls.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Three-spined stickleback
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Lithium Cures Tapeworm-Driven Brainwashing in Fish

Treatment that eases bipolar symptoms in humans stops risky behavior in infected sticklebacks.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Three leather balls found in approximately 3,000-year-old graves in China.
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Three Leather Balls Represent Oldest Evidence of Ancient Eurasian Ball Game

The hair-filled balls were discovered in a 3,000-year-old cemetery in northwestern China.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
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Oil Spills May Ruin Electric Sensing Abilities of Stingrays

Accidents like the Deepwater Horizon spill may hurt the rays’ ability to hunt.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
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