Cath Jex
I'm a science writer and editor
Science editor and writer specialising in earth sciences and climate change. A qualified (PhD) paleoclimatologist with 6+ years experience in postdoc academic research.
PROJECTS
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Using Tumult Hype to extend capabilities of Open Journal Systems
A no coding solution for better web design of scholarly journals using open journal systems (OJS) and Tumult Hype.
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Create a simple ‘reveal’ animation in Tumult Hype
How to animate a graph in Tumult Hype Pro.
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Five things to avoid in scientific writing
Top tips by professor, editor, and reviewer, Jacquelyn Gill, to improve your writing.
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Denmark’s Cold War struggle for scientific control of Greenland
As tensions grew between the USA and the Soviet Union after the Second World War, a newly liberated Denmark would find itself caught between the Cold War ambitions of two super powers.
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Q&A: Professor Brian Cox talks scicomm
What is good science communication and how do you convey science in a time of fake and alternative news? A Q&A with particle physicist, author, and TV presenter Brian Cox.
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Climate change research was born in the Cold War
Inside the Pentagon, a Swedish-American meteorologist waits for military scientists to arrive. On the agenda are climate change, shrinking Arctic sea ice, and Russian expansion.
But the year is not 2017, and it’s not President Obama's or Trump’s military officials approaching the door to the top secret meeting. It is 1947. The world is still recovering from six years of brutal world war, and Harry Truman holds the US Presidency.
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Arctic sea ice is approaching the limit of natural variability
Using a new chemical technique, scientists have managed to document the expansion and decline of Arctic sea ice over the past 125,000 years.
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Hvorfor er det så koldt?!
Kalenderen siger marts. Det er altså officielt forår, hvor lunere temperaturer og lange lyse dage burde komme os i møde.
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When will the Arctic be ice free?
The Arctic is now heading into winter after another record-breaking summer. And there has been no shortage of dramatic headlines.
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Hvem laver den bedste vejrudsigt?
Når det gælder verjrudsigten, så foretrækker nogle yr.no’s smarte design frem for gode gamle DMI.
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Scientists: Three years left to reverse greenhouse gas emission trends
A commentary published in Nature and led by Christiana Figueres, vice-chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and Convener of Mission 2020, calls upon leaders of the G20 to commit to reversing global emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 ahead of their July summit in Hamburg.
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Forskere gør sig klar til en verden uden bjerggletsjere
Bjerggletsjere er et vigtigt led i komplekse økosystemer og leverer vand og vandkraft til milliarder af folk i verden.
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Scientists prepare for loss of mountain glaciers
Mountain glaciers sustain complex ecosystems and provide water and hydroelectricity for billions of people worldwide.
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Kæmpe database med arktisk forskning er nu frit tilgængelig
20 års forskning skal hjælpe forskere over hele kloden med at forstå klimaforandringer bedre.
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“Treasure trove” of Arctic research data now publicly available
Ever wondered how many musk oxen there are in Greenland? Or how populations of spiders and insects have changed in recent years? Want to see if there is a link between snow cover and temperatures? Well, now you can find out for yourself.