Evan Howell

Evan Howell

Live Science Contributor

Evan Howell is a Colorado-based science journalist, contributing to Live Science with a focus on Earth science. His work has appeared in Science, Scientific American, Eos Magazine, and other outlets. Evan holds a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University and a master’s in Geology from Northern Arizona University. Before journalism, he spent over a decade working as a Senior Geologist.

Latest articles by Evan Howell

Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion — jumping from one oceanic plate to another

By Evan Howell published

Evidence from Earth's deep past suggests dramatic subduction zones can spread like a contagion.

Geology

La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather

By Evan Howell published

Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?

Hurricanes
A manipulated image of the Statue of Liberty with sea level rise bringing water up to her feet

A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'

By Evan Howell published

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.

Climate change
A photo of a desert with a pool of bright blue lithium-rich brine

Huge lithium deposits are in Nevada. Here's why.

By Evan Howell, Eos.org published

Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.

Geology
An aerial view of the pyramids of Giza

Ancient Egyptians used so much copper, they polluted the harbor near the pyramids, study finds

By Evan Howell, Eos.org published

New geoarchaeological research shows that metalworking in ancient Egypt led to significant contamination in a nearby port.

Ancient Egyptians
Knox Gorge at Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Western Australia.

Plate tectonics fired up at least 3 billion years ago, study of ancient rocks in Australia indicates

By Evan Howell published

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known arc-slicing fault in Australia, intensifying the debate over the origins of plate tectonics.

Geology