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Matt Stephenson, PhD
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Data manager and landscape ecologist at Iowa State University's Bioeconomy Institute. Interested in agroecology, grassland birds, prairie restoration, regenerative agriculture, statistics, data viz, and spaceflight. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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Thanks to new spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), these once-theoretical worlds are rapidly becoming an observational reality.

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Where Water Boils the Sky: Steam Worlds and the Search for Life
What happens when a planet contains immense quantities of water but is far too hot for that water to remain liquid?
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November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I talked about our research, basic coyote behavior and life history, how living in urban communities impacts coyote behavior, and what works to reduce conflict between humans and coyotes. It was good to take questions from the council members and have a thoughtful discussion about urban wildlife.
June 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"blood" 😅
June 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM