No one has ever photographed a will-'o'-the-wisp, and their origins have been shrouded in mystery. Until now! @annieroth.bsky.social has the spooky season tale for @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/environment/... #halloween #spookyseason #chemsky

cen.acs.org/environment/... At long last, scientists have figured out what causes will-o’-the-wisps. It’s not ghosts or ghouls, but a newly discovered phenomenon called “microlightning.” Learn more in my latest for @cenmag.bsky.social

AWS is (reportedly) the company behind Project Blue, the huge data center that's going forward outside Tucson, AZ, despite community opposition. Read all about it in my @theguardian.com feature. #awsoutage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“being an otter is not a crime” Great reportage from @annieroth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/s... An unknown sea otter was spotted stealing surfboards at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz this week. Is 841 back to her old ways or have other otters learned to hang 10? Check out my latest for @nytimes.com

TL;DR: Shout out to microbes, our tiny, invaluable allies! Learn how scientists plan to protect them in my latest for Nat Geo www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

Idk who runs the @amnh.org social but they are crushing it.

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥 We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪 Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

#DidYouKnow some electric rays can emit over 200 volts to fend off predators like tiger sharks? This effective self-defense strategy highlights the incredible adaptations of marine life. Dive into the topic with @annieroth.bsky.social : www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Hey biologists and ecologists! I'm a science journalist looking for recently-published and/or soon-to-be-published studies to cover! If you've got one, please send it my way!

In Kenya, the Pokot & Ilchamus communities set aside years of conflict to rescue endangered Rothschild’s giraffes stranded by flooding.🦒 Their collaboration created a safe sanctuary to save these majestic animals. 🧪🌏 Full story w/ @annieroth.bsky.social 

"Finding large-sized spiders with such bold behavior and such unique features, that doesn’t happen every day," our author @alirezazamani.bsky.social told @annieroth.bsky.social of National Geographic. A great juicy story to complement his ZooKeys paper! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

A Trump administration plan to build 25 miles of wall along a remote stretch of rolling grasslands and mountains on the Arizona-Mexico border would block one of the largest and most important remaining wildlife corridors on the state’s border with Mexico. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...

"But as a slew of recent studies show, animals have the potential to make our increasingly scorched planet more resilient—if we let them." Read the rest of: It’s Time for Nature’s Fire Brigade by @annieroth.bsky.social www.biographic.com/its-time-for...

Loving this dynamic duo! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s... Fabulous story by @clarissabrincat.bsky.social

Oregon has passed the 1st bill protecting beavers in degraded watersheds on federal lands. All trapping on public land should be banned, but by highlighting the ability of beavers to restore waterways & rewild ecosystems, it can at least be a start for other areas. westernlaw.org/oregon-lawma...

Stills from a film I made when I was 8. Needs a sequel tbh

I spoke with Dustin Mulvaney about losing two grants studying Moss Landing, and who gets hurt:

Every U.S. government Instagram account seems to be posting about deep-sea mining today, from USGS to NOAA. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills

I support women’s rights AND wrongs. My latest for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...

My first film, Hellbent, is finally online for free! www.hellbentfilm.com/the-film This is the story of ordinary people who refused to stay silent—who challenged power, rewrote the rules, and stood up for their land, their health, and their future—because no one else was going to do it for them.

This is a lovely video about a project that supports Mexican wolf populations in the US: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/video/go-ins...

Pangolins! Beavers! Bison! Lyre-birds! All of them can help us reduce the impact of wildfires... if only we'd let them. Story by @annieroth.bsky.social for @biographic.bsky.social! 🧪🦊🦉 www.biographic.com/its-time-for...

It's incredible what animals can do if we just let them, instead of fighting nature every step of the way.

It’s Time for Nature’s Fire Brigade When it comes to restoring land and preventing wildfires, some animals—like pangolins—have a lot to offer. Can helping them help us? by @annieroth.bsky.social www.biographic.com/its-time-for...

My latest children's book is here! Available online and in stores.

My SCOOP about whale scientists getting purged from NOAA 👇 #greensky #energysky

More yellow journalism by The New York Times

Looking for folks conducting fieldwork related to hydrothermal vents in 2025 for a story. DM me :)

"Indigenous peoples relied on eulachon to deliver them from hunger at winter’s end, earning the fish the heady titles of 'savior' or 'salvation fish.'" If you need a break from <waves hands at everything> I recommend this @biographic.bsky.social fish feature. www.biographic.com/where-the-sa...

Awesome to see Hellbent featured in a Sony interview series, where WLC members @annieroth.bsky.social & @Justin Grubb spoke about helping communities facing #environmental injustice. The film was nominated in the Environmental category of Sony's Future Filmmaker Awards. www.sony.net/corporate/su...

Looking for a scientist who can speak to the effectiveness of using species recovery (think beavers, bison, etc) efforts to reduce the severity/spread of wildfires. This is for an article, not the film. DM me or comment below!

I am so excited to announce that the team behind Hellbent and Little Penguin Love Island and I have begun work on our next film! The stars of this one are beavers so if you work with them please reach out!

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ele... My @biographic.bsky.social story got republished in @atlasobscura.com! 😍

"If all of this sounds like a convoluted and complex way to count fish, it is." Are There Plenty of Fish in the Sea? Ask an Elephant Seal Counting deep-sea fish is difficult, but elephant seals can make it easier. Story by @annieroth.bsky.social

www.biographic.com/are-there-pl... While there may not be that many good men left out there, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Finding out exactly how many is difficult but Northern elephant seals may be able to help. Learn more in my first (!!!) story for @biographic.bsky.social 💋❤️💌

one federal employee's response

Looking for a scientist who studies Chinese pangolins to interview for a story. DMs me!

Ok that wasn’t necessary

To learn more about the drama of little penguin divorce, watch Little Penguin Love Island on Curiosity Stream ❤️🐧

Any word on how the wildlife in Elkhorn Slough is responding to the power plant fire in Moss Landing?

I'm a journalist looking for new/soon-to-be-published studies on animal ecology and biology to write about. DM me!

“In a report … by Conservation International, Dr. Larsen and his team argue that the discoveries in Alto Mayo demonstrate that habitats heavily influenced by people can still support high levels of biodiversity and should not be written off by conservationists.” By @annieroth.bsky.social

Scientists recently discovered over two dozen new species in Alto Mayo, Peru including a rat with webbed feet and a fish with a Squidward-esque schnoz. You can read all about it in my latest for NYT but I'll post pics of my fav finds below 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/s...

The last (🥺) story I'll ever edit for Hakai Magazine is live today. It's about an unfinished Haida canoe left to rot for over a century on a remote Alaskan island, and the modern-day carver who wants to learn everything he can from it. By @viajoshhunt.bsky.social hakaimagazine.com/features/the...

Just caught the cutest little penguin family snuggle on the Burnie Penguin Centre livestream 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thI...

Preorders for "Earth's Incredible Habitats: Oceans," my latest children's book for DK, just started! Learn more about your favorite marine habitats plus a few you've never heard of. The book drops in March 🌊 tinyurl.com/6dypwym3

Over 30 prominent scientists call for a ban on the creation of a "mirror cell"--a microbe made of molecules that are mirror images of their natural forms. It could cause a mind-boggling global disaster. Here's my story [gift link] 🧪https://nyti.ms/3OUCXp6