A rare piece of good news: New research reveals how the Ampurta - a small carnivorous Australian marsupial - is thriving despite drought conditions. My story for @nautil.us showcases its nifty drought-resisting tricks that made this feat possible nautil.us/deep-sleep-i...

The Big Bad Wolf is Afraid of You. Fascinating experiment on wild wolves in Poland. By me for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/s...

Around the world, growing quantities of drugs are excreted by human bodies and slip, along with wastewater, into lakes and rivers. My latest for @cenmag.bsky.social explores how this is influencing the behavior, reproduction and biology of aquatic animals pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

There’s more to seed banks—efforts to preserve threatened plants—than simply storing the seeds safely, @katarinazimmer.bsky.social explains: buff.ly/tG23nqq

Writing a news story for Nature about the impacts of US government cuts to science on Canadian science and scientists. If you are a Canadian scientist affected by Trump's funding cuts to science or other impacts, please get in touch via my contact form: www.lesleyevansogden.com Please repost.

For a look at the latest techniques for keeping plant material for the future, cryopreservation among them, read @katarinazimmer.bsky.social's recent story. knowmag.org/3Zfy8w6

‘Lipstick on a pig’: how to fight back against a peer-review bully @nature.com @katarinazimmer.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It was great to chat with @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for her important article on discrimination and microagressions in peer review. Without system-wide changes, we must rely on individual action - if you experience this behaviour, inform the editorial team ✏️ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thank you @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for interviewing me, along with many other experts, for this insightful piece "How Human Medicines Are Disrupting Aquatic Ecosystems" | ACS Central Science pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Humans aren't the only animals that get irritable and angry when it's too warm. In this fun story for @sciencenews.bsky.social - which features an experiment dubbed "salamander fight club" - I unpack why many other animals respond the same way. www.sciencenews.org/article/anim...

Long-Form Feature Content > Consumer ☀️ ”For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids” | Victoria Uwemedimo and @katarinazimmer.bsky.social

Great to see an old piece of mine making the rounds again, where I explain why the Amazon rainforest does not produce 20% of the world's oxygen. (In fact, the Amazon’s net contribution to the oxygen we breathe likely hovers around zero!) www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

“Noise exposure has also been linked to a range of long-term health effects, including heart disease and diabetes – and noise-sensitive people may suffer the most from mental health impacts.” ✍️ @katarinazimmer.bsky.social, BBC Future www.bbc.com/future/artic...

BBC Future let me write about how much I hate noise, and what being "noise sensitive" does to our health: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

‘We have committed ourselves to this toxicity’ Article about some of our work on microplastic, including the toxicity debt hypothesis By @katarinazimmer.bsky.social cen.acs.org/environment/...

I love learning about new scientific theories - like whether the fungi that inhabit our bodies could be influencing our minds and brains. My latest for BBC Future: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Hi! I’m a freelance reporter writing a story for Nature Careers about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at [email protected]. Thanks so much!

I had such fun writing this recent article for @knowablemag.bsky.social about the latest advances in light microscopy and all the surprising new things we're now learning about cells. Check out the beautiful images! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Help a reporter (and her editor) out? If you've dealt with #AcademicBullying during #PeerReview, please reach out to Katya👇🏻

Hi! I’m a freelance reporter writing a story for Nature Careers about bullying during peer review & solutions to the issue, and am looking to speak with folks who have personal experiences. If you have a story you'd like to share, please write to me at [email protected]. Thanks so much!

Learn more about the surprisingly tricky art of seed banking with @katarinazimmer.bsky.social's recent report: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

“Proving that fish are evolving is tricky, especially in the wild, as it requires long-term tracking of the animals’ genes. But experiments show that fishing does disproportionately target individuals with certain traits.” ✍️ @katarinazimmer.bsky.social @nautil.us nautil.us/how-fishing-...

In the early 1990s, a small team tried to survive in a hermetically sealed space containing replicas of Earth's ecosystems. Their trials and discoveries still have repercussions today, I report for BBC Future: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"Bibliotherapy" - prescribing people books to help treat mental health conditions - is soaring in popularity. But does it work? I dug into this surprisingly complex question for BBC Future: www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

@bbmwong.bsky.social Hi! I'm a reporter hoping to get in touch for a story related to your 🐟 research. What's the best way to reach you? Thanks!

Fish with certain body types and behaviors are more likely than others to get caught. Over time, fishing can gradually change the makeup of the remaining population—and over many generations, it could even influence evolution. My latest for @nautil.us: nautil.us/how-fishing-...

Trees “remember” their past and use this information to prepare for future conditions. For instance, frequently experiencing drought encourages trees to transform their canopies in ways that make them more drought-resistant, new research shows. My latest: www.sciencenews.org/article/tree...

Fishermen like to catch large– and hence old – fish. That can have surprising effects, like a recent collapse of herring migration along Norway’s coast. Turns out it's these old individuals that guide young herring on migrations, new research shows. Me for @nautil.us: nautil.us/how-these-fi...

Scientists have long thought of evolution as a long, incremental process that takes millions of years, but they're increasingly finding evidence for "rapid evolution"- offering hope that species can adapt to rapid change. Me for @nwf-south.bsky.social's magazine: www.nwf.org/Magazines/Na...

Microplastics are permeating the world’s soils - and having noticeable effects on animal health, plant growth, and even carbon storage and the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Read more in my interview with Matthias Rillig of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

What animal can split into halves to reproduce, distract predators by excreting its innards, and is critical for ocean health? Learn more about the weird and wonderful habits of the 1800+ species of sea cucumber, in my latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Today in "things that usually one thinks look gross but upon further inspection are actually kinda pretty?": Sea cucumbers (like I really want to poke one and see if it's squishy) knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... —via @katarinazimmer.bsky.social / @knowablemag.bsky.social

Sea cucumbers. What's not to adore? 🧪 A lovely piece by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social

The power outages in Spain and Portugal remind us of the pressing need for energy storage to keep the lights on as we ramp up renewable energy. Learn more about the storage technologies being developed in my @knowablemag.bsky.social story: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Shoutout to @mobotgarden.bsky.social's Matthew Albrecht talking about seed dormancy!

In my latest for BBC Future I investigate the ins and outs of using vinegar for cleaning, based on my own feuds with limescale: www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Institutions across the world are saving seeds of the rarest plants to safeguard against extinction, but preserving them is no simple task. I am always happy to talk plants and seeds. Thanks to @katarinazimmer.bsky.social for highlighting the work. 🌱 knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Seed banking is crucial to safeguarding threatened plants from extinction, but seeds can be surprisingly fussy, as I learned in my latest for @knowablemag.bsky.social ☘️🌱🌳🌼🌺 Featuring @naomibot.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social #plantconservation #botanicalgardens knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Banking seeds can help safeguard endangered plants, but the b-ggers can be beyond fussy, as @katarinazimmer.bsky.social explains in this article for @knowablemag.bsky.social knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... 🧪

Seed banking is crucial to safeguarding threatened plants from extinction, but it's easier said than done! Scientists are still figuring out how to awaken them from their deep metabolic slumber and how to preserve them for the ages. Read more in my latest: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

"Not strong evidence" - @spschmidt.bsky.social "Almost certainly not life" - @tessafisher.bsky.social In which I round up some Community Response on the exoplanet biosignature paper from last night 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Fisheries around the world rely on the "Maximum Sustainable Yield" to ensure they're sustainable and not overfishing - but the metric is hard to measure and experts disagree on how to calculate it. Here, I dug into the fuzzy math behind this shaky but crucial metric: ambrook.com/research/sus...

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries. The recent report by @katarinazimmer.bsky.social & Victoria Uwemedimo is available in Spanish 👇

Fishermen all over the world rely on the "Maximum Sustainable Yield," a figure that lets them know how not to overfish. New research shows that our MSY figures may be quite inaccurate, putting our fisheries at risk. New from Katarina Zimmer: ambrook.com/research/sus...

Estimating the number of fish in the sea is crucial for maintaining healthy, self-replenishing fish populations. But getting those numbers right is challenging — and climate change adds a curveball. ✍️ @katarinazimmer.bsky.social , Ambrook Research

If you wonder where bird flu came from and where it may be headed, this really excellent piece by Amber Dance for @knowablemag.bsky.social will answer many questions. (It's a problem long in the making: I recall writing about it at the LA Times 2 decades back) knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Allergy season is upon us - and that includes animals, too! Check out my piece for BBC_Future about how allergies affect polar bears & other animals and why allergies develop (hint: it has to do with human environments like zoos, farms, and households). www.bbc.com/future/artic...