Humans blast the oceans with noise from shipping, oil exploration and military operations. For dolphins living in a world of sound, that might be making it harder to work together.

Mine in NYT Science

& thanks Pernille M Sørensen, Shane Gero @[email protected] for talking with me

nytimes.com/2023/01/12/sci…

From the top of volcanoes to the bottom of the sea, optical fibers are gathering data where traditional monitoring is too costly or difficult.

Mine in Knowable Magazine

Thanks to Giuseppe Marra, Andreas Fichtner, and Nate Lindsey for talking with me

knowablemagazine.org/article/techno…

Two words: vaginal teeth

My latest for NYT Science

Thanks to Julianne Pelaez, Noah Whiteman, Andy Gloss, Catherine Linnen and Joel Atallah for telling me about egg-layers that scoop and slice

nytimes.com/2022/11/14/sci…

With jaws splayed open, these fish show off psychedelic hues splashed across the inside of their mouths. Why they have such loud mouths hasn’t been clear.

Mine in National Geographic

nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, 'The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.'

Now Carolyn Wilke 🧪💥🧫 reports that scientists have found evidence for REM cycles and possibly dreaming in SPIDERS.

So,

THE FUTURE BELONGS TO SPIDERS.

nytimes.com/2022/08/08/sci…

Though archaeologists often look back in time, they can turn their expertise to forced migrations happening today by examining what displaced people carry and cast off.

I spoke with anthropologist Randall McGuire about this trend for Knowable Magazine

knowablemagazine.org/article/societ…

A newly discovered pitcher plant keeps its hunger for insects on the down low. This covert carnivore lures its prey into traps nestled in the cavities of tree roots and under moss.

My latest this morning NYT Science

nytimes.com/2022/07/09/sci…

While spawning anchovies were getting lucky, seafaring scientists got lucky too -- they managed to catch critters agitating the water enough to contribute to ocean mixing

Mine in AGU's Eos. Thanks to Bieito Fernández Castro and John Dabiri for talking w/ me for this

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I promised Carolyn Wilke 🧪💥🧫 I wasn't going to turn her into our dolphin lady but here is her story about how to get yourself glowing like a marine mammal in a tropical bay nytimes.com/2022/05/19/sci…

Rubbing on corals might be part of a dolphin skin health regimen. Or maybe the dolphins are just out for some good feels?? 🪸🐬

My latest The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/05/19/sci…

TIL that hummingbirds enter 'deep torpor' hibernation while sleeping at night to save energy. 🐦 I vote for calling the deep sleep states of CPU as 'torpor' states - sounds way cooler. 😎 Carolyn Wilke 🧪💥🧫 Scientific American
scientificamerican.com/article/hummin…

Thought I was writing a fun story about playful animals for The New York Times. The one I ended up with was not so G-rated

nytimes.com/2022/05/02/sci…

Hey #scicomm and #scijourno folks in the Chicago area! Want to get to know each other at meet ups around the city?

Let us know!
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A new fabric can eavesdrop on sounds, including those inside people's bodies.

My latest for Science News. Such a fun story to write – as someone who sews, I <3 <3 <3 fabric

sciencenews.org/article/fabric…

Come for the tips, stay for the puns & odd animal stories🐧🦇

Thanks to this great group for insights on sharing science with humor, from strange experiments to serious topics: Bethany Brookshire Sabrina Imbler Titi Shodiya Elizabeth Preston Emily "Legacy" Willingham PhD Kasha Patel

theopennotebook.com/2022/03/01/dib…

Also coming back out of Twitter hibernation to share this thoughtful interview by Carolyn Wilke 🧪💥🧫 at The Open Notebook on the reporting process behind the DDT story I published back in Oct 2020

Thank you Marianna Limas Uproot Project Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981 for sharing this piece! theopennotebook.com/2022/01/18/ros…