This is everything.

First time at Ecological Society's annual meeting. Soaking in all the science, especially the urban ecology! #ESA2024

Imagine running for your life and this is the fastest you can go

This is fascinating.

This must be an incredible job! Just imagine being the one to open the doors of the Sistine Chapel and take in all its breathtaking beauty before anyone else, first thing in the morning!

What can "puppy kindergaten" tells us about our dogs and their development? Such an intriguing read, with excellent photos, graphics, and videos by the National Geographic team. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Glad to be back chasing geese, herding cats, (insert lively animal idiom here) at National Geographic as digital animals editor. Send me your compelling + unique ideas, particularly about orca shenanigans, invasive species impacts, mysterious fish diseases, and more! #sciencejournalism

I say it all the time, but nature is brutal. And sometimes, lion cubs are lunch. Joshua Rapp Learn has the story for National Geographic nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

No, adult spiders still can't fly—but they can hitchhike. Jason Bittel has the straight take for National Geographic on the latest joro spider sightings! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

Wowza

Every writer has a story that's been at the back of their mind for years that they didn't get to. This was mine. I'm gutted I didn't write it, but glad the Times did. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Spotted lanternflies like grapes. That's a problem for the wine industry. BUT, there's some good news—the insects aren't harming native forests as much as feared. Story by Jason Bittel nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

With the amazing Petra tomb discovery, I'm reposting my 2012 feature story for The Washington Post on the ancient site and its preservation struggles. The lead image is still my favorite photograph I've ever taken! washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/trav…

Axolotls are cute, pink amphibians. Mysteriously, they seem to stop aging at 4. Could learning their secret change medicine? Thanks to scientists Prof Steve Horvath and TheYunLab for talking to me & Christine Dell'Amore for commissioning the article: nationalgeographic.com/science/articl… #axolotls #aging

Drunk wasps? Raise a glass to these high-tolerance insects! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl… by Jason Bittel

Sometimes individual animals get under your skin, in a good way. That was 399 for me. As a 28yo mom who lived among humans, she embodied resilience—a quality I strive toward with my own life challenges nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…

TIL that house sparrows are non-native 🤯

New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locomotion in bats ideal for stalking prey. I’d worry less about your neck and more about your ankles! 🧛🏻‍♂️ The Welch Lab Royal Society Publishing royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Sorry, can't talk right now. I'm watching a live-stream.

Academic researchers want to repurpose drugs for #LongCOVID. Manufacturers aren’t supplying them. 🧵