Freelance science journalist @nytimes etc., silly stuff @mcsweeneys. I'm not here! Find me on Bluesky (https://xitter.cf/t.co/l7MDEaKhIk) or Insta (by.elizabeth.preston)
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love to make unacceptably political comments about the weather like washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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"When I wrote these words, I lived alone, in the bathroom, three to ten feet from any family member, in a house of solitude which I had built myself, by locking the door."
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As spring gives way to summer, you’re sure to notice wasps and hornets buzzing around you. Test your identification skills with our quiz. nyti.ms/3nYIelF
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Oh I can help with this one. She is the woman you're about to pay $5 million to
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When you get off the plane with the legendary Joan Baez you know it’s a movement of the spirit. She stands with us in our struggle in Tennessee and said she’s hopeful to see young voices leading.
“WE SHALL OVERCOME…”
Serendipitous, indeed.
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Animal researchers are starting to think that every creature might have its own individual traits—an idea that could force them to reevaluate even some foundational experiments, @Inkfish writes for @KnowableMag: on.theatln.tc/vwQ8Nam
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Excellent coverage of our #iPOPstudy research today in @nytimes.
Big thanks to @Inkfish for sticking with us these last 3 years. I don't use this word lightly - but it really was a magical time, and a massive effort by so many! #TeamScience
More here: xitter.cf/MeghanAzad/status/1630…
Spring 2020 was a bad time to be a person in the world, but a slightly better-than-normal time to be pregnant and hoping to avoid preterm birth. 50,000 early births may have been averted in the first month of lockdown alone. My latest for @NYTScience: nytimes.com/2023/03/02/healt…
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There were about 4% fewer premature births across a group of mostly high-income countries in spring 2020, a new study found. At a global level, nearly 50,000 preterm births may have been averted in the first month of Covid lockdown alone. nyti.ms/3ynLCZf
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The axolotl can regrow whole limbs and organs. In 2018 @InkFish reported for Quanta that scientists had fully sequenced the salamander’s genome and were poised to learn the secrets of their regenerative capabilities.
quantamagazine.org/salamande…
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Literally have not been able to find children’s Tylenol or Motrin in stores for months how is this not a bigger story do reporters not have children
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With her young children, writer Elizabeth Preston (@Inkfish) encountered a nestling in a driveway and wondered what to do since starlings are an invasive species. Her experience attempting a rescue anyway helped her reflect on the challenges of parenting. audubon.org/news/the-day-we-…
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The creators of “The Good Place” were onto something when they came up with “Motherforking shirtballs!” nyti.ms/3FuIQWc
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Covid reinfections are bad for your health. Big @DeptVetAffairs study published @NatureMedicine today. #LongCovid
nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
by @zalaly and colleagues
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wait, THIS is the time they didn't throw soup
Climate protesters glued themselves to an Andy Warhol painting at the National Art Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the latest in a spate of activist demonstrations in art galleries around the world reut.rs/3TCKNUB
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Last May, my kids found a half-dead baby bird and wanted to help it. I wrote for @audubonsociety about what happened next; it involved a can of cat food, a handful of poop, and the impossibility of parenting in a pandemic. I would love if you'd read it! audubon.org/news/the-day-we-…
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Offering kids the choice of candy or a potato this year because I saw a meme about it. And honestly it’s super funny to see their reactions.
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The Chicago Cubs put together a drone tour of Wrigley Field, and it’s guaranteed to be the most incredible thing you watch today 🤯
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In her new book, @imperialcollege’s Sian Harding argues that the heart is deeply linked to our emotions. And the organ isn’t only a victim of our feelings — the connection goes both ways, says @Inkfish. trib.al/JTi7gEe