Author, magazine feature & @NYTimes essayist. National Magazine Award. Guggenheim, Sloan Fellowships. #Xdissenter @richardconniff on Bluesky!
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"When we returned to base camp the next day and exited the helicopter, the herpetologist reached back in and, from under the bench where we’d just been sitting, pulled out ..." richardconniff.substack.com/…
Why do snake people do such seemingly risky stuff? richardconniff.substack.com/…
A vote for Ken Paxton is a vote for #Texas to surrender its U.S. Senate seat in the to the Senator from #Elon_Musk, Inc. See the bio pic, in theaters now, before making your choice: fandango.com/musk-2026-24758…
Worried about soaring #electric rates, #Florida? It's what happens when utility regulators spend 3 days in a $500/night resort, and industry pays the bill. tampabay.com/news/environmen…
Our #dinosaur madness didn't start in the Rocky Mountains. (Instead, think #NewJersey). richardconniff.substack.com/…
The road to the birthplace of our #dinosaur obsessions is straight down the New Jersey Turnpike. A new #
museum makes it worth the trip. richardconniff.substack.com/…
Let them take out #Cleveland, let them take out Des Moines. Is your city a small price to pay for Trump's war-on-a-whim in Iran? nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/po…
Kansas Republicans are killing a centerpiece of state and world history. richardconniff.substack.com/…
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Blame tax cuts for the rich and the systematic dismantling of public education by the Republican party. richardconniff.substack.com/… richardconniff.substack.com/…
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Natural history museums are increasingly threatened by budget cuts. But they are critical in opening people's (especially kids') eyes to the wider natural world.
Blame tax cuts for the rich and the systematic dismantling of public education by the Republican party. richardconniff.substack.com/… richardconniff.substack.com/…
Blame tax cuts for the rich and the systematic dismantling of public education by the Republican party. richardconniff.substack.com/… richardconniff.substack.com/…
A man who identified more moth species in one backyard than there are butterfly species in the whole damned country.
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A Great Nature Museum Gets Last Minute Hope for a future richardconniff.substack.com/…
Unleashing American energy while rolling back 50 years of clean air regulations means thousands of Americans will die needlessly. richardconniff.substack.com/…
First we pay with our wallets, later with our lives. richardconniff.substack.com/…
Good story from @PhillyInquirer's Peter Dobrin about why natural history museums matter & the profound concern over the imminent closure of one of the nation's oldest and most important. inquirer.com/arts/academy-of…
OK, Pennsylvania scores fourth measles death this year. Another big win for Trump, Kennedy, and #MAHA-ha. msn.com/en-us/news/other/pen…
It's not just the smartphones: "Florida man driving on Polk Parkway crashes while putting on deodorant" tampabay.com/news/florida/20…
