Freelance science writer and editor. Formerly senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation, ecology and evolution. Birder.
SOLD for $50.1 million--a new record--to an unnamed buyer
Kate WongToday at 10 AM EDT Sotheby's will start the live bidding on its natural history auction featuring one of the largest, most complete skeletons of T. rex ever found. It could fetch $30M+ and go to a private collector. Here's what science--and the public--stand to lose. My story for @wired.com 🧪
Today at 10 AM EDT Sotheby's will start the live bidding on its natural history auction featuring one of the largest, most complete skeletons of T. rex ever found. It could fetch $30M+ and go to a private collector. Here's what science--and the public--stand to lose. My story for @wired.com 🧪
Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending SciencePrivate buyers are increasingly outbidding museums for fossils. That’s making it difficult—or even impossible—for researchers to improve our understanding of the past.www.wired.comMeghan is an incredibly smart and versatile science journalist and altogether delightful human and you should absolutely hire her!
Meghan BartelsI’m so sad to share that yesterday was my last day at Scientific American. It was an honor to work alongside my incredible colleagues and to speak with researchers across the sciences. If you’re looking to hire staff or freelance, please consider me and my other laid off coworkers (🧵)
Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!
I recently found a tick on my body and didn't know what to do. I went into journalist mode to find out. Here's what I learned about how to manage tick bites, with illustrations of the tick species that cause diseases in humans by Diogo Guerra and maps of where they occur by @jenchristiansen.com 🧪
Bitten by a tick? Don’t panic—do thisKnowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next stepswww.scientificamerican.com