Tim Vernimmen
science writer / music enthusiast / aspiring peripatetic
- My first article for @science.org is about Antarctic weather - quite far outside my comfort zone in more ways than one. :) www.science.org/content/arti...
- For my latest @knowablemag.bsky.social story, I asked @leakey77.bsky.social and @proftlawson.bsky.social if we should tell plants to keep their mouths shut. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- My latest story for National Geographic discusses a study revealing that Napoleon's retreating troops weren't just decimated by typhus in 1812, but other pathogens too. Inspired by a study in @currentbiology.bsky.social. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
- A fossilized hand reveals 'Nutcracker Man' Paranthropus boisei, thought to have made the Oldupai gorge tools until Homo habilis was found, would also have been able to make and use those. Based on the @nature.com paper by @carriemongle.bsky.social et al. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
- Chimps ingest quite some alcohol, but they don't get drunk. “That would be very dangerous when you need to climb high up in a tree to build a nest to sleep at night.” New story for National Geographic, with comments by @kjhockings.bsky.social and others. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
- My first story for @cenmag.bsky.social, with expert commentary by @she-paleo.bsky.social!
- My latest @knowablemag.bsky.social story explores what we have lost by destroying oyster reefs, and if they can be restored. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- My latest story for @newscientist.com - the first in many years - is one of the craziest ant stories I've ever heard. Based on a @nature.com study by @selfishmeme.bsky.social and colleagues. www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
- Mexican tetras living on the surface (left) look dramatically different from populations that were washed into caves generations ago (right) – and not just on the outside. Featuring @rohner.bsky.social and others. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- A million years ago, someone was already making stone tools on the island of Sulawesi. But who was it, and how did they get there? My latest story for the National Geographic website, based on a new paper in @nature.com. www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
- My latest story is based on papers in @science.org and @cp-cell.bsky.social revealing Homo longi aka 'Dragon Man' was a Denisovan - or is it the other way around? Featuring @benceviola.bsky.social, @fridowelker.bsky.social and @chrisbstringer.bsky.social. www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
- My latest story for @knowablemag.bsky.social is all about the astonishingly plentiful fossils of foraminifera, featuring @chrislowery.bsky.social, @fraass.bsky.social and @tracyaze.bsky.social! knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Capuchins surprising us again, this time rather unpleasantly... featuring @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social and @bjjbarrett.bsky.social! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
- My latest National Geographic story explores a study that shows seals are aware how much oxygen they've got left in their blood, inspired by the @science.org paper by @chrismcknight.bsky.social. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
- My latest story for @knowablemag.bsky.social explores research on the challenges of pregnancy at high elevation, and how it might help prevent complications at high and low elevation. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- More than 50 years ago, Terje Lømo and Tim Bliss discovered a process now called LTP that allows our brain to learn and remember. I had the pleasure of spending a few delightful hours with both of them in Oslo last year to learn about their own memories. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- Capuchins are incredible animals, and even if you already knew that, this Q&A with Susan Perry, who has studied them for decades, might contain some surprises. It certainly did for me. knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
- My latest story for National Geographic, about the similarities between whale song and human language, featuring @inbalarnon.bsky.social, @simonkirby.bsky.social, @ellengarland.bsky.social, @masonyoungblood.bsky.social and @rferrericancho.bsky.social!
- In my latest story, I explore the social life of... #earwigs, with the expert help of @jmeunierearwig.bsky.social and others!
- My latest Knowable story is a Q&A with @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social about wild meat. Based on her wide-ranging research, she argues that blanket bans on wild animal hunting, trade and consumption would both be unfair and unlikely to benefit conservation efforts.
- My latest story for Knowable Magazine explains why Neandertals are more knowable now than ever. knowablemagazine.org/article/soci...
- My latest story for @mongabay.bsky.social, on how to handle herbivores in the early stages of #restoration projects. news.mongabay.com/2023/11/keep...
