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Ellie Shechet

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Ellie Shechet has written for The New York Times, Popular Science, The New Republic, VICE Magazine, and Scholastic’s Science World. She is currently working as an editor in the Digital and Print Media department at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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This plant spins its own woolen coat
Environment

This plant spins its own woolen coat

By Ellie Shechet

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales
Animals

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales

By Ellie Shechet

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression
Health

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

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Salt marshes keep score on humanity’s plastic problem
Climate Change

Salt marshes keep score on humanity’s plastic problem

By Ellie Shechet

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Biology

Frozen Siberian microbes just woke up from a 24,000-year nap—and immediately got busy

By Ellie Shechet

Lakes around the world are losing oxygen
Environment

Lakes around the world are losing oxygen

By Ellie Shechet

Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy
Health

Cities have unique microbiomes which could be key to keeping us healthy

By Ellie Shechet

dirt road through jungle
Environment

Can we untangle ecology from its baked-in colonial biases?

By Ellie Shechet

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

By Ellie Shechet

jumping spider
Animals

Jumping spiders have a mysterious nighttime habit

By Ellie Shechet

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination
Animals

Roads and highways disrupt bee pollination

By Ellie Shechet

Trees need wind to reproduce. Climate change is messing that up.
Climate Change

Trees need wind to reproduce. Climate change is messing that up.

By Ellie Shechet

Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs
Health

Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs

By Ellie Shechet

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas
Animals

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas

By Ellie Shechet

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength
Animals

Baby mantis shrimp punch their prey with superior strength

By Ellie Shechet

Bacteria wars are raging in soil, and it’s keeping ecosystems healthy
Environment

Bacteria wars are raging in soil, and it’s keeping ecosystems healthy

By Ellie Shechet

Tiny air pollutants may come from different sources, but they all show a similar biased trend
Climate Change

Tiny air pollutants may come from different sources, but they all show a similar biased trend

By Ellie Shechet

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change
Climate Change

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change

By Ellie Shechet

Loud industrial noise hurts neighboring trees
Climate Change

Loud industrial noise hurts neighboring trees

By Ellie Shechet

Human activities are making freshwater sources saltier
Environment

Human activities are making freshwater sources saltier

By Ellie Shechet