Jonathan Lambert

This building in Rafah, in southern Gaza, was destroyed by Israeli bombardment in December. amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas.

A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?

Biologists long assumed female mammals are usually smaller than males. That’s probably not true

Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we've accelerated the digging of mines, construction of dams, expansion

Sabrina Imbler, a science journalist at Defector, discusses their reported opinion feature on the ethics of resurrecting extinct species—a part of the de-extinction conversation that traditional science-news stories often miss. They tell Jonathan Lambert about the craft of opinion-heavy writing, the value of rhetorical questions, and how to guide readers to their own conclusions on thorny issues.

Biologists long assumed females were typically smaller. That’s not true, new data suggest

Exposing zebra finch eggs and hatchlings to traffic sounds had lifelong health impacts, raising concerns about increased anthropogenic noise.

Mutations that render Plasmodium falciparum invisible to these tests are spreading globally

Scientists have long known that human activity often helps pathogens spread.

Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet– and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.