Alexa Robles-Gil
@alexaroblesgil.bsky.social
Science reporter, The New York Times
In my latest for @nytimes.com, scientists and Indigenous sailors in the Marshall Islands are studying seafaring and the human brain. I became completely fascinated by navigation while reporting this story.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
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A Voyage Into the Art of Finding One’s Way at Sea
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In my latest for @nytimes.com, scientists and Indigenous sailors in the Marshall Islands are studying seafaring and the human brain. I became completely fascinated by navigation while reporting this story.
(gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
(gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
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A huge thankyou to @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social for covering our research in the Marshall Islands for the @nytimes.com !
In the photo Ken Daniels (an expert indigenous sailor) is looking towards the horizon whilst wearing an fNIRS system.
Analysis underway!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
In the photo Ken Daniels (an expert indigenous sailor) is looking towards the horizon whilst wearing an fNIRS system.
Analysis underway!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
A Voyage Into the Art of Finding One’s Way at Sea
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A huge thankyou to @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social for covering our research in the Marshall Islands for the @nytimes.com !
In the photo Ken Daniels (an expert indigenous sailor) is looking towards the horizon whilst wearing an fNIRS system.
Analysis underway!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
In the photo Ken Daniels (an expert indigenous sailor) is looking towards the horizon whilst wearing an fNIRS system.
Analysis underway!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
I first heard about orcas attacking white sharks while working as a field biologist in South Africa. Back then, no one had really seen it. Now, scientists in both South Africa and Mexico have drone footage.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks
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November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I first heard about orcas attacking white sharks while working as a field biologist in South Africa. Back then, no one had really seen it. Now, scientists in both South Africa and Mexico have drone footage.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...
Through blackwater photos, scientists have found an interaction rarely seen before. Baby fish might be using free-living anemones to protect themselves from predators in the deep sea. The photos are a delight.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
Armed With Anemones: How Some Young Fishes Survive in the Sea
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October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Through blackwater photos, scientists have found an interaction rarely seen before. Baby fish might be using free-living anemones to protect themselves from predators in the deep sea. The photos are a delight.
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
my latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. (I watched the video more than 10 times.)
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
A New, ‘Adorable’ Deep-Sea Fish Swims Into View
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are frightening. (I watched the video more than 10 times.)
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
#marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/s...
"It's not just cool ecology" – my latest story for @nytimes.com looks at the benefits of letting bison roam as free as possible. (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/s...
In Yellowstone, Migratory Bison Reawaken a Landscape
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September 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"It's not just cool ecology" – my latest story for @nytimes.com looks at the benefits of letting bison roam as free as possible. (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/s...
Like humans, every tree has its own microbiome — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/s...
In Every Tree, a Trillion Tiny Lives
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August 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Like humans, every tree has its own microbiome — an invisible ecosystem that is only beginning to be understood.
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link!)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/s...
Another way drones are changing how scientists study whales: A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
How Scientists Are Using Drones to Study Sperm Whales
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August 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Another way drones are changing how scientists study whales: A new tagging method called tap-and-go allows researchers to gather more data on the health and behavior of whales, with less disruption.
(gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
(gift link!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/s...
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I learned a lot about Fresnel lenses for this amazing series of lighthouse photographs by Michal Siarek: nyti.ms/41qkFCN
A Voyage to Bring Norway’s Lighthouses Into the 21st Century
More than 2,000 navigational beacons, big and small, oversee the nation’s 60,000-mile-long coast. Now they need an upgrade.
nyti.ms
August 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I learned a lot about Fresnel lenses for this amazing series of lighthouse photographs by Michal Siarek: nyti.ms/41qkFCN
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A zoo in Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their animal companions — their guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses — to feed to its predators. In a Facebook post, the zoo noted that donations of pets would help it mimic the natural food chain.
A Zoo in Denmark Wants to Feed Your Pets to Its Predators
A Danish zoo is asking owners of companion animals nearing life’s end to instead donate them as food for captive lynxes, lions and other carnivores.
nyti.ms
August 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A zoo in Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their animal companions — their guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses — to feed to its predators. In a Facebook post, the zoo noted that donations of pets would help it mimic the natural food chain.
Since 2013, a mysterious epidemic wiped out billions of sea stars. A new study finally identifies the culprit.
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link below!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link below!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
Scientists Finally Identify Killer Microbe Behind ‘Terrifying’ Sea Star Disease
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August 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Since 2013, a mysterious epidemic wiped out billions of sea stars. A new study finally identifies the culprit.
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link below!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com (gift link below!) #marinelife
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
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You say potato, @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social says tomato: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
What’s a Potato? A Nine-Million-Year-Old Tomato.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
You say potato, @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social says tomato: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
What’s a Potato? A Nine-Million-Year-Old Tomato.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/s...
Once a surfer's paradise, a string of deadly attacks made Réunion Island synonymous with one word only: sharks. But a team of scientists turned this tiny island into a hub of lifesaving research. For @science.org, I wrote about this fascinating place.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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How a string of deadly shark attacks made a remote island a hub of lifesaving research
After 11 deaths, Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean became a center for shark attack science
www.science.org
July 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Once a surfer's paradise, a string of deadly attacks made Réunion Island synonymous with one word only: sharks. But a team of scientists turned this tiny island into a hub of lifesaving research. For @science.org, I wrote about this fascinating place.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Alexa Robles-Gil
A fascinating summer read from the redoubtable @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social for @science.org ! How a string of deadly shark attacks made a remote island a hub of lifesaving research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How a string of deadly shark attacks made a remote island a hub of lifesaving research
After 11 deaths, Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean became a center for shark attack science
www.science.org
July 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A fascinating summer read from the redoubtable @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social for @science.org ! How a string of deadly shark attacks made a remote island a hub of lifesaving research | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Big day in the NY Times for NYU SHERP. Congratulations William Herkewitz (SHERP 31) and @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social (SHERP 42)! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Big day in the NY Times for NYU SHERP. Congratulations William Herkewitz (SHERP 31) and @alexaroblesgil.bsky.social (SHERP 42)! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o... www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
Jaws' release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped turn the tide.
My story for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
My story for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
Fifty Years After ‘Jaws,’ Shark Science Is Still Surfacing
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June 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Jaws' release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped turn the tide.
My story for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
My story for @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...
Stunning video of this Antarctic gonate squid caught alive on camera for the first time. Before this, no one had ever seen this creature alive in the wild.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...
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June 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Stunning video of this Antarctic gonate squid caught alive on camera for the first time. Before this, no one had ever seen this creature alive in the wild.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...
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Today is my first day on the job as a reporter fellow on the Science desk for @nytimes.com! Send me any tips to
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June 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Today is my first day on the job as a reporter fellow on the Science desk for @nytimes.com! Send me any tips to
[email protected]
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"Promising" is overused when it comes to potential medicines, but here I think it's justified. 10s of millions of Americans have sleep apnea; many reject CPAP. @science.org.bsky.social : Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial
Drug combination targeting lax airways is nearing an FDA submission
www.science.org
May 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"Promising" is overused when it comes to potential medicines, but here I think it's justified. 10s of millions of Americans have sleep apnea; many reject CPAP. @science.org.bsky.social : Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Work relating to Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip has been called into question after an author on the 2017 study acknowledged it contained “undisclosed data manipulations,” according to emails obtained by Retraction Watch and Science. scim.ag/42Z6Vz2
‘Data manipulations’ alleged in study that paved the way for Microsoft’s quantum chip
Internal emails from 2021 reveal tensions among researchers hunting for elusive Majorana particle
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May 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Work relating to Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip has been called into question after an author on the 2017 study acknowledged it contained “undisclosed data manipulations,” according to emails obtained by Retraction Watch and Science. scim.ag/42Z6Vz2
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Did you hear? You can now listen to audio narrations of our #NewsfromScience stories.
🎧 Check out this new tool on a story about the oldest ant fossil ever found: scim.ag/44PK0IY
🎧 Check out this new tool on a story about the oldest ant fossil ever found: scim.ag/44PK0IY
May 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Did you hear? You can now listen to audio narrations of our #NewsfromScience stories.
🎧 Check out this new tool on a story about the oldest ant fossil ever found: scim.ag/44PK0IY
🎧 Check out this new tool on a story about the oldest ant fossil ever found: scim.ag/44PK0IY
“I’m going to keep trying to maintain the life that I have here,” a Nigerian student says. “But what life am I fighting for if people don’t want me here?”
International students in U.S. are reeling from terminated records and revoked visas. My latest for @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
International students in U.S. are reeling from terminated records and revoked visas. My latest for @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
International students in the U.S. are reeling amid revoked visas and terminated records
The moves also affect a temporary work program heavily used by STEM graduates
www.science.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“I’m going to keep trying to maintain the life that I have here,” a Nigerian student says. “But what life am I fighting for if people don’t want me here?”
International students in U.S. are reeling from terminated records and revoked visas. My latest for @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
International students in U.S. are reeling from terminated records and revoked visas. My latest for @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Alexa Robles-Gil
In November 2024, the CSG worked with the IUCN SSC and WCPA chairs to draft and send a letter of concern that has helped to halt a potentially harmful LNG development in an Important Marine Mammal Area in the Gulf of California. Read more at: shorturl.at/VwvwF
#conservation #IUCN #cetaceans
#conservation #IUCN #cetaceans
Mexican whale researchers sound the alarm on an energy megaproject
A planned gas terminal would routinely send huge tankers through a marine mammal oasis, scientists fear
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
In November 2024, the CSG worked with the IUCN SSC and WCPA chairs to draft and send a letter of concern that has helped to halt a potentially harmful LNG development in an Important Marine Mammal Area in the Gulf of California. Read more at: shorturl.at/VwvwF
#conservation #IUCN #cetaceans
#conservation #IUCN #cetaceans