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Annie Roth

@annieroth.bsky.social

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Journalist, filmmaker & children's author focused on science & nature. Words in NYT, Nat Geo & more. 🎥 Hellbent (2023) 📖 Amazing Oceans (2023) 🎥 Little Penguin Love Island (2024) 📖 Earth's Incredible Habitats: Ocean (2025) RothReporting.com

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Mar 11

My latest children's book is here! Available online and in stores.

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · 2d

TL;DR: Shout out to microbes, our tiny, invaluable allies!

Learn how scientists plan to protect them in my latest for Nat Geo
www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

Save the microbes? The world’s smallest species may soon get protections.

Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.

www.nationalgeographic.com

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · 6d

Idk who runs the @amnh.org social but they are crushing it.

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · 15d

I’m not a scientist but I wanna know what those birds are up to. Please let me know when you have papers coming out.

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 21d

#DidYouKnow some electric rays can emit over 200 volts to fend off predators like tiger sharks? This effective self-defense strategy highlights the incredible adaptations of marine life.

Dive into the topic with @annieroth.bsky.social : www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

This animal has a built-in taser to stun sharks

Electric rays are staying out of the stomachs of sharks by shocking them—with up to 200 volts.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Sep 9

This is so up my alley!

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Sep 8

Awesome! Do you have any pics to supplement your study?

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Sep 8

That’d be great!

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hey biologists and ecologists! I'm a science journalist looking for recently-published and/or soon-to-be-published studies to cover! If you've got one, please send it my way!

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Aug 14

In Kenya, the Pokot & Ilchamus communities set aside years of conflict to rescue endangered Rothschild’s giraffes stranded by flooding.🦒 Their collaboration created a safe sanctuary to save these majestic animals. 🧪🌏

Full story w/ @annieroth.bsky.social

How former foes worked together to help save these rare giraffes

To move giraffes in Kenya from a flooding island to a safe new home, onetime enemies cooperated—and built a modern-day ark.

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · Aug 8

"Finding large-sized spiders with such bold behavior and such unique features, that doesn’t happen every day," our author @alirezazamani.bsky.social told @annieroth.bsky.social of National Geographic.

A great juicy story to complement his ZooKeys paper!

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

These tarantulas may have evolved huge genitalia to fend off bloodthirsty females

Tarantulas, like all spiders, don’t have penises; they have palps. And these ones are massive.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great reporting!

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Douglas Main @dmain.bsky.social · Jul 31

A Trump administration plan to build 25 miles of wall along a remote stretch of rolling grasslands and mountains on the Arizona-Mexico border would block one of the largest and most important remaining wildlife corridors on the state’s border with Mexico.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...

Trump Wants a New Border Wall. It Would Block a Key Wildlife Corridor.

www.nytimes.com

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Jul 29

Loved this episode so much!

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · Jul 20

"But as a slew of recent studies show, animals have the potential to make our increasingly scorched planet more resilient—if we let them."

Read the rest of:

It’s Time for Nature’s Fire Brigade by @annieroth.bsky.social

www.biographic.com/its-time-for...

It’s Time for Nature’s Fire Brigade - bioGraphic

When it comes to restoring land and preventing wildfires, some animals—like pangolins—have a lot to offer. Can helping them help us?

www.biographic.com

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Jul 17

😳🙇🏻‍♀️

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Jul 16

Loving this dynamic duo!

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/s...

Fabulous story by @clarissabrincat.bsky.social

Videos From the Amazon Reveal an Unexpected Animal Friendship

www.nytimes.com

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · Jun 17

Oregon has passed the 1st bill protecting beavers in degraded watersheds on federal lands.

All trapping on public land should be banned, but by highlighting the ability of beavers to restore waterways & rewild ecosystems, it can at least be a start for other areas.

westernlaw.org/oregon-lawma...

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · May 17

Stills from a film I made when I was 8. Needs a sequel tbh

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Dan Gearino @dangearino.bsky.social · May 15

I spoke with Dustin Mulvaney about losing two grants studying Moss Landing, and who gets hurt:

Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · May 15

Researchers wanted to understand concerns with batteries in Moss Landing, California. Their funding just got yanked. #MossLandingFire 🔋🔥 insideclimatenews.org/news/1505202...

Researchers Wanted to Understand Concerns With Batteries in Moss Landing, California. Their Funding Just Got Yanked - Inside Climate News

Among the many federal grants canceled by the Trump administration are two related to the community that hosts a huge energy storage facility.

insideclimatenews.org

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Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · Apr 25

Every U.S. government Instagram account seems to be posting about deep-sea mining today, from USGS to NOAA. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills

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Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Apr 24

I support women’s rights AND wrongs. My latest for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...

These Apes Are Matriarchal, but It Doesn’t Mean They’re Peaceful

Females reign supreme in bonobo society by working together to keep males in their place.

www.nytimes.com

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thanks Neil! The stars have finally aligned 💫

Annie Roth @annieroth.bsky.social · Apr 24

My first film, Hellbent, is finally online for free! www.hellbentfilm.com/the-film

This is the story of ordinary people who refused to stay silent—who challenged power, rewrote the rules, and stood up for their land, their health, and their future—because no one else was going to do it for them.

THE FILM | Hellbent Documentary

www.hellbentfilm.com

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