Claire Cameron
@clairehcameron.bsky.social
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🚨NEW: Iran will move its capital due to an ecological catastrophe. Experts warn the move won’t help the nearly 10 million people living in Tehran, who will continue to face the impacts of corruption and climate change.
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Iran's Capital Is Moving. The Reason is an Ecological Catastrophe
The move is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🚨NEW: Iran will move its capital due to an ecological catastrophe. Experts warn the move won’t help the nearly 10 million people living in Tehran, who will continue to face the impacts of corruption and climate change.
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
“We saw this coming,” one source told me.
My story @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
The CDC is reportedly ending its monkey research program. The decision will impact infectious disease studies, and the fate of 200-or-so monkeys remains unclear.
New on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...
New on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...
The CDC Is Ending its Monkey Research Program. Here's Why That Matters
The decision to end the program will affect studies involving some 200 macaques, with the fate of the animals unclear
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The CDC is reportedly ending its monkey research program. The decision will impact infectious disease studies, and the fate of 200-or-so monkeys remains unclear.
New on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...
New on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-...
Exclusive: @danvergano.bsky.social reports on what's in a list of 383 shelved clinical trials affected by NIH grant terminations, obtained by SciAm. Now on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exclusive: @danvergano.bsky.social reports on what's in a list of 383 shelved clinical trials affected by NIH grant terminations, obtained by SciAm. Now on @sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
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Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
The National Institutes of Health has canceled funding for at least 383 clinical trials in the last year, affecting some 74,000 participants
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Halted NIH Clinical Trials List Reveals Slashed Treatments for Cancer, COVID and Minority Health
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/halt...
Sickle cell disease, sleep disorders and lung cancer & much more
A dive into the list of NIH's 383 shelved clinical trials, obtained by Scientific American
Reposted by Claire Cameron
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Reposted by Claire Cameron
Please do yourselves a favor and listen to these birds mimic R2-D2. (And learn something about how some species are able to do it better than others!)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
These Birds Learned to Tweet Like R2-D2. Listen to the Uncanny Results
The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Please do yourselves a favor and listen to these birds mimic R2-D2. (And learn something about how some species are able to do it better than others!)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
(by Kate Graham-Shaw for @sciam.bsky.social)
New on @sciam.bsky.social Harvard has reportedly launched an investigation into former uni president and influential economist Larry Summers and almost a dozen other scholars over ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. www.scientificamerican.com/article/epst...
Epstein Files Spark Harvard Investigation into Larry Summers
E-mails between Larry Summers and the now deceased financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from 2018 and 2019 have raised questions about a relationship Summers pursued with a student
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New on @sciam.bsky.social Harvard has reportedly launched an investigation into former uni president and influential economist Larry Summers and almost a dozen other scholars over ties to disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. www.scientificamerican.com/article/epst...
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The U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status in January, if current outbreaks in Utah and Arizona aren't brought under control. @sipappas.bsky.social recently wrote about what that would mean for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
North America May Soon No Longer Be Officially Measles-Free, Experts Say
A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status in January, if current outbreaks in Utah and Arizona aren't brought under control. @sipappas.bsky.social recently wrote about what that would mean for @sciam.bsky.social: www.scientificamerican.com/article/meas...
Cuts to mRNA research now could hold such unspeakable consequences for the future of medicine.
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Are Almost Here—But Federal Funding Cuts Could Derail Them
Vaccines based on mRNA can be tailored to target a cancer patient’s unique tumor mutations. But crumbling support for cancer and mRNA vaccine research has endangered this promising therapy
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Cuts to mRNA research now could hold such unspeakable consequences for the future of medicine.
True nightmare fuel: Scientists just confirmed the first known death from a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite.
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
Man With Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Dies after Eating Burger
Lone star tick bites are the most common cause of alpha-gal syndrome, which causes severe allergic reactions to red meat
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
True nightmare fuel: Scientists just confirmed the first known death from a severe meat allergy caused by a tick bite.
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
The man, who died in 2024 after eating a burger, had alpha-gal syndrome, a bizarre disease triggered by tick bites.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/man-...
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Now on @sciam.bsky.social: NASA’s presumptive next leader, Jared Isaacman, wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ESCAPADE mission to Mars offers a sanity check for those plans.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
Can NASA Outsource Its Space Science? This Mars-Bound Mission May Show the Way
NASA’s presumptive next leader wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ESCAPADE mission to Mars offers a sanity check for those plans
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Now on @sciam.bsky.social: NASA’s presumptive next leader, Jared Isaacman, wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ESCAPADE mission to Mars offers a sanity check for those plans.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
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I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I, for one, welcome our new trash panda overlords.
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
But for real, fascinating science on how we might be seeing the very early stages of domestication in action in wild animals. 🧪
By @marinacoladas.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social
Of course my first byline in @sciam.bsky.social is a story about a rocket launch...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue...
Blue Origin's NASA Launch to Mars Is a Shot across the Bow for Elon Musk's SpaceX
After delays, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company successfully launched a NASA mission to study Mars on Thursday.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Of course my first byline in @sciam.bsky.social is a story about a rocket launch...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue...
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Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Jeffrey Epstein Emails Reveal Depth of Ties to High-Profile Scientists
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
A trove of emails of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday by a Congressional committee
www.scientificamerican.com/article/jeff...
Completely thrilled to share that I’m starting a new position as Breaking News Chief @sciam.bsky.social!
It's a great moment to be fully returning to science journalism — vital reporting is needed now more than ever.
Got a tip? Or a neat discovery? Email me at [email protected] ✌️
It's a great moment to be fully returning to science journalism — vital reporting is needed now more than ever.
Got a tip? Or a neat discovery? Email me at [email protected] ✌️
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Completely thrilled to share that I’m starting a new position as Breaking News Chief @sciam.bsky.social!
It's a great moment to be fully returning to science journalism — vital reporting is needed now more than ever.
Got a tip? Or a neat discovery? Email me at [email protected] ✌️
It's a great moment to be fully returning to science journalism — vital reporting is needed now more than ever.
Got a tip? Or a neat discovery? Email me at [email protected] ✌️
Fun story spotlighting some of the incredible microphotography featured in this year's Nikon Small World competition for Nat Geo! Read it here ---> www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
Can you guess what you’re seeing in this award-winning extreme close-up?
The winners of the 51st annual Nikon Small World photo contest offer a glimpse at some of the tiniest—and most beautiful—parts of the natural world.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fun story spotlighting some of the incredible microphotography featured in this year's Nikon Small World competition for Nat Geo! Read it here ---> www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/...
What is perimenopause? That was the question I sought to answer in my latest story for National Geographic,
but teasing out the nature of this critical period in women's lives remains very much a scientific work in progress. I have so many more questions!
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
but teasing out the nature of this critical period in women's lives remains very much a scientific work in progress. I have so many more questions!
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
What is perimenopause? Your brain may hold a clue
Here’s what experts are learning about this chaotic period leading up to menopause—including what causes its symptoms, when it really begins, and how to treat it.
www.nationalgeographic.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What is perimenopause? That was the question I sought to answer in my latest story for National Geographic,
but teasing out the nature of this critical period in women's lives remains very much a scientific work in progress. I have so many more questions!
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
but teasing out the nature of this critical period in women's lives remains very much a scientific work in progress. I have so many more questions!
www.nationalgeographic.com/health/artic...
Business leaders are using AI in ways many executives could only dream of a few short years ago. And that's giving CEOs a lot to think about when it comes to managing their people. Read on to find out how in my latest for Inc! www.inc.com/claire-camer...
'I Feel Like a Better Manager': Execs Share How AI Transforms How They Lead
Six C-suiters reveal how they’re using AI to communicate better with teams, keep people focused on growth, and turbocharge performance reviews.
www.inc.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Business leaders are using AI in ways many executives could only dream of a few short years ago. And that's giving CEOs a lot to think about when it comes to managing their people. Read on to find out how in my latest for Inc! www.inc.com/claire-camer...
In my latest story for Nautilus, I take you on an interstellar tour to some of the most terrifying and beautiful climates in the cosmos. Prepare for a chance of diamond rain and a lot of lava.
Note: This is paywalled. Consider subscribing! No regrets, I promise. nautil.us/visit-the-7-...
Note: This is paywalled. Consider subscribing! No regrets, I promise. nautil.us/visit-the-7-...
Visit the 7 Most Extreme Planets in the Universe
Visit the 7 Most Extreme Planets: From molten glass rain to oceans of lava, an intergalactic tour of the wildest climates out there
nautil.us
September 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In my latest story for Nautilus, I take you on an interstellar tour to some of the most terrifying and beautiful climates in the cosmos. Prepare for a chance of diamond rain and a lot of lava.
Note: This is paywalled. Consider subscribing! No regrets, I promise. nautil.us/visit-the-7-...
Note: This is paywalled. Consider subscribing! No regrets, I promise. nautil.us/visit-the-7-...
I had never heard of this life-threatening condition before I was diagnosed with it. f you run, or do any kind of sports, especially in the heat, then this is for you.
My latest in
@slate.com slate.com/technology/2...
My latest in
@slate.com slate.com/technology/2...
My Doctor Was Worried I Could Lose Consciousness or Have a Seizure. The Culprit Was My Healthy Lifestyle.
I fell for a common myth.
slate.com
August 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I had never heard of this life-threatening condition before I was diagnosed with it. f you run, or do any kind of sports, especially in the heat, then this is for you.
My latest in
@slate.com slate.com/technology/2...
My latest in
@slate.com slate.com/technology/2...
Really interesting conversation!
Elon Musk has "fallen for audience capture, just like Joe Rogan has in the podcast world, just like the Gawker writers did in the peak of lefty Twitter," Nick Denton said on Semafor's Mixed Signals podcast.
Nick Denton: The US is being governed by ’500 nuts on X’
“Rubio, Musk, Vance, Trump, they’re all competing for the applause from these 500 nuts on X,” Denton said on Semafor’s Mixed Signals podcast.
www.semafor.com
March 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Really interesting conversation!
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US Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker announced that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office.
FAA head Mike Whitaker to resign before Trump takes office | Semafor
The resignation comes as the Federal Aviation Administration feels increased pressure from one of the president-elect’s most ardent supporters, Elon Musk.
www.semafor.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
US Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker announced that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office.
Reposted by Claire Cameron
A Swiss auction house has become the first to sell a piece of artwork authenticated solely by artificial intelligence.
Swiss auction firm becomes first to sell art solely authenticated by AI | Semafor
The piece, a watercolor by Russian artist Marianne von Werefkin, sold for $17,000 last week.
www.semafor.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:35 PM
A Swiss auction house has become the first to sell a piece of artwork authenticated solely by artificial intelligence.