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Science Journalist | Words in @NYTimes @Nature @NewsfromScience @NatGeo @ArchaeologyMag @InsideClimate and more. Signal: humbertobasilio.24

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@HumbertoBasilio
Humberto Basilio
11 months
Mi yo de 18 años viajando tres horas diarias de ida y vuelta a la Ciudad de México porque quería estudiar periodismo nunca se la hubiera creído. Estamos en la portada del @nytimes Science en página completa 🥺
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RT @alexaroblesgil: Once a surfer's paradise, a string of deadly attacks made Réunion Island synonymous with one word only: sharks. But a t….
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After 11 deaths, Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean became a center for shark attack science
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RT @TheAtlantic: "Harvard appears to have learned a lesson from the Trump administration's tangle with another Ivy League school—just not t….
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RT @Nature: These are the 25 most cited papers published in the twenty-first century.
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Nature - A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
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RT @OliviaGieger: ICYMI -- Last week, Trump signed an executive order targeting state climate laws, including VT's landmark superfund. What….
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As it stands, the order does not require Vermont officials to change course on implementing the law.
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RT @OliviaGieger: Plus, check out my story on climate corridors and miles and miles of undeveloped wilderness in Western Maine -- come for….
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Conservationists and a logging company will work together to protect Maine’s Magalloway River ecosystem, which offers a rich habitat for brook trout and wildlife.
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Humberto Basilio
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🚨🧪The Trump admin. hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the U.S. HIV epidemic. More than 200 HIV-related federal grants were terminated in the last few weeks. My story for @Nature .
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Nature - More than 200 federal grants for research related to HIV and AIDS have been abruptly terminated in the past few weeks.
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RT @Nature: Genetic data giant 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy. What went wrong?.
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RT @alexaroblesgil: Some personal news: I'll be joining The New York Times as a reporting fellow on the Science desk in June! Hard to put i….
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Humberto Basilio
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The smartest and most beautiful person in the world will now be covering Science for The New York Times. Please go follow her to keep reading her amazing work. Te amo, Alexa 🦭❤️.
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Some personal news: I'll be joining The New York Times as a reporting fellow on the Science desk in June! Hard to put into words how excited and grateful I am for this opportunity. So happy to be back in New York.
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🚨The world's darkest skies are at risk. A massive hydrogen plant could cause enough light pollution to affect the observations of the most powerful telescopes on earth. It could be “the beginning of the end” for astronomy in Chile. My story for @Nature🪐.
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Nature - The effects of a proposed green-energy facility in Chile could be devastating for some of the most powerful instruments available to astronomers.
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🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US. "It hurts," they told me. My story for @Nature 🧪.
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Nature - The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
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🚨🧪 Are you a researcher affected by the recent cancellation of federal grants and contracts at Columbia University? . I'm working on a story for @Nature. If you want to chat, your identity will be kept private. Signal: humbertobasilio.24.Email: humberto.basilio@us.nature.com.
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RT @Nature: The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do….
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RT @dr_andrealove: I can’t believe this needs to be said. TransGENIC mice . are not . TransGENDER mice.
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RT @ScienceMagazine: Scientists are now organizing events, called Stand Up for Science, on 7 March in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.….
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New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
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RT @Nature: A major United Nations climate assessment is moving forwards in China this week without the United States, after the administra….
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RT @bscharifker: EUA ha atraído durante mucho tiempo talentos científicos de todo el mundo; ahora hay investigadores jóvenes que consideran….
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Nature - As US federal grants remain frozen and budget cuts loom, anxiety and fear grip early-career researchers.
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Humberto Basilio
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RT @Nature: The American Society for Microbiology has altered its website to remove references to diversity and equity. .
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Nature - The American Society for Microbiology deleted terms such as equity from its website, sparking protests from members.
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