tim vernimmen
@timvernimmen
science writer / music enthusiast / aspiring peripatetic
You could have stopped this, @vonderleyen, and you haven't even tried. This will be your legacy, perhaps the only thing future generations will remember about you.
Civilians cannot be targets. Never. The images from Gaza are unbearable. The EU reiterates its call for the free, safe and swift flow of humanitarian aid. And for the full respect of international and humanitarian law. Civilians in Gaza have suffered too much, for too long.…
My latest story is inspired by papers in @ScienceMagazine and @CellCellPress revealing Homo longi aka 'Dragon Man' was a Denisovan - or is it the other way around? Featuring @FridoWelker & @ChrisStringer65. nationalgeographic.com/history/articl…
My latest story for @KnowableMag is all about the astonishingly plentiful fossils of foraminifera. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
Capuchins surprising us again, this time rather unpleasantly... featuring @GoldsboroughZoe! nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
My latest National Geographic story explores a study that shows seals are aware how much oxygen they've got left in their blood, inspired by the @ScienceMagazine paper by @JChrisMcKnight2. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
My latest story for @knowablemag explores research on the challenges of pregnancy at high elevation, and how it might help prevent complications. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
More than 50 years ago, Terje Lømo and Tim Bliss discovered a process now called LTP that allows our brain to learn and remember. I had the pleasure of spending a few delightful hours with both of them in Oslo last year to learn about their own memories. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
Capuchins are incredible animals, and even if you already knew that, this Q&A with Susan Perry (@UCLA), who has studied them for decades, might contain some surprises. It certainly did for me. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
My latest story for @NatGeo, about the similarities between whale song and human language, featuring @inbalarnon, @SimonKirby, @EllenGarland4, @MasYoungblood, @rferrericancho and @sgero. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
In my latest story @KnowableMag, I explore the social life of... #earwigs, with the expert help of @JMeunierEarwig and others! knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
My latest story for @NatGeo, about the oldest tadpole fossil ever found. nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
For all you people out there who are really, really into #ribosomes: my latest @KnowableMag story, featuring @mbarnalab, @KarbsteinL, @RuggeroDavide and the one and only Ada Yonath. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
Pretty cool to chat with @timvernimmen for National Geographic (@NatGeo) about our recent study in @JAMA_current on plasma biomarkers🩸aiding #Alzheimer's disease diagnosis in both primary and secondary clinical care. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…
In my latest story for @KnowableMag, I explore how the social lives of mammals that were followed for decades are changing with age. Featuring @Gfalbery, @JoshAFirth, @ljnbrent and @erin_sira talking about @RumDeerResearch, @SoaySheep and @CayoSantiagoPR! knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
For my latest @KnowableMag Q&A, I got to pick the brain of psychologist @minzlicht on how to get back on track when your New Year's resolutions are going nowhere. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
My latest @KnowableMag story is a Q&A with @EJMilnerGulland about wild meat. Based on her wide-ranging research, she argues that blanket bans on wild animal hunting, trade and consumption would be both unfair and unlikely to benefit conservation efforts. knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
My latest story for @KnowableMag reveals that many amphibians are surprisingly caring parents. Featuring @eva_ringler and @jstynoski! knowablemagazine.org/content/articl…
My latest story for @NatGeo, about a mouse study published in @ScienceMagazine that really surprised @giampazolias and colleagues working at @ReiseSousaLab. nationalgeographic.com/premium/articl…
My latest story for @NatGeo explores why bonobo males, surprisingly, are more often aggressive to other males than chimpanzee males are, featuring @MaudMouginot, @MikeLWilson1871 and Martin Surbeck (@kokolopori). nationalgeographic.com/animals/articl…
Limbless amphibians begging their mother for milk? I couldn't have made it up myself. My latest story for @sciam, featuring @Marc_Kouete and others! scientificamerican.com/article/the-fi…
