A list of professional science writers with over 100 followers. This list includes science columnists, reporters, editors, book authors, and so on engaged in such work as their primary occupation. Excludes professional researchers who write for the public as a supplemental activity (also see lists of astronomers and physicists).
| # | Account | Followers |
| 1. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social Freelance Science Journalist. Fact Checker. National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, WIRED, and others. she/her ๐ฆ @erinbiba | 11,720 |
| 2. |  Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth.bsky.social Editor in Chief of Scientific American, @sciam.bsky.social Formerly at Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian, Science. Past prez National Association of Science Writers. Birder | 6,227 |
| 3. |  Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@kendrawrites.bsky.social What's the opposite of apocalypse? Trying to chronicle that. | 3,955 |
| 4. |  Helen Branswell@helenbranswell.bsky.social I cover infectious diseases for STAT (www.statnews.com). Elon refugee. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. I write about Covid, polio, flu, Ebola, RSV, birdflu, STIs. | 2,894 |
| 5. |  Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon.bsky.social Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. Occasional rock-licker, frequent devourer of board books. ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ Video channel | 2,616 |
| 6. |  Jennifer Ouellette@jenlucpiquant.bsky.social I cover science and culture at Ars Technica. Former science editor, Gizmodo. Ex-vangelical. Rodeo fan. Married to @seanmcarroll, servant to two cats, Ariel and Caliban. Baltimore, MD. She/her. | 2,608 |
| 7. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla.bsky.social Planetary scientist, freelance science writer and space artist, queer, ADHD, mom. Turns out itโs hard to be all those things at once. Shop at elakdawalla.Etsy.com Video channel | 2,162 |
| 8. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna.bsky.social space + science + tech + pop culture. freelance space editor, Inverse. occasionally: Fast Company, Science Friday, NPR, Wired, StarTrek.com. Author of STARGAZING (Chronicle Books, 2023). | 2,041 |
| 9. |  Bethany Brookshire@beebrookshire.bsky.social Sci journo, author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. Highly caffeinated. All bad takes mine. She/her Video channel | 1,809 |
| 10. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck.bsky.social Senior writer at WIRED. Senior Fellow at Emory University's Center for the Study of Human Health. Author of BIG CHICKEN, SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL (so far). Fiber artist, cat wrangler, frequently on the 45th parallel. Brooklyn before it was cool. | 1,479 |
| 11. |  Kelly Brenner โ๏ธ๐ดโโ ๏ธ@kellybrenner.bsky.social Author of 'The Naturalist at Home' and 'Nature Obscura' ไฝๅฎถ www.metrofieldguide.com | 1,437 |
| 12. |  Apoorva Mandavilli@apoorvanyt.bsky.social Science and global health reporter for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/by/apoorva-mand avilli | 1,350 |
| 13. |  Liz Neeley@lizneeley.bsky.social Founder of Liminal and co-founder of Solving For Science. I work in science communication & sensemaking. Currently on sabbatical - your emails find me doing extremely wellโฆ if they find me. | 1,211 |
| 14. |  Mindy Weisberger@laminda.bsky.social Science writer & editor at Scholastic, previously Live Science and the American Museum of Natural History. WGAEast member. Cynical girl (she/her). Words here are mine. | 1,195 |
| 15. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze.bsky.social Reporter, writer, editor, correspondent for Nature, builder of science writing communities. | 1,012 |
| 16. |  Loren Grush@lorengrush.bsky.social Space reporter at Bloomberg covering NASA, commercial space, and the cosmos | Former Verge senior reporter | Send tips: [email protected] | 991 |
| 17. |  Emily Willingham@ejwillingham.bsky.social I have occasionally angered famous men. ๐ง &๐ books. Journalist, words at SciAm+++. Frequent gremlin. Biologist of embryos, gonads, genitalia, +all things endocrine. Educator. She/her/yโall. So Texan ๐ค https://sites.google.com/view/emilywilli nghamphd/home | 987 |
| 18. |  Amy Maxmen@amymaxmen.bsky.social Award-winning science reporter with words at Nature, New York Times, Washington Post & more. Health, medicine, inequality & pandemics. www.amymaxmen.com | 951 |
| 19. |  Emily Anthes@emilyanthes.bsky.social NYT science reporter, covering animal health and science โข [email protected] | 841 |
| 20. |  Stephanie M. Lee@stephaniemlee.bsky.social Senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, writing about scholarship, scholars, and society / [email protected] / on Signal / stephaniemlee.com / former BuzzFeed News | 787 |
| 21. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa.bsky.social Science journalist (current: Science News; past: New Scientist, Wired). 2023-24 Knight Science Journalism fellow. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ she/her/hers | 712 |
| 22. |  GrrlScientist SciComm at Forbes โง โ@grrlscientist.bsky.social PhD scientist in evolutionary ecology & ornithology, SciComm Forbes Formerly SciComm TheGuardian EvolutionInstitute BirdNoteRadio ScienceBlogs NatureBlogs. Twitter legacy verified. Always: Ravenclaw. Angry house elf. Vegan. linktr.ee/grrlscientist | 682 |
| 23. |  Christie Wilcox@nerdychristie.bsky.social Newsletter editor for Science | author | nerd | mom | not in that order | 656 |
| 24. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang.bsky.social eukaryote, also a staff writer at the atlantic | 617 |
| 25. |  Siri Carpenter@siricarpenter.bsky.social Co-founder & editor of @Open_Notebook, @ScienceWriters past president. [email protected]. She/her/hers. | 616 |
| 26. |  Nadia Drake@nadiadrake.bsky.social Science journalist, champagneophile, nap champ. Currently at Quanta Magazine, formerly National Geographic. ๐ฑ๐ง๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | 580 |
| 27. |  Joss Fong@jossfong.bsky.social Videoz | [email protected] Video channel | 554 |
| 28. |  Kate Wong@katewong.bsky.social Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Fledgling birder. | 541 |
| 29. |  Tara Haelle@tarahaelle.bsky.social Science/health journalist โข teacher โข author โข photographer ๐ทโข kidlit โข dog lover ๐ฆฎโข rat mom ๐โข Texan โข ADHD โข neurodivergent โข she/her Pro: ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง ๏ธโ๐ฝ๐๐ท๐โ๏ธ tarahaelle. net | 524 |
| 30. |  Leah Crane@leahc.bsky.social Space & physics reporter for New Scientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious. | 490 |
| 31. | Leah Crane @leahc.bsky.social Space & physics reporter for New Scientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious. | 490 |
| 32. |  Gaia Vince@wanderinggaia.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, author (NOMAD CENTURY; TRANSCENDENCE; ANTHROPOCENE https://bit.ly/3QR898d) Human-Earth system science https://toot.community/@WanderingGaia | 487 |
| 33. |  Seelix the Seventh@seelix.bsky.social Science communicator and cosplayer. I trained as a forensic anthropologist before I realized that I prefer dealing with living people. Basically, I am a master of disguise & know where to hide the bodies. They/them | 482 |
| 34. |  Elizabeth Howell (she/her, ๐๐๐ท)@howellspace.bsky.social ๐(Canadian) staff writer, spaceflight Space.com. Freelance + 5 books. Teach comms. History/Latin nerd. Supports ๐ณ๏ธโ๐, diversity, libraries. Also Twitter @howellspace or Mastodon @[email protected] | 476 |
| 35. |  Shaena Montanari@shaena.bsky.social Science journalist who writes about brains at The Transmitter. Follow me for neuroscience news! ๐ง formerly a paleontologist ๐ฆ๐ฆ So follow me for dinosaurs too. | 434 |
| 36. |  Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social Writer. NYC. Space nerd. | 394 |
| 37. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs.bsky.social Science Journalist, TV host, podcast host โข past: Host of the TV show Queer Sports, and the podcasts VICE News Reports and A Show about Animals โข they/them โข arielleduhaimeross.com Video channel | 374 |
| 38. |  Jaime Green@jaimealyse.bsky.social Writer, series editor of THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING, author of THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE || jaimegreen.net | 355 |
| 39. |  Erin Ross@erineaross.bsky.social I write about science. I climb big (and lil) mountains. No judgement, all mountains are good here. Currently freelance. Past: OPB, Axios, Nature, NPR | 340 |
| 40. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales.bsky.social Marine biologist, writer, broadcaster. UK + France www.helenscales.com | 335 |
| 41. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl.bsky.social DC-based freelance journalist and editor | science, health, food | โ๏ธ DCist, Knowable, NPR, Science News | Secโy DC Science Writers Association ๐ฆ | Chemistry Ph.D. | Inglรฉs y Espaรฑol | she/her | 325 |
| 42. | @elizkolbert.bsky.social | 314 |
| 43. |  Rebecca Boyle ๐@rboyle31.bsky.social Author, journalist, writer, selenophile, hiker. I speak for the Moon. Like the Lorax, but not as good at rhyming. My book comes out Jan. 16! Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books /611468/our-moon-by | 311 |
| 44. |  Clara Moskowitz@clarakm.bsky.social Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering astronomy, physics and math. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | 303 |
| 45. |  Natalie Wolchover@nattyover.bsky.social Physics journalist at Quanta Magazine (on book leave for 2023). Giving this a whirl. | 294 |
| 46. |  Karen Kwon (she/her)@ykarenkwon.bsky.social Science journalist โข Research and special projects editor @Science News โข Chemistry PhD โข NYU SHERP 39 โข 2020 AAAS Mass Media Fellow @Scientific American โข ๐ฐ๐ทโ ๏ธ๐ www.ykarenkwon.com | 281 |
| 47. |  Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis.bsky.social reader, magaziner, that person from that other place contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine | 259 |
| 48. |  Nadja Popovich@popovichn.bsky.social reporting + editing, data + graphics @nytclimate โจโจโจโจโจ | 244 |
| 49. | @tanyalewis.bsky.social Senior editor, health & medicine @sciam.bsky.social. New Yorker. Like dogs and bad puns. | 239 |
| 50. |  Katie McCormick@mccornut.bsky.social Physicist-turned-science writer. Writing about quantum computing for Google Quantum AI and about other stuff at Quanta, Knowable, News from Science, APS Physics Mag, etc. | 225 |
| 51. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest.bsky.social Best-selling author, journalist, podcaster, outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing. Western Colorado. | 199 |
| 52. |  Haley Wahl, PhD@hwahl16.bsky.social Pulsar PhD turned science writer for MIT Lincoln Laboratory | 198 |
| 53. |  Shannon Palus@shanpalus.bsky.social Features editor at Slate | 195 |
| 54. |  Evelyn Lamb@evelynjlamb.bsky.social Math and science writer. Complex analysis fangirl. | 180 |
| 55. |  Bri Barbu@bribarbu.bsky.social science reporter @Chemical & Engineering News | please talk to me about carbon-based molecules | indie bookstore enjoyer | the world is on fire but I'm ~just fine~ otherwise | views mine | 173 |
| 56. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong.bsky.social Climate/environment reporter at ProPublica. Cartoon me by Laila Milevski. Pro-cats, anti-carrots. | 172 |
| 57. |  Cassie Martin@cassiemartin.bsky.social Deputy Managing Editor at Science News. Standing in solidarity with Science News Media Guild. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | 167 |
| 58. |  Dana Smith@smithdanag.bsky.social Health/science/wellness reporter covering a little bit of everything body-related for the New York Times | 158 |
| 59. |  Sadie Witkowski, PhD@sadiewit.bsky.social Podcaster & Director of Communications for Data Science Institute @UChicago Scientist, storyteller, scuba diver | 157 |
| 60. |  Nidhi Subbaraman @nidhisubs.bsky.social good science/ bad science. reporter @wsj. email me: nidhi.subba[email protected]. https://www.wsj.com/news/author/nidhi-su bbaraman | 156 |
| 61. |  Allie Wilkinson@alliewilkinson.bsky.social Freelance science journalist and fact-checker. Also a chicken mom. | 146 |
| 62. |  Margaret Harris@drmlharris.bsky.social Science journalist at Physics World magazine. Also available as @[email protected] and @DrMLHarris on Twitter (while it lasts). All views on science, politics, etc. my own. | 146 |
| 63. | @thespacegal.bsky.social Video channel | 142 |
| 64. |  Sarah Lewin Frasier@sarahexplains.bsky.social Scientific American's Assistant News Editor | 134 |
| 65. |  Erica Klarreich@ericaklarreich.bsky.social Mathematics and science journalist. My work has appeared in Quanta, Nature, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Science News and other publications. | 124 |