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| 1. |  Ed Yong@edyong209 Science writer at The Atlantic. Author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, a New York Times bestseller on animal-microbe partnerships. edyong.me • I Contain Multitudes Washington, DC theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/ 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 151,275 | 83.3% |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. New book: "She Has Her Mother's Laugh" bit.ly/SheHasHerMothe… My tweets are invitations to read the stories to which I link. • She Has Her Mother's Laugh • A Planet of Viruses • Evolution: Making Sense of Life Connecticut carlzimmer.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 272,274 | 76.9% |
| 3. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes Science Editor, @BuzzFeedNews. Pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 33,938 | 73.1% |
| 4. |  Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth Health, science & environment editor at @washingtonpost. Past president of National Assoc @ScienceWriters. Was @NatGeo @Slate @SmithsonianMag @NewsFromScience Washington DC washingtonpost.com 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 29,536 | 73.1% |
| 5. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze Correspondent for Nature, views my own. Reach me (generally) witzescience-at-gmaildotcom or (securely) awitze-at-protonmaildotcom. • Island on Fire • Soundings Boulder, CO lakithebook.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 19,790 | 73.1% |
| 6. |  Maggie Koerth-Baker@maggiekb1 Senior Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. Nieman Fellow. Science and society = my jam. Occasional cute kid stories. She/Her. • Before the Lights Go Out • Mental Floss Presents Be Amazing Minneapolis, MN maggiekb.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 29,507 | 71.8% |
| 7. |  David Dobbs@David_Dobbs Writer @nytimes, @theatlantic, @NatGeo, @WIRED, etal. Mostly on how sci & med work (or fail). Anonymous tipbox at tinyurl.com/DobbsAnon All over daviddobbs.net 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 36,391 | 71.3% |
| 8. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, Science journalist, blogger, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. • The Poison Squad • The Best American Science and Nat... • The Best American Science and Nat... Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 9 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 34,343 | 69.0% |
| 9. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck @WIRED columnist, journalist, @SchusterInst fellow, TED | BIG CHICKEN (PLUCKED), SUPERBUG, BEATING BACK THE DEVIL | [email protected] | avi: @rachel_suggs • Plucked • Big Chicken • Superbug ATL, BGR, CDG marynmckenna.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 39,186 | 67.1% |
| 10. |  Nature News & Comment@NatureNews Science news & opinion from the news team at Nature, the international journal of #science. Get our daily newsletter: go.nature.com/naturebriefing Worldwide nature.com/news 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 1,887,969 | 66.7% |
| 11. |  Jennifer Ouellette@JenLucPiquant Science writer Jennifer Ouellette. Senior reporter, Ars Technica. Past: Gizmodo. Ex-evangelical. Married to @seanmcarroll. • Me, Myself, and Why • The Best Science Writing Online 2... • The Calculus Diaries Los Angeles, CA jenniferouellette-writes.com 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 36,396 | 66.2% |
| 12. |  Scientific American@sciam Awesome discoveries. Expert insights. Science that shapes the world. New York City scientificamerican.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 3,687,273 | 64.8% |
| 13. |  Ivan Oransky@ivanoransky VP, Editorial, @Medscape. Distinguished Writer In Residence, @NYU_Journalism; co-founder, @RetractionWatch; president, @AHCJ. Northampton, MA retractionwatch.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 31,546 | 64.8% |
| 14. |  Bethany Brookshire@BeeBrookshire Science writer and journalist. @SNStudents and @ScienceNews, host @sci4thepeople. She/her. My opinions are my own and don’t represent the views of my employer. Washington, DC bethanybrookshire.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 62,860 | 63.0% |
| 15. |  Mariette DiChristina@mdichristina Editor in Chief, @sciam. EVP, Editorial & Publishing, Magazines, Springer Nature. All opinions expressed are my own. RTs are not endorsements. New York ScientificAmerican.com 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 21,071 | 63.0% |
| 16. |  Steve Silberman@stevesilberman Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, NYT bestseller and winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize. Photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones. • Neurotribes San Francisco stevesilberman.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 100,713 | 62.5% |
| 17. |  Amy Harmon@amy_harmon New York Times reporter covering science & society. She/Her. Mom of @rumblecomics New York, NY nytimes.com/by/amy-harmon 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 19,259 | 62.5% |
| 18. |  Robin Lloyd@robinlloyd99 contributing editor @sciam & @spectrum, faculty @nyu_journalism, vp board @sciencewriting 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 10,847 | 61.1% |
| 19. |  Barack Obama@BarackObama Dad, husband, President, citizen. Washington, DC obama.org 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 104,246,729 | 60.6% |
| 20. |  WIRED Science@WIREDScience Bringing the radiothermally generated heat. The team: @sandraupson, @JetJocko, @rtg0nzalez, @MeganMolteni, and @MrMattSimon. San Francisco, California wired.com/category/wired… 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 2,014,593 | 60.2% |
| 21. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer. Slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), supernovas and spiders. Champagneophile. • Little Book of Wonders 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 25,732 | 60.2% |
| 22. |  Dave Mosher@DaveMosher Science & tech correspondent at @businessinsider. Space, nukes, etc. These tweets self-destruct. DMs open. My work + confidential comms: businessinsider.com/author/dave-mo… New York, NY davemosher.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 19,724 | 60.2% |
| 23. |  NYT Science@NYTScience Science, Medicine, Environment, Space and Cosmos. Sync your calendar with the solar system: nyti.ms/2ECMtej New York, NY nytimes.com/science 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 1,139,732 | 59.7% |
| 24. |  Neil deGrasse Tyson@neiltyson Astrophysicist New York City haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 13,086,926 | 59.3% |
| 25. |  Corey S. Powell@coreyspowell Science writer on @BillNyeSaves. Contributing editor at @discovermag, @AmSciMag, and @aeonmag. Science-curious. Brooklyn, NY discovermagazine.com/outthere 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 66,649 | 59.3% |
| 26. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing progress on a finite, fast-forward, noisy planet @insidenatgeo.The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, songs j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA about.me/revkin 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 83,258 | 58.8% |
| 27. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. • The Panic Virus • Feeding the Monster • Hard News Boston sethmnookin.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 34,851 | 58.8% |
| 28. |  Rachel "The Yellow Dart" Feltman@RachelFeltman Chief Science Officer of the USS @popsci // Previously: made a blog @washingtonpost // Professional GIF curator // Host of @weirdest_thing [email protected] NYC popsci.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 19,479 | 58.3% |
| 29. |  Alexis C. Madrigal@alexismadrigal staff writer @TheAtlantic | book for @mcdbooks | visiting scholar @BerkeleyISchool | Mexican, American, Earthseed | ***mostly on leave from Twitter*** Oakland, CA tinyletter.com/5it 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 196,087 | 57.9% |
| 30. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Writer and Editor working for Nature (although views expressed here are my own). The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 12,648 | 57.9% |
| 31. |  Phil Plait@BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. My Bad Astronomy blog: syfy.com/badastronomy I use "likes" for bookmarks. No endorsement implied. • Bad Astronomy Boulder about.me/philplait 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 612,072 | 57.4% |
| 32. |  Riley@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. Author of My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys (coming 2019). Blogs @sciam. Furry self: @RileyBlackCat • Skeleton Keys • The T Rex Handbook (Discovering) • Prehistoric Predators Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 25,114 | 57.4% |
| 33. |  LizNeeley@LizNeeley Executive Director of The @Story_Collider. Lecturer @Yale with @NNCIonline. Compass points: science, storytelling, #scicomm studies & gorgeous design. she/her Washington DC area storycollider.org 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 17,453 | 57.4% |
| 34. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Editor & lead science writer @FiveThirtyEight Author of GOOD TO GO @wwnorton goodtogobook.com Outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing. • Beautiful Chickens • Good to Go Colorado christieaschwanden.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 14,156 | 57.4% |
| 35. |  Katie Mack@AstroKatie (a.k.a. Dr Katherine J Mack) astrophysicist/cosmologist, occasional freelance science writer, connoisseur of airplane food Raleigh, NC astrokatie.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 291,957 | 56.9% |
| 36. |  Jonathan Eisen@phylogenomics Prof @UCDavis Guardian of Microbial Diversity #OpenScience #Diversity #RedSox #Barca #Birds #Yolo phylogenomics.me May the Microbes be Ever in Your Favor Davis, CA ted.com/talks/jonathan… 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 51,951 | 56.9% |
| 37. |  Sean Carroll@seanmcarroll Physicist at Caltech. Author of The Big Picture and other books. Host of #MindscapePodcast. Married to @JenLucPiquant. In favor of truth and kindness. Los Angeles preposterousuniverse.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 226,978 | 56.0% |
| 38. |  Dan Vergano@dvergano BuzzFeed News science desk in Washington D.C. Contact: [email protected] PGP key: tinyurl.com/glfk7xo Secure tips: contact.buzzfeed.com Washington, DC linkedin.com/pub/dan-vergan… 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 16,741 | 55.6% |
| 39. |  Science Friday@scifri Brain fun for curious people. Hosted by @iraflatow. From @WNYCStudios. New York, New York sciencefriday.com 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 761,432 | 55.1% |
| 40. |  Thomas Levenson@TomLevenson Author, The Hunt for Vulcan and Newton and the Counterfeiter; writer and professor of Science Writing at MIT; occasional @GlobeIdeas columnist. Cambridge, MA inversesquare.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 12,509 | 55.1% |
| 41. |  New Scientist@newscientist The best place to find out what’s new in science – and why it matters. To subscribe go to: https://t.co/M4DdnmRv4N Worldwide newscientist.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 3,407,966 | 54.2% |
| 42. |  (((John Rennie)))@tvjrennie Science writer/editor for @QuantaMagazine, @SciAm, @AccessScience, TWC's Hacking the Planet & more. NYU SHERP, Beakerhead SciComm. Opinions = my own — at most. • Human Geography New York, NY johnrennie.net 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 9,507 | 54.2% |
| 43. |  The Open Notebook@Open_Notebook Articles on science journalism craft, story annotations, writer interviews, a database of pitch letters & more. theopennotebook.com 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 8,826 | 54.2% |
| 44. |  Emily Anthes@EmilyAnthes Freelance science journalist. Author of Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts (bit.ly/TxqZkm). • Frankenstein's Cat • Instant Egghead Guide Brooklyn, NY emilyanthes.com 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 7,412 | 53.7% |
| 45. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth I make @flashforwardpod 〰〰 futures critic 〰〰 skeptical optimist 〰〰 formerly @30for30 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 in 30 days 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 [email protected] • What Future 2018 roseveleth.com 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 17,939 | 53.2% |
| 46. |  Nicholas St. Fleur@SciFleur Award-winning science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology and space. Passionate about diversity in STEM. @nytimes Send pitches to [email protected] [email protected] nytimes.com/by/nicholas-st… 6 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 9,569 | 53.2% |
| 47. |  Annalee Newitz@Annaleen I write science fiction and science journalism. Author: Autonomous. Podcast: @ooacpod. Founder: io9. More info: techsploitation.com. Any pronoun. I ❤️ noodles. • The Future of Another Timeline • Autonomous: A Novel • Scatter, Adapt, and Remember California techsploitation.com 11 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 33,789 | 52.8% |
| 48. |  John Timmer@j_timmer Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica. Writes, edits, and teaches science communications. The big city arstechnica.com/author/john-ti… 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 9,464 | 52.8% |
| 49. |  Lee Billings@LeeBillings Science journalist covering space and physics for @sciam. Author of Five Billion Years of Solitude, a book on the search for alien Earths. Opinions are my own. • Five Billion Years of Solitude New York City leebillings.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 8,126 | 52.8% |
| 50. |  Rebecca Skloot@RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS #HeLa now an HBO/@Oprah Film #HeLaMovie. Next book: humans #animals #ethics. Instagram @rebeccaskloot • The Best American Science and Nat... • The Best American Science Writing... • The Immortal Life of Henrietta La... Oakland, CA rebeccaskloot.com 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 45,960 | 52.3% |
| 51. |  Karen James ❄️@kejames In which a rogue scientist & outdoorswoman tweets about molecular ecology, genetics, evolution, botany, space, feminism & social justice, but in reverse order. Bar Harbor, ME youtu.be/4-3v_pAJmQk 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 29,583 | 52.3% |
| 52. |  Brooke Borel@brookeborel Sr. Editor @undarkmag • Instructor @nyu_journalism • Freelance journo for many (maybe you?) • Books: Infested / The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking • She/Her • The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checkin... • Infested brookeborel.com 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 8,634 | 52.3% |
| 53. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 6 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 7,473 | 52.3% |
| 54. |  NASA@NASA Explore the universe and discover our home planet with @NASA. We usually post in EST (UTC-4) nasa.gov 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 30,191,359 | 51.9% |
| 55. |  DNLee@DNLee5 #JrProf, Mammalogist, Diversity & Access to STEM, Unapologetically Intersectional, Mama Panyabuku, TED Fellow, NatGeo Emerging Explorer, #DispatchesDNLee Midwest, US; Tanzania, Africa openexplorer.nationalgeographic.com/expedition/dnl… 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 29,536 | 51.9% |
| 56. |  David Biello@dbiello Dispatches from the future present. Me: Science curator @TEDtalks, book The Unnatural World, et cetera, et cetera... • The Unnatural World • Technology • Bullet Trains New York, NY davidbiello.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 14,355 | 51.9% |
| 57. |  Emily Lakdawalla@elakdawalla Senior Editor & Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society. Planetary scientist. Asteroid 274860. Views are my own & not those of employer. • The Design and Engineering of Cur... Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 154,082 | 51.4% |
| 58. |  Christopher "bitcoin lambo" Mims 🎆@mims Tech columnist at @WSJ. Weird kid who turned into a weirder adult. Baltimore, MD wsj.com/news/author/80… 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 83,748 | 51.4% |
| 59. |  Alan Boyle@b0yle Aerospace and science editor @GeekWire. Longtime blogger @CosmicLog. Author of "The Case for Pluto." Links/RTs ≠ endorsements • The Case for Pluto Seattle geekwire.com/author/alanboy… 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 34,875 | 51.4% |
| 60. |  Azeen Ghorayshi@azeen investigative reporter @BuzzFeedNews currently chasing the #MoneyTrail / [email protected] / signal: ask me (open DMs) Brooklyn azeeng.com 7 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 7,981 | 51.4% |
| 61. |  Ben Lillie@BenLillie Founder of @caveatnyc. Also co-founder of The Story Collider (@story_collider) and former writer for TED. New York, NY caveat.nyc 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 7,615 | 51.4% |
| 62. |  Joanne Manaster@sciencegoddess Read Science! host, book lover, biology lecturer, former international model, STEM advocate. Increasing your science TBR pile since 2008. University of Illinois-Urbana joannelovesscience.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 59,606 | 50.9% |
| 63. |  Dan Fagin@danfagin Professing journalism, directing SHERP @ NYU. Wrote Toms River, winner of 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction. Butterfly chaser. Discontinue if irritation occurs. • Toms River • Toxic Deception New York danfagin.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 7,365 | 50.9% |
| 64. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Editor overseeing science, tech, health at @TheAtlantic; writer of very long stories for same; email: ross[at]theatlantic[dot]com Washington, DC rossandersen.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 15,265 | 50.5% |
| 65. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science writer + editor. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. General nerd for science and health. Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 9,052 | 50.5% |
| 66. |  Science Magazine@sciencemagazine The world's leading outlet for cutting-edge research in all areas of science. Follow @NewsfromScience for stories from our news team. Washington, DC & Cambridge, UK sciencemag.org 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 1,225,271 | 50.0% |
| 67. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb Puzzling about the science of everyday things. "Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it." – Mary Oliver aatishb.com 7 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 14,673 | 50.0% |
| 68. |  EJ Willingham@ejwillingham Damned fine editor (hire me!). Expatriated Texan. #1A all the way. The World tinyurl.com/7hguqyd 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 11,813 | 50.0% |
| 69. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. New York quantamagazine.org 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 7,504 | 50.0% |
| 70. |  Kate Wong@katewong Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Views are my own. • Lucy's Legacy New York City 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 11,898 | 49.1% |
| 71. |  Chris Mooney@chriscmooney Energy and environment writer at @washingtonpost, also tweeting at @postgreen. Views are my own. USA facebook.com/chriscmooney 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 34,034 | 48.6% |
| 72. |  Christie Wilcox@NerdyChristie Author of Venomous (amzn.to/1Y9WwIm); Editor for @SciShow; Cell & Molec PhD; @BuehlerSciWri’s partner; Mom (definitely not in that order) Washington, USA christiewilcox.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 20,067 | 48.6% |
| 73. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Deputy Editor/Wired. Writing about science and geekery. Author of Proof: The Science of Booze. Kraka-thoom. Tell me stories: [email protected] • Proof: The Science of Booze California adam-rogers.net 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 14,765 | 48.6% |
| 74. |  David Quammen@DavidQuammen Author of The Tangled Tree, Spillover, & other books. Contributing Writer for @NatGeo • The Tangled Tree • Yellowstone • The Chimp and the River Bozeman, Montana davidquammen.com 6 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 10,497 | 48.6% |
| 75. |  Alok Jha@alokjha Science correspondent at @TheEconomist • Former @WellcomeTrust fellow • Author: The Water Book https://t.co/lySv8Xl9zt • [email protected]📧 • How to Live Forever • 50 Ways the World Could End London, England alokjha.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 31,499 | 47.7% |
| 76. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba Science Journalist -- BBC, Scientific American, PopSci, The Daily Beast, WIRED, Adam Savage's Tested and others. Fact Checker. The Bog of Eternal Stench 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 25,607 | 47.7% |
| 77. |  Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr science writer ❂ contributing writer, @NYTmag and @sciam ❂ gardener ❂ naturalist ❂ surname rhymes with neighbor Portland, OR ferrisjabr.com 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 17,826 | 47.7% |
| 78. |  Dr. Kate Clancy@KateClancy Associate professor at the University of Illinois. Bioanth, repro health, sexual harassment in science are my jam. Roller derby & @periodpodcast2 in spare time. Urbana, IL kateclancy.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 15,339 | 47.7% |
| 79. |  ScienceWriters@ScienceWriters With more than 2,000 members, the National Association of Science Writers fosters the dissemination of accurate information regarding science. Hosting #SciWri19 Berkeley, CA nasw.org 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 22,889 | 47.2% |
| 80. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 12,081 | 47.2% |
| 81. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Science journalist. Contributing editor @SciAm, columnist @Slate, NYU visiting scholar, National Magazine Award finalist. Also write @Nytimes, @MotherJones. Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 11 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 9,176 | 47.2% |
| 82. |  Discover Magazine@DiscoverMag The best science magazine, in print and online Between gluons and galaxies discovermagazine.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 1,133,406 | 46.8% |
| 83. |  Guardian Science@guardianscience Science, health and environment news from the @Guardian. Plus, independent comment and analysis from our network of expert science bloggers London theguardian.com/science 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 1,063,979 | 46.8% |
| 84. |  Paul Raeburn@praeburn Journalist. Author. Producer, Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast. Passionate about journalism. Excited about comedy. New York, NY paulraeburn.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 3,974 | 46.8% |
| 85. |  Maria Popova@brainpicker Reader. Writer. Brooklyn, NY brainpickings.org 11 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 885,527 | 46.3% |
| 86. |  The NPR Science Desk@nprscience Science news, commentary and conversation from NPR. Washington, DC npr.org/science 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 251,140 | 46.3% |
| 87. |  Jason G. Goldman@jgold85 Science journalist. Wildlife reporter. Expedition leader. Bylines @SciAm @Biographic @BBCEarth @NatGeo & more. @SciCommCamp & @NerdBrigadeLA co-founder. • Wild LA • Science Blogging Los Angeles jasonggoldman.com 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 16,311 | 46.3% |
| 88. |  Matt Shipman@ShipLives I get paid to write, which is nice. I dislike bullies. My book on science PR: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book… (he/him) Raleigh, NC …ecommunicationbreakdown.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 7,274 | 46.3% |
| 89. |  Robert Lee Hotz@leHotz I cover science matters for The Wall Street Journal. Distinguished Writer in Residence @nyu_journalism. President of The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Whovian. New York 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 5,650 | 46.3% |
| 90. |  Colin Schultz@_ColinS_ News editor @HakaiMagazine. Pitch me a story: Someone doing something for a reason. Don't pitch me press releases. [email protected] Toronto 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 5,102 | 46.3% |
| 91. |  Amos Zeeberg@settostun Freelance science and technology journalist. No job is too big; no fee is too big. Tokyo 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 2,570 | 46.3% |
| 92. |  Eric Holthaus@EricHolthaus Meteorologist | Staff writer @grist | Fellow @umnione | he, they | #actuallyautistic | dad, ecosocialist 🌱🌻🌹🌎❤️ | opinions=mine Minnesota, USA ericholthaus.com 7 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 460,734 | 45.8% |
| 93. |  David Kroll@davidkroll @CUPharmacy pharmaceutical sciences prof and freelance pharma & healthcare writer @forbeshealth. Gator PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Denver, CO forbes.com/sites/davidkro… 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 11,494 | 45.8% |
| 94. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters words and birds 🌾senior associate editor @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. #blm she/her. write for me: [email protected] NYC/BK clippings.me/hannahjwaters 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 8,490 | 45.8% |
| 95. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Award-winning science writer, scholar, simian. The Primate Diaries (@primatediaries), Slate and Scientific American. E-mail: [email protected] Vancouver, BC blogs.scientificamerican.com/primate-diaries 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 6,848 | 45.8% |
| 96. |  Kathleen Frey Raven@inkkr Science writer. Genetics & hearing loss & stem cells & statistics & data // #FutureIsFemale // Siga la lucha // In flight 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 6,041 | 45.8% |
| 97. |  Dr. Kiki Sanford@drkiki Science ninjas unite! Portland, OR about.me/drkiki 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 191,984 | 45.4% |
| 98. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. • Go Green, Live Rich Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 5,457 | 45.4% |
| 99. |  STAT@statnews Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine. STAT Madness is BACK! Apply here: buff.ly/2T8oU1b statnews.com 3 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 85,741 | 44.4% |
| 100. |  Ian Sample@iansample The Guardian's Science editor, planet's worst surfer and author of Massive, shortlisted for the Royal Society Winton Science Book Prize. • Massive I live by the river theguardian.com/profile/iansam… 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 46,832 | 44.4% |
| 101. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Correspondent, @HBO's VICE News Tonight • I cover science, climate, and the environment • [email protected] • Secure: [email protected] • She/Her/Hers New York City (et Montréal) arielleduhaimeross.com 7 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 13,219 | 44.4% |
| 102. |  Michelle Nijhuis@nijhuism Editor of the #LifeUpClose series @TheAtlantic. Writer @NatGeoMag & @NYTMag, blogger @NewYorker, consigliere @HighCountryNews. Proud mom @GirlBilbo. • The Science Writers' Essay Handbo... Columbia River Gorge rhymeswithmyhouse.com 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 7,596 | 44.4% |
| 103. |  The New Yorker@NewYorker Unparalleled reporting and commentary on politics and culture, plus humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, reviews, and criticism. New York, NY newyorker.com 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 8,591,083 | 44.0% |
| 104. |  Matthew Herper@matthewherper Senior Writer, Medicine at STAT News. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. New York statnews.com/staff/matthew-… 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 87,362 | 44.0% |
| 105. |  Mary Roach@mary_roach I write books, most recently GRUNT: The Curious Science of Humans at War. Also: STIFF, GULP, PACKING FOR MARS, BONK. and SPOOK. • Grunt • Gulp • My Planet Oakland, CA • author maryroach.net 8 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 27,751 | 44.0% |
| 106. |  Matthew R Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of physics and astronomy. Wearer of jaunty hats. Tryin' to publish a novel. Proud Rebel scum. Avatar by @ScienceComic . He/him. Cleveland, OH bowlerhatscience.org 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 17,388 | 44.0% |
| 107. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Agent @ChrisWellbelove London 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 12,658 | 44.0% |
| 108. |  National Geographic@NatGeo Taking our understanding and awareness of the world further for 130 years | Test your knowledge with our Messenger chatbot: on.natgeo.com/2Om55Qk Global nationalgeographic.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 22,448,198 | 43.5% |
| 109. |  Jay Rosen@jayrosen_nyu I teach journalism and direct the Studio 20 program at NYU, critique the press, direct @membershippzzle. 'Ambassador' for @decorrespondent's expansion to US. New York City [email protected] pressthink.org/2016/12/winter… 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 247,172 | 43.5% |
| 110. |  Katharine Hayhoe@KHayhoe Not suspicious, just Canadian. Climate scientist, @TTUCSC director, poli sci prof, knitter, pastor's wife, mom. TIME100 + Fortune50. First in line for cloning. Texas Tech University katharinehayhoe.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 91,608 | 43.5% |
| 111. |  Joe Hanson@DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart on YouTube. Not an actual LEGO. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesma… 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 33,120 | 43.5% |
| 112. |  Cristine Russell@russellcris Science, enviro, health writer: climate science+policy; the media; women in science. World Conf of Sci Journalists 2017 co-chair; Harvard Kennedy School fellow Cambridge, MA; CT; wherever 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 6,069 | 43.5% |
| 113. |  Curiosity Rover@MarsCuriosity Your friendly neighborhood NASA Mars rover. Exploring the Red Planet since 2012. Team headquartered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 🚀 @NASAJPL Gale Crater, Mars mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/ 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 3,970,646 | 43.1% |
| 114. |  Raychelle Burks@DrRubidium #Chemistry Blackademic in the Ivory Tower. Left Coaster in the Lone Star. Sarcastic & silly. Tweets = personal ≠ professional. Rollin' with @CurlyHairMafia Middle of Nowhere thirtyseven.scientopia.org 8 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 20,172 | 43.1% |
| 115. |  Rebecca Boyle@rboyle31 Science journalist. 📝 @TheAtlantic @nytimes @sciam @FiveThirtyEight @TheLWON and more. Resident of the night. Writing a book about the moon for @randomhouse Saint Louis, MO rebecca-boyle.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 5,118 | 43.1% |
| 116. |  Elon Musk@elonmusk 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 24,217,160 | 42.6% |
| 117. |  Science News@ScienceNews Covering the latest news in all fields of science. Tweets by @wwrfd, @ThatMikeDenison and @Kate_Travis. Publisher @society4science. See also @SNStudents. Washington, DC sciencenews.org 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 2,835,197 | 42.6% |
| 118. |  Dr. Jacquelyn Gill@JacquelynGill Ice Age ecologist in a warming world. Professor @UMaine. Co-host of @ourwarmregards. Like Dana Scully, with mud and mammoths. Maine, USA contemplativemammoth.wordpress.com 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 38,258 | 42.6% |
| 119. |  Undark Magazine@undarkmag Non-profit & editorially independent. Exploring #science as a frequently wondrous, sometimes contentious, and occasionally troubling byproduct of human culture. Cambridge, MA undark.org 3 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 14,464 | 42.6% |
| 120. |  seth borenstein@borenbears Associated Press science writer. [email protected] I cover Earth & other sciences, disasters & more. Dad, BoSox fan. Teach at NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ tinyurl.com/sethap 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 13,833 | 42.6% |
| 121. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check Director, @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. @NatureNews alum. Bay Area erikacheck.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 9,647 | 42.6% |
| 122. |  Curtis Brainard@CBrainard @SciAm Managing Editor | @WFSJ Board member & former President New York scientificamerican.com 7 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter until last tweet (2015-Aug-30) | 3,290 | 42.6% |
| 123. |  Kathryn Schulz@kathrynschulz Staff writer at the @newyorker; former book critic at @nymag; author of Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error; reader, runner, traveler, et cetera-er. NY / MD / on the road beingwrongbook.com 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 41,007 | 42.1% |
| 124. |  Lou Woodley@LouWoodley Supporting & researching scientific communities. Director @AAAS Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement #CEFP2019 #OpenScience #SciComm 🐿 Washington, DC socialinsilico.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 12,098 | 42.1% |
| 125. |  Charles Choi 🚀@cqchoi I write about what happens at the edge of the world as we know it -- the area lying between the unknown and the impossible. sciwriter.us 7 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 3,946 | 42.1% |
| 126. |  Erik Vance@erikvance Easily distracted science journalist. Writer of magazine stories and author of the book Suggestible You. Views are someone else's. Anyone else's. Mexico City suggestibleyou.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 3,754 | 42.1% |
| 127. |  ben goldacre@bengoldacre Doctor, nerd cheerleader, Bad Science person, stats geek, procrastinator. I run ebmdatalab.net at @uniofoxford making tools+papers from data [email protected] Oxford, England badscience.net 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 482,682 | 41.7% |
| 128. |  Nautilus@NautilusMag A magazine on science, culture, and philosophy for the intellectually curious Science Connected nautil.us 6 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 72,627 | 41.7% |
| 129. |  Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. West Coast about.me/mikamckinnon 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 30,953 | 41.7% |
| 130. |  Betsy Mason@betsymason Freelance journalist, geologist, beer snob, calm assertive pack leader. Co-author of the book All Over the Map (Oct. 30 bit.ly/alloverthemap) • All Over the Map San Francisco Bay Area betsymason.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 9,206 | 41.7% |
| 131. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science/health journalist, @theipaper @newscientist, @sciencefocus, etc. formerly @BuzzFeed. cat pics and commissions to [email protected] London via Oldham kellyoak.es 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 7,554 | 41.7% |
| 132. |  Amy Maxmen@amymaxmen I cover evolution, biotech & everything in between at Nature. Former freelance journalist at Newsweek, Nat Geographic, Wired & other outlets. Views are my own. East Bay/Cali amymaxmen.com 8 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 4,720 | 41.7% |
| 133. |  Bill Nye@BillNye represent.com/billnye 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 5,790,844 | 41.2% |
| 134. |  Nieman Lab@NiemanLab We are the Nieman Journalism Lab, part of @niemanfdn at Harvard. We're trying to figure out the future of news. Cambridge, Mass. niemanlab.org 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 288,126 | 40.7% |
| 135. |  Atul Gawande@Atul_Gawande Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. ariadnelabs.org lifebox.org atulgawande.com 8 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 269,862 | 40.7% |
| 136. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Your mileage may vary in accordance with relativity. Raleigh, NC 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 20,551 | 40.7% |
| 137. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Science reporter on the poison beat/Sunday news editor @BuzzFeedNews. [email protected] Secure: contact.buzzfeed.com Past: @BostonGlobe @NBCNews Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 6,717 | 40.7% |
| 138. |  (((Steve Mirsky)))@SteveMirsky Editor, columnist, podcaster for @sciam magazine. Opinions expressed are my own and are subject to revision with new information. Like science. • Instant Egghead Guide The Bronx scientificamerican.com/podcasts/ 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 6,464 | 40.7% |
| 139. |  Fred Guterl@fredguterl special projects editor @newsweek, formerly @sciam executive editor, author (Fate of the Species) 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 4,017 | 40.7% |
| 140. |  simon frantz@simon_frantz Managing Editor, Features BBC.com. Formerly: @BBC_Future, @nobelprize, @NatRevDrugDisc. Views expressed are my own. NYC bbc.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 3,848 | 40.7% |
| 141. |  Nate Silver@NateSilver538 Editor-in-Chief, @FiveThirtyEight. Author, The Signal and the Noise (amzn.to/QdyFYV). Sports/politics/food geek. New York fivethirtyeight.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 3,193,362 | 40.3% |
| 142. |  ProPublica@ProPublica Pursuing stories with moral force. Send us things: propub.li/2hoDS2G. Newsletter: propub.li/2yHtb4z. Also follow @ProPublicaIL. We're there, too. New York, NY propublica.org 10 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 775,871 | 40.3% |
| 143. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 33,804 | 40.3% |
| 144. |  Michael Eisen@mbeisen Hazardous Waste Management Consultant. My conflicts bit.ly/1npOeyU. 37° 14′ 6″ N, 115° 48′ 40″ W michaeleisen.org 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 28,310 | 40.3% |
| 145. |  Amanda Moon@amsciam Editorial Consulting & Project Management at Moon & Company. Former & always: @fsgbooks @basicbooks @palgrave_ @sciam NYC moonandcompany.org 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 4,311 | 40.3% |
| 146. |  Tim De Chant ⚡️@tdechant Science journalism for the public good at @KSJatMIT, formerly @NOVApbs. Cambridge, MA timdechant.com 9 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 3,376 | 40.3% |
| 147. |  Ann Finkbeiner@AnnFinkbeiner Science writer whose current job is to write whatever I can get an assignment to write. Baltimore lastwordonnothing.com 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 2,446 | 40.3% |
| 148. |  Maria Konnikova@mkonnikova Only @newyorker writer ever to go on leave to play pro poker. Wrote some bestsellers (amzn.to/2qmaDAe), host @thegriftpodcast, Team Pokerstars Pro New York, NY mariakonnikova.com 7 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 33,798 | 39.8% |
| 149. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Day job at a climate charity. But this is me, not them. Writer. Knitter. PhD in science communication and too many years working in universities and museums. London climatehistories.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 25,723 | 39.8% |
| 150. |  Malcolm M. Campbell@m_m_campbell Biologist, professor, @UofG VPR. Science, SciComm & HigherEd tweets. Often with whippets, running, thinking, gleaning those #SixIncredibleThingsBeforeBreakfast. Guelph, Ontario linkedin.com/in/malcolm-cam… 8 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 9,734 | 39.8% |
| 151. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science journalist teaching at @NUjournalism • Editor @Storybench @LatAmSci • Fellow @KSJatMIT ‘14 • Alum @Undarkmag @Scifri @esquireclassic • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 6,808 | 39.8% |
| 152. |  Rachel Nuwer@RachelNuwer Freelance journalist. Contributes to the NY Times, NatGeo, BBC & more. Author of "Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking." Brooklyn rachelnuwer.com 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 6,544 | 39.8% |
| 153. |  Robin Marantz Henig@robinhenig Science writer, book author, adjunct prof at #SHERP @nyu_journalism, co-author with my daughter @scootes of TWENTYSOMETHING bit.ly/YRkv3Va NYC robinhenig.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 2,668 | 39.8% |
| 154. |  News from Science@NewsfromScience The latest stories in science, brought to you by the @sciencemagazine news team. Washington, D.C. news.sciencemag.org 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 235,258 | 39.4% |
| 155. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News, lifelong astronomy nerd. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 7,677 | 39.4% |
| 156. |  Siri Carpenter@SiriCarpenter Freelance editor, co-founder of @open_notebook, runner, bicyclist, reader, form-filler-outer. She/her. Madison, Wisconsin siricarpenter.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 2,944 | 39.4% |
| 157. |  Michael E. Mann@MichaelEMann Climate Scientist, Professor & Director of the Penn State ESSC; Author of Dire Predictions, The Hockey Stick & the Climate Wars, and The Madhouse Effect Penn State University, PA michaelmann.net 7 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 94,662 | 38.9% |
| 158. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] She/her Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 7 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 10,903 | 38.9% |
| 159. |  Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield Canadian Astronaut, back on Earth after 3 spaceflights. For events and media, please write to [email protected] Earth chrishadfield.ca 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 2,396,479 | 38.4% |
| 160. |  Elizabeth Kolbert@ElizKolbert I am a New Yorker staff writer and author of Field Notes from a Catastrophe and The Sixth Extinction. • Field Notes from a Catastrophe • The Sixth Extinction ElizabethKolbert.com 5 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 34,657 | 38.4% |
| 161. |  MC Stardust ✨ Inclusion Rider 4 Life@Summer_Ash Astrophysicist by day and all around rock-it scientist whenever I get my act together. Tweets are my own opinions. Intersectional or GTFO. 1/2 of @startorialist Moon/New York City summerash.com 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 12,694 | 38.4% |
| 162. |  Francie Diep@franciediep Science journalist, staff writer @PacificStand, appreciator of prose in all forms Washington, DC franciediep.com 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 3,713 | 38.4% |
| 163. |  WIRED@WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. San Francisco/New York WIRED.com 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 10,350,323 | 38.0% |
| 164. |  Marc Abrahams@MarcAbrahams editor of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Also see: @ImprobResearch • The Ig Nobel Cookbook, volume 1 • This is Improbable Too • This Is Improbable Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA improbable.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 9,566 | 38.0% |
| 165. |  PLOS@PLOS PLOS accelerates progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. USA and UK plos.org 10 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 136,820 | 37.5% |
| 166. |  Jennifer Gunter@DrJenGunter The Gray Lady’s gynecologist, women's health advocate, sexpert, appropriately confident, wields the lasso of truth, ponysister, I speak for no one but me. drjengunter.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 107,273 | 37.5% |
| 167. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore science on TV and the internet. Host/EP @BecauseScience. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. LATEST VIDEO 👇🔥 Los Angeles youtu.be/HL0F_F1k7kw 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 79,196 | 37.5% |
| 168. |  Mo Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ Freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press 2016) & 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus 2013) London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 38,895 | 37.5% |
| 169. |  Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar Scientific Storyteller. Ambivert. Philosopher. bondarmedia.com carinbondar.com British Columbia, Canada bondarmedia.com 9 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 22,659 | 37.5% |
| 170. |  Dr. Tara C. Smith@aetiology Professor, microbiologist/ infectious disease epidemiologist, writer, preK & teen wrangler. Antibiotic resistance, zoonotic disease, scicomm, zombies. Kent, Ohio taracsmith.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 18,517 | 37.5% |
| 171. |  Natalie Wolchover@nattyover Physics writer and editor @QuantaMagazine. I have a Klein bottle that contains the universe. New York, New York quantamagazine.org/authors/natali… 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 16,906 | 37.5% |
| 172. |  Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel I'm an editor/correspondent for @nprscience. Editing climate and environment. Corresponding science and security, especially nukes. securedrop.npr.org npr.org 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 7,116 | 37.5% |
| 173. |  Susannah Locke@susannahlocke Special projects editor @voxdotcom, formerly @PopSci, @sciam, tnghaikus.com. [email protected] susannahlocke.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 4,256 | 37.5% |
| 174. |  Cassandra Willyard@cwillyard Freelance science writer in Madison, WI. I love long walks, sunsets, and infectious diseases. The more neglected, the better. Madison, WI cassandrawillyard.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 2,665 | 37.5% |
| 175. |  The New York Times@nytimes Where the conversation begins. Follow for breaking news, special reports, RTs of our journalists and more. Visit nyti.ms/2FVHq9v to share news tips. New York City nytimes.com 11 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 42,679,634 | 37.0% |
| 176. |  Jad Abumrad@JadAbumrad I make Radiolab and some music too. When I tweet it's just me. Brooklyn, NY radiolab.org 8 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 309,648 | 37.0% |
| 177. |  Helen Branswell@HelenBranswell Senior writer, infectious diseases & global health, @statnews. I block rude. #flu #Ebola, #polio, #AMR. Neiman '11. 🇨🇦 No tagging, please. Boston, MA statnews.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 25,385 | 37.0% |
| 178. |  Mark Henderson@markgfh Head of Communications, the Wellcome Trust. Views mine not the Trust's. Author of The Geek Manifesto & 50 Genetics Ideas You Really Need to Know London geekmanifesto.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 17,275 | 37.0% |
| 179. |  Victoria Jaggard 💀@vmjaggard99 Senior Editor, Science & Innovation @NatGeo. Astronomy fan, coffee lover, gaming geek, goth fashionista, Navy brat. Always on for karaoke. Washington, DC nationalgeographic.com/latest-stories/ 8 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 5,535 | 37.0% |
| 180. |  Popular Science@PopSci Awe-inspiring science, tech, and DIY. 146 years strong. Here's animated proof: pops.ci/146YEARS New York popsci.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 1,273,032 | 36.6% |
| 181. |  National Science Foundation@NSF Explore #NSFfunded research that is transforming the world. / Social media policy: bit.ly/smpnsf Alexandria, VA nsf.gov 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 1,084,891 | 36.6% |
| 182. |  David Bradley 🎸📷⚗️@sciencebase Science and Stuff - 👨👩👧👦🐦🦋🍺🍷🥃🥧✈️🏝️🎭🇪🇺🏕👨🎤🐶👨🔬📚🧪🔭 Cambridge, UK sciencebase.com 11 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 43,105 | 36.6% |
| 183. |  brad plumer@bradplumer Reporter at @nytclimate. On the apocalypse beat, more or less. Email me at [email protected] Washington, DC nytimes.com/by/brad-plumer 10 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 33,700 | 36.6% |
| 184. |  Maia Szalavitz@maiasz Neuroscience Journalist, VICE.com, TIME.com ti.me/rWCQsZ, etc. Author, Unbroken Brain, Soros Justice Fellow • The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog • Unbroken Brain • Born for Love New York maiasz.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 20,512 | 36.6% |
| 185. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone Writer, nerd, managing editor @EARTH3R by @Gizmodo. @GMGUnion. Earth & enviro science PhD. DMs open. Philadelphia, PA kinja.com/maddiestone 7 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 14,491 | 36.6% |
| 186. |  Janet D. Stemwedel@docfreeride Philosopher, lapsed chemist, Forbes contributor. Previously: Scientific American, ScienceBlogs. forbes.com/sites/janetste… San Francisco Bay Area keys.mailvelope.com/pks/lookup?op=… 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 13,513 | 36.6% |
| 187. |  Rowan Hooper@rowhoop Head of Features @newscientist. PhD in evolutionary biology. Former Tokyoite & entomologist; columnist for @japantimes. New book, SUPERHUMAN, out now すごい! • Superhuman London rowanhooper.contently.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 10,637 | 36.6% |
| 188. |  Charles Seife@cgseife Journalist, author, NYU professor, debunker of 'alternative facts' New York City charlesseife.com 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 10,175 | 36.6% |
| 189. |  Brandon Keim@9brandon Freelance journalist + writer | Nature, animals, science & environment | Author, The Eye of the Sandpiper goo.gl/cn6c1y | Co-founder @KittyEatsBugs • The Eye of the Sandpiper Maine, USA instagram.com/9brandon/ 11 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 8,344 | 36.6% |
| 190. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. London 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 5,434 | 36.6% |
| 191. |  Steven Pinker@sapinker Cognitive scientist at Harvard. Boston, MA stevenpinker.com 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 493,938 | 36.1% |
| 192. |  Radiolab@Radiolab Radiolab is a show about curiosity from @WNYCStudios. multiple universes radiolab.org 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 272,402 | 36.1% |
| 193. |  Gwen Pearson@bug_gwen I'm a bug AND a feature! I do insect outreach & write about science. Founder of @ento_allies. Tweets personal/do not represent employers etc 🐝 she/her/PhD Low Earth Orbit, Indiana bit.ly/GwenPearson 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 21,004 | 36.1% |
| 194. |  George Musser@gmusser contributing editor for Scientific American, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory and Spooky Action at a Distance • Spooky Action at a Distance • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Str... New York georgemusser.com 11 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 7,974 | 36.1% |
| 195. |  Karyn Traphagen@kTraphagen Cultivating Curiosity. Durham, NC stay-curious.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 6,036 | 36.1% |
| 196. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @PBS @NewsHour science producer & ScienceScope co-creator | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | PGP: 06D0 E6A5 AC19 3074 13B0 9F87 A332 744F E4D1 95DF Washington DC pbs.org/newshour/tag/s… 7 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 4,350 | 36.1% |
| 197. |  Jennifer Bogo@jenbogo Science journalist. Penguin enthusiast. Fan of Mars habitats but think Earth is worth saving. VP, Content at @audubonsociety. Formerly orbited @popsci @popmech. New York 7 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 2,673 | 36.1% |
| 198. |  The Onion@TheOnion America's Finest News Source. theonion.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 11,033,201 | 35.6% |
| 199. |  Ezra Klein@ezraklein Founder and editor-at-large, Vox.com. Why yes, I do have a podcast. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the… DC vox.com 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 2,510,829 | 35.6% |
| 200. |  Aeon@aeonmag Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. We publish in-depth essays, incisive articles, and a mix of original and curated videos - free to all. aeon.co 6 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 133,868 | 35.6% |
| 201. |  Vaughan Bell@vaughanbell Neuropsychologist and senior clinical lecturer at UCL. Clinical psychologist in the NHS. Occasional writer. Interested in people. Views my own. vaughanbell.net 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 47,379 | 35.6% |
| 202. |  Miriam Kramer@mirikramer Always a space reporter. It's not aliens. It's never aliens. DMs open and a mess. Now: NYC. Before: Tennessee. 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 17,291 | 35.6% |
| 203. |  Oliver Morton@Eaterofsun Author, The Planet Remade heliophage.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/the…. Views not The Economist's, RT's not endorsements (obviously) • The Moon • The Planet Remade • Eating the Sun Greenwich, UK heliophage.wordpress.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 8,831 | 35.6% |
| 204. |  Doug Main@Douglas_Main senior writer/editor @NatGeo, co-leading the animals desk. pitch me: douglas.main @ natgeo.com Washington, DC 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 5,519 | 35.6% |
| 205. |  Brendan Borrell@bborrell I like finding out new things and writing about them. See my recent work @outsidemagazine @natgeo @theatlantic Los Angeles, CA brendanborrell.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 3,321 | 35.6% |
| 206. |  apoorva mandavilli@apoorva_nyc award-winning science journalist, founding editor and EIC of @Spectrum, co-founder of @CultureDish, former NYU adjunct faculty, travel enthusiast, Mom 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 2,609 | 35.6% |
| 207. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 @washingtonpost reporter covering news from around the nation and across the universe. [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 7 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 10,232 | 35.2% |
| 208. |  Philip Yam@philipyam Science editor, writer. Editor-in-Chief, Simons Foundation. President, AAJA-NY 2013-2017. Former @SciAm managing editor. Book author. My views New York amzn.to/1lfZdoR 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 4,319 | 35.2% |
| 209. |  Sophie Bushwick@sophiebushwick Science writer, podcast & video producer, nap advocate. Also Senior Editor at @PopSci New York, NY popsci.com/sophiebushwick 8 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 3,463 | 35.2% |
| 210. |  Hillary Clinton@HillaryClinton 2016 Democratic Nominee, SecState, Senator, hair icon. Mom, Wife, Grandma x2, lawyer, advocate, fan of walks in the woods & standing up for our democracy. New York, NY onwardtogether.org 5 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 23,929,443 | 34.7% |
| 211. |  Reuters Science News@ReutersScience From newly charted astronomical anomalies at the far reaches of the universe to the rise of nanotechnology, nobody covers science like Reuters.com. reuters.com/news/science 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 918,759 | 34.7% |
| 212. |  Nicholas Thompson@nxthompson Editor of @wired. If you have insights or scoops about the biggest stories in tech, please DM me or email [email protected] New York wired.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 103,717 | 34.7% |
| 213. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciComm FTW | Host of the @TalkNerdy_Pod & @SkepticsGuide Rogue | Cofounder: @SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA | As seen on TV: @BillNyeSaves @NatGeoChannel • Tiny Thinkers Los Angeles carasantamaria.com 9 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 79,370 | 34.7% |
| 214. |  Hope Jahren@HopeJahren author of LAB GIRL, winner of the 2016 NBCC award in autobiography hopejahrensurecanwrite.com 7 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 36,089 | 34.7% |
| 215. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter until last tweet (2018-Jan-08) | 28,695 | 34.7% |
| 216. |  Andrew Thaler@DrAndrewThaler Marine Science and Conservation at Blackbeard Biologic. Deep-sea ecology. Population genetics. Underwater robots. The deep sea is Earth's last great wilderness. Maryland, USA patreon.com/Andrew_Thaler 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 23,248 | 34.7% |
| 217. |  Shannon Stirone@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Bylines @PopSci @NYTimes @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @NewRepublic @Wired @Longreads & others. Opinions are mine. Bay Area, CA shannonstirone.com 4 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 14,609 | 34.7% |
| 218. |  Joel Achenbach@JoelAchenbach The Washington Post; Achenblog; Why Things Are; Captured By Aliens; The Grand Idea; A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea Washington DC washingtonpost.com/achenblog 7 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 9,905 | 34.7% |
| 219. |  Jamie Vernon@JLVernonPhD Science advocate, champion of evidence-based decision making. Husband, Dad, Citizen, Scientist. This is the personal account of @SigmaXiCEO. Raleigh, NC linkedin.com/in/jlvernon/ 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 6,825 | 34.7% |
| 220. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Founder of @lookslikesci. Marine biologist at heart. Member of SEJ, NASW, SCB Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 6,125 | 34.7% |
| 221. |  David Harris@physicsdavid science+art+design+journalism+books+words (Editor of Journal of Brief Ideas: briefideas.org. Previously editor of various science magazines.) Brisbane, Australia sciartica.net 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 4,045 | 34.7% |
| 222. |  SpaceX@SpaceX SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft Hawthorne, CA spacex.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 7,800,455 | 34.3% |
| 223. |  CERN@CERN #CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the world's largest particle physics lab, home of the #LHC. French: @CERN_FR Geneva home.cern 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 2,556,344 | 34.3% |
| 224. |  Andrew Freedman@afreedma Science Editor @Axios. Climate, science, weather, space, and politics. Tips: [email protected] | DM me for Signal #. New York, NY axios.com 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 173,269 | 34.3% |
| 225. |  Liz Landau@lizlandau @NASAJPL Senior Storyteller. Freelance writer. Ex @CNN reporter. Likes pi. @Princeton & @Columbia grad. Views my own. RTs ≠ endorsements https://t.co/5xHZNsIBGk Los Angeles 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 9,937 | 34.3% |
| 226. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. Secure mail: carmendrahl-at-protonmaildotcom Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 9,262 | 34.3% |
| 227. |  Michael Balter@mbalter 40 yrs a journalist. Former Science Paris correspondent, former NYU journalism prof, current instructor @HVWritersCenter. SciAm, Audubon, SAPIENS, The Verge... Recently returned to USA from 29 yrs exile in Europe. michaelbalter.com 10 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 4,630 | 34.3% |
| 228. |  Jennifer Frazer@JenniferFrazer Freelance science writer, author of The Artful Amoeba at Scientific American, Under-Loved Lifeform Enthusiast, and poker/prodder of misc. slimy things. Colorado's Front Range blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/ 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 3,977 | 34.3% |
| 229. |  Elizabeth Preston@Inkfish Writer of sciencey stuff for @DiscoverMag @TheAtlantic, silly stuff for @mcsweeneys @thehairpin, etc. Former editor of MUSE mag for kids. Aspiring cephalopod. Boston-ish elizabethgpreston.com 7 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 3,111 | 34.3% |
| 230. |  Erin Podolak@ErinPodolak Science Writer - mostly biology and medicine, Lehigh University and UW-Madison alum. Polar Bear enthusiast. Memphis, TN erinpodolak.com 7 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 3,016 | 34.3% |
| 231. |  Anna Kuchment@akuchment The Dallas Morning News science writer, Scientific American editor, and author of The Forgotten Cure (Copernicus Books; 2012), about phages. Views are my own. 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 2,916 | 34.3% |
| 232. |  Brian Cox@ProfBrianCox Touring the world in 2019, mainly talking about cosmology, quantum mechanics, black holes and the value of our civilisation. The Earth, with everyone else apolloschildren.com 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 2,845,930 | 33.8% |
| 233. |  Longreads@Longreads The world's best stories, since 2009. Use #longreads to share your favorites. Part of the @Automattic @WordPressdotcom family. NYC / SF longreads.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 277,874 | 33.8% |
| 234. |  Dr Adam Rutherford@AdamRutherford Back off man, I'm a scientist hyperurl.co/BookofHumans bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03… 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 62,306 | 33.8% |
| 235. |  David Grinspoon@DrFunkySpoon Astrobiologist, Author, Musician. New book CHASING NEW HORIZONS: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto. Biosphere One funkyscience.net 7 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 22,971 | 33.8% |
| 236. |  Leonid Kruglyak@leonidkruglyak Geneticist. Professor @UCLA. @Strava addict. Occasional mountaineer. Analyzing large datasets since long before #BigData became cool. My tweets are my own. Santa Monica Mtns, probably labs.genetics.ucla.edu/kruglyak/ 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 17,510 | 33.8% |
| 237. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote // email: [email protected] DC sarzha.com 10 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 9,554 | 33.8% |
| 238. |  Michele Banks@artologica Maker of science-y art. The Monet of drosophila. Microblognitsa. Keeper of the lolcats. Washington, DC artologica.etsy.com 8 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 8,953 | 33.8% |
| 239. |  Veronique Greenwood@vero_greenwood Odds and ends, bric-a-brac, scientific paraphernalia. Writer for The Atlantic, The New York Times, BBC Future, and others. 9 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 3,840 | 33.8% |
| 240. |  Mollie Bloudoff-Inde@mbloudoff Freelance journalist. Science aficionado. Antarctica traveler. @Columbiajourn @UCberkeley @UniofOxford Co-founder of @DiverseSources. she/her [email protected] Washington, DC mbloudoff.com 8 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 3,353 | 33.8% |
| 241. |  Charlie Petit@petitsciwrite Founding writer for Knight Science Journalism Tracker, retired , ex-SF Chronicle and USNews & WR sci writer, not too smart but interested in every direction. Berkeley CA ksjtracker.mit.edu 8 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 1,736 | 33.8% |
| 242. |  Emily Graslie 🌸🐝@Ehmee Chief Curiosity Correspondent for the @FieldMuseum, Lead driver of youtube.com/thebrainscoop. Business: emilygraslie.com/contact/ Nature's No. 1 Fan. Chicago, IL Instagram.com/egraslie 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 87,377 | 33.3% |
| 243. |  Scott Hensley@scotthensley Editing various health and science stories for @NPRScience. Ex-WSJ. Lover of Dobermans, 🦀s, @jhumenslacrosse, craft beer & 🇺🇸. (PR folks, no pitches, pls.) Washington, D.C. npr.org/shots 10 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 32,019 | 33.3% |
| 244. |  Alex Wild@Myrmecos Curator of Entomology at the University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas alexanderwild.com 8 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 21,299 | 33.3% |
| 245. |  John Hawks@johnhawks I'm a paleoanthropologist, exploring ancient sites and human genomes to uncover our origins. Follow along! Wisconsin, and field sites around the globe johnhawks.net/weblog 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 16,638 | 33.3% |
| 246. |  Antonio Regalado@antonioregalado Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order - {Sydney Brenner}. I write about biotechniques @techreview [email protected] technologyreview.com/topic/rewritin… 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 13,623 | 33.3% |
| 247. |  Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@KendraWrites current @nytimes past @popsci @MIT_sciwrite Working to get mayo put on the side [email protected] Secure: [email protected] Ride or Die NYC kendrawrites.com 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 8,960 | 33.3% |
| 248. |  Jeanne Garbarino, PhD@JeanneGarb Directs @RockEDU_ Science Outreach at @RockefellerUniv. Social justice & STEM education. Biochemist. Mom. Product of The Bronx. NYC rockefeller.edu/outreach/ 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 7,045 | 33.3% |
| 249. |  Peter Edmonds@PeterDEdmonds Work in astronomy publicity after surviving an astrophysics PhD & postdocs. Interested in science & scicomm. Opinions are mine & RTs aren't always endorsements. peterdedmonds.blogspot.com 7 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 4,087 | 33.3% |
| 250. |  Roxanne Khamsi@rkhamsi journalist who pipetted | writing in @NYTMag @SciAm @Slate & more | chief news editor at @NatureMedicine | lecturer at @stonybrooku and @cuny | EAB @TEDMED New York roxannekhamsi.com 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 3,073 | 33.3% |
| 251. |  nature@nature International weekly journal of science. Editorials, News & Views, corrections and primary research coverage here. For news, please see @NatureNews. London nature.com/nature/current… 6 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 1,510,100 | 32.9% |
| 252. |  Am Geophysical Union@theAGU Official account of the American Geophysical Union, the world's largest organization of Earth and space scientists. Tweets do not imply endorsement. Washington, DC sites.agu.org 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 55,289 | 32.9% |
| 253. |  Dr. David Shiffman@WhySharksMatter @LiberEroFellows studying Canadian shark fisheries at @SFU. Marine conservation biologist and science writer. Blogger at @sfriedscience Vancouver, British Columbia davidshiffmancv.com 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 40,412 | 32.9% |
| 254. |  Martin F. Robbins@mjrobbins Product and artificial intelligence. Author of Raising HAL, a blog about AI and data formerly at The Guardian. [email protected] Maidenhead, UK mjrobbins.com 10 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 26,247 | 32.9% |
| 255. |  Matter@matterstudios We make stuff. New York, NY matter.com 5 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter until last tweet (2016-Dec-25) | 22,743 | 32.9% |
| 256. |  Sarah Zielinski@SarahZielinski Managing editor, Science News for Students. Contributor to Science News. Obsessed with animals--especially cats. Washington, DC sarahzielinski.com 9 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 4,486 | 32.9% |
| 257. |  Jamie Shreeve@JamieShreeve Deputy Editor in Chief, National Geographic Washington DC and Bellport NY 7 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 1,736 | 32.9% |
| 258. |  Liz Szabo@LizSzabo Senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News. I write enterprise stories about acute care -- ie, cancer, heart disease, etc. -- especially related to aging. Washington, D.C. khn.org 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 64,318 | 32.4% |
| 259. |  Kate Sheppard@kate_sheppard Senior enterprise editor at @HuffPost, lecturer at UNC-Chapel Hill, board member at @streetsensedc, @SEJorg booster, left shark, mom. Chapel Hill, NC huffingtonpost.com/kate-sheppard 10 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 60,283 | 32.4% |
| 260. |  Mosaic@mosaicscience Stories about the science you care about in a changing world. Created by @wellcometrust, free to republish under Creative Commons. Text, video and podcast. London, UK mosaicscience.com 5 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 15,206 | 32.4% |
| 261. |  Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis Reader, magaziner. Contributing writer, @NYTmag and @CalSunday Tennessean on the Puget Sound. brookejarvis.net 9 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 9,262 | 32.4% |
| 262. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Exec Dir of @SciDebate. Author. Mom. Host of Serving Up Science on @WKAR. I study public understanding of food @michiganstateu. Science. Climate. Politics. • The Science of Kissing • Unscientific America • Unscientific America (Large Print... East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 9,110 | 32.4% |
| 263. |  Dr. Jonathan Foley@GlobalEcoGuy Global Environmental Scientist. Author. Speaker. Executive Director, Project Drawdown. My views. San Francisco Drawdown.org 7 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 36,545 | 31.9% |
| 264. |  The Jupiter Girl@upulie Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology| Space | Astropalaeontology | Co-founder, @realscientists | Dinosaur Evangelist | Narrm, Kulin Nation, Australia patreon.com/upulie 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 32,831 | 31.9% |
| 265. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. New York, NY scientificamerican.com 8 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 11,450 | 31.9% |
| 266. |  Liza Gross@lizabio Journalist #health #environment. @FERNnews Editor, @PLOSBiology. Views my own. Science Writers' Investigative Reporting Handbook amzn.to/2PXr7i8 San Francisco lizagross.com 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 4,750 | 31.9% |
| 267. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev The Guardian's Science Correspondent. Send me your stories: [email protected] London theguardian.com/science 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 15,835 | 31.5% |
| 268. |  Miriam Goldstein@MiriamGoldste Marine biologist, former Hill staffer, obligate swamp dweller. Dir. of Ocean Policy at @amprog. Opinions my own, RTs/=endorsements, spineless jokes all mine. Washington DC 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 12,308 | 31.5% |
| 269. |  Michael Specter@specterm I am a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of the book Denialism. Hudson, NY michaelspecter.com 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 11,654 | 31.5% |
| 270. |  Clifton Wiens@CliftonWiens Then: Nat Geo. Now: Scripted series set in 1876 Washington in development w/Pilothouse Pictures. Modern times, as it were. Instagram clifton_wiens 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 3,855 | 31.5% |
| 271. |  NPR@NPR News. Arts & Life. Music. Everything and more from NPR. 🕵️ Securely send us news tips: https://t.co/LPkf6Tsozm npr.org 11 yrs, 8 mos on Twitter | 7,658,254 | 31.0% |
| 272. |  Maggie Haberman@maggieNYT White House correspondent for NYTimes, analyst for CNN. RTs don't imply agreement. [email protected] 9 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 1,031,749 | 31.0% |
| 273. |  Xeni Jardin@xeni “Flamethrowing writer” —@sulliview. Outliving cancer. 🙏 Support my voice https://t.co/n4bVjE8RfQ • I’m part of @boingboing. https://t.co/b3WS3ZKXsA L.A./Utah xeni.net 12 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 137,544 | 31.0% |
| 274. |  Miles O'Brien@milesobrien Science, technology, aviation and space journalist. Boston milesobrien.com 11 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 74,059 | 31.0% |
| 275. |  Lucy/ @RealScientists@realscientists Real science from real scientists, writers, communicators, artists & clinicians. This week: LUCY SMITH| Stem Cells Research | @Lucy_Smith_13 Everywhere realscientists.org 5 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 70,517 | 31.0% |
| 276. |  Charles Bergquist@cbquist Director of Science Friday (@scifri) from @WNYCStudios. Carbon-based, but still mostly water and empty space. These words are my own fault. East Coast USA sciencefriday.com 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 8,003 | 31.0% |
| 277. |  ryan f. mandelbaum@RyanFMandelbaum I'm just a kid And life is a nightmare I'm just a kid I know that it's not fair Nobody cares 'cause I'm alone And the world is Having more fun then me Tonight New York, USA ryanfmandelbaum.com 3 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 6,066 | 31.0% |
| 278. |  Helen Pearson@hcpearson Chief Magazine Editor for Nature (views expressed here are my own). Writer, mum of 3 boys, author of book The Life Project, on the British birth cohorts. London helenpearson.info 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 3,134 | 31.0% |
| 279. |  The Washington Post@washingtonpost Breaking news, analysis, and opinion. Founded in 1877. Our staff on Twitter: twitter.com/washingtonpost… Washington, DC washingtonpost.com 11 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 13,268,913 | 30.6% |
| 280. |  NASA JPL@NASAJPL NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages many of NASA's robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system and our universe. Tweets from JPL's News Office. Pasadena, Calif. jpl.nasa.gov 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 2,745,583 | 30.6% |
| 281. |  Elise Andrew@Elise_Andrew just a liberal, freckle-faced slut - some dude on Twitter. Also, I Fucking Love Science. London, England iflscience.com 5 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 63,924 | 30.6% |
| 282. |  Catherine Q.@CatherineQ Astrophysicist, science communicator, over-thinker. One of @HuffPostscience Top 30 Physicists to follow. Autoimmune illness girl. Nomadic Kiwi. Dogs rule. New Zealand CatherineQ.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 40,885 | 30.6% |
| 283. |  Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Health correspondent @voxdotcom #medicine #science #publichealth MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ KeyBase: jbelluz or DM for Signal Washington, DC juliabelluz.com 9 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 23,590 | 30.6% |
| 284. |  Megan Garber@megangarber Atlantic writer. Coffee drinker. Washington, DC theatlantic.com/megan-garber/ 10 yrs, 0 mos on Twitter | 22,855 | 30.6% |
| 285. |  skullsinthestars@drskyskull Professor of optical physics, blogger of physics, history of physics, and pulp fiction. Opinions are my own (and, of course, mighty Cthulhu's) Charlotte, NC skullsinthestars.com 8 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 13,893 | 30.6% |
| 286. |  Glendon Mellow@FlyingTrilobite Art in Awe of Science | Science Artist by night, Social Media Manager by day | #SciArt #DigitalHealth #BikeTO he/him | Toronto glendonmellow.com/blog 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 9,294 | 30.6% |
| 287. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 5,974 | 30.6% |
| 288. |  Eli Kintisch@elikint Video producer. Correspondent, Science mag. -- Seeking FT work, open to freelancing -- Washington, DC elikintisch.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 3,568 | 30.6% |
| 289. |  Jessica Morrison@ihearttheroad I publish ‘zines and rage against machines. Nashville, TN ihearttheroad.github.io 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 2,651 | 30.6% |
| 290. |  Mike Lemonick@MLemonick I'm the Opinion Editor for Scientific American. I also write books Princeton, NJ 10 yrs, 3 mos on Twitter | 2,576 | 30.6% |
| 291. |  Marissa Fessenden@marisfessenden Science journalist & illustrator who loves the 🏔️ Seen at @smithsonianmag, @sciam, @spectrum, @naturenews & elsewhere. Queer. pronouns: they/them/theirs Bozeman, MT marissafessenden.com 9 yrs, 11 mos on Twitter | 2,465 | 30.6% |
| 292. |  David Fahrenthold@Fahrenthold Washington Post reporter, covering President Trump's businesses and conflicts of interest. MSNBC contributor. Tips? [email protected] Washington, DC washingtonpost.com 9 yrs, 5 mos on Twitter | 619,116 | 30.1% |
| 293. |  Neuroskeptic@Neuro_Skeptic Neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry through a skeptical lens. Just a brain with some eyes. Blogs for @DiscoverMag and @PLOSNeuro. UK blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/ 7 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 156,206 | 30.1% |
| 294. |  Mike Brown@plutokiller Astronomer, planet hunter, Pluto killer, bear whisperer, Finger-wrapped dad. Dangerous secularist. Pasadena, CA mikebrownsplanets.com 9 yrs, 9 mos on Twitter | 63,434 | 30.1% |
| 295. |  Gavin Schmidt@ClimateOfGavin Climate scientist, occasional juggler, even more occasional author, curious about how the world works. New York, NY realclimate.org 6 yrs, 1 mo on Twitter | 39,880 | 30.1% |
| 296. |  Dr. Chris Gunter@girlscientist Geneticist; editor; writer; science communicator; attempted wit. Assoc Prof, @EmoryMedicine & @MarcusAutism Ctr. Tweets are my own. Atlanta about.me/girlscientist 10 yrs, 2 mos on Twitter | 15,381 | 30.1% |
| 297. |  Mary Beth Griggs@MaryBethGriggs Science Editor @VergeScience. Formerly @PopSci. Tweets are my own. NYC popsci.com/popsci-authors… 8 yrs, 4 mos on Twitter | 3,437 | 30.1% |
| 298. |  Slate@Slate A daily magazine on the web. slate.com 10 yrs, 7 mos on Twitter | 1,773,850 | 29.6% |
| 299. |  Bill McKibben@billmckibben Author, Educator, Environmentalist and Founder of 350.org Opinions emphatically my own Vermont billmckibben.com 9 yrs, 10 mos on Twitter | 287,931 | 29.6% |
| 300. |  CJR@CJR Monitoring the press, tracking the evolving media business & encouraging excellence in journalism since 1961. New York, NY cjr.org 9 yrs, 6 mos on Twitter | 128,756 | 29.6% |