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A list of professional science writers with over 5,000 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. |  Phil Plait@BadAstronomer SCIENCE! I love this stuff. My Bad Astronomy blog: syfy.com/badastronomy I use likes for bookmarks; no endorsement implied. He/him. Boulder about.me/philplait Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 65% replies, 7% retweets, 13% quotes On 12,396 user lists 135 followers on this list | 615,308 |
| 2. |  Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer @nytimes columnist. Author: Planet of Viruses, She Has Her Mother's Laugh, etc. carlzimmer.com/books/ Connecticut 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 11% replies, 54% retweets, 3% quotes On 6,142 user lists 208 followers on this list | 290,649 |
| 3. |  Ed Yong@edyong209 Science writer at The Atlantic. Author of I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, a New York Times bestseller. Married to Liz Neeley. edyong.me (he/him) At home theatlantic.com/author/ed-yong/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 49% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes On 6,427 user lists 212 followers on this list | 243,694 |
| 4. |  Helen Branswell@HelenBranswell Sr writer, infectious diseases @statnews. Conspiracy theory free zone; I block rude, racism. Please consider Googling first. #coronavirus #Covid19 #Ebola🇨🇦 Boston, MA statnews.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 39% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes On 5,871 user lists 128 followers on this list | 182,368 |
| 5. |  Lady Lakdawalla of Baltis Vallis@elakdawalla Solar System Specialist, The Planetary Society. Planetary scientist, author, speaker, asteroid 274860. Views are my own & not those of employer. 🏳️🌈 she/her Pasadena, CA planetary.org/emily Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 65% replies, 18% retweets, 8% quotes On 4,662 user lists 130 followers on this list | 168,962 |
| 6. |  Steve Silberman@stevesilberman Author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, a NYT bestseller. The Taste of Salt, a history of cystic fibrosis, coming 2023. San Francisco stevesilberman.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 11% replies, 47% retweets, 14% quotes On 3,805 user lists 157 followers on this list | 121,908 |
| 7. |  Kyle Hill@Sci_Phile I explore and explain science, on TV and the internet. Avid Indoorsman. Business: kylehill.net. Insta: Sci_Phile. 🚨NEW CHANNEL🚨👇👇 Los Angeles youtu.be/h3X3AmmlUqU Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 56% replies, 9% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,105 user lists 94 followers on this list | 101,768 |
| 8. |  Matthew Herper@matthewherper Writing and events at STAT. This is biology's century; Every data point has a face. New York statnews.com/staff/matthew-… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 20% replies, 66% retweets, 2% quotes On 3,208 user lists 124 followers on this list | 99,914 |
| 9. |  Andrew Revkin@Revkin Pursuing #sustcomm progress on a finite, noisy planet at @Columbia's @EarthInstitute. The rest? Family, friends, books j.mp/revkinbooks, tunes j.mp/revkinmusic Hudson Valley, NY, USA j.mp/revkininfo Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 29% replies, 9% retweets, 51% quotes On 4,224 user lists 154 followers on this list | 87,885 |
| 10. |  Kai Kupferschmidt@kakape science journalist. molecular biologist. curious. Contributing Correspondent at @sciencemagazine, reporting on #covid19. Interested in all things #blue Berlin, Germany sciencemag.org/author/kai-kup… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 60% replies, 21% retweets, 8% quotes On 3,088 user lists 91 followers on this list | 84,594 |
| 11. |  🏳️🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️🌈@CaraSantaMaria #SciCommFTW | 🎓 Neurobio & Clinical Psych | 🎙@TalkNerdy_Pod & @SkepticsGuide | 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames | 🙋🏻♀️@SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA | 🌈 she/her Los Angeles carasantamaria.com Video channel 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 54% new, 27% replies, 14% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,938 user lists 89 followers on this list | 79,442 |
| 12. |  Simon Singh@SLSingh Author of The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Fermat's Last Theorem, The Code Book, Big Bang & Trick or Treatment? London simonsingh.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 21% replies, 55% retweets, 15% quotes On 2,278 user lists 57 followers on this list | 79,249 |
| 13. |  Corey S. Powell@coreyspowell Casting pods with @BillNye on Science Rules. Making magazines @discovermag and @AmSciMag. Writing all around. Science-curious. Brooklyn, NY discovermagazine.com/outthere 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 51% replies, 11% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,153 user lists 158 followers on this list | 72,422 |
| 14. |  Eric Berger@SciGuySpace Senior Space Editor at Ars Technica. I like rockets. And depots. Houston, TX arstechnica.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 55% replies, 23% retweets, 10% quotes On 2,049 user lists 98 followers on this list | 70,439 |
| 15. |  Brian Dunning@BrianDunning Skeptoid podcast - Subscribe apple.co/2zecTSl; principlesofcuriosity.com movie; author 'Conspiracies Declassified' a.co/h3G9z6w Bend, OR briandunning.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 41% replies, 9% retweets, 7% quotes On 1,352 user lists 36 followers on this list | 65,913 |
| 16. |  Emily Calandrelli@TheSpaceGal Emmy-Nominated Host, Host/EP #XplorationOuterSpace (FOX), Host/co-EP Emily's Wonder Lab (Netflix), Author - Ada Lace Series, WVU & @MIT grad, from WV, she/her San Francisco, CA thespacegal.com Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 38% replies, 27% retweets, 25% quotes On 1,025 user lists 61 followers on this list | 64,666 |
| 17. |  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 Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 42% replies, 19% retweets, 11% quotes On 2,490 user lists 165 followers on this list | 64,465 |
| 18. |  Mika McKinnon@mikamckinnon Field geophysicist, disaster researcher, scifi science consultant, science writer, public speaker, irrepressibly curious. #scicomm #womeninSTEM she/her 🇨🇦🇺🇸 West Coast about.me/mikamckinnon Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 56% replies, 7% retweets, 34% quotes On 1,294 user lists 117 followers on this list | 63,955 |
| 19. |  Damian Carrington@dpcarrington I'm Environment Editor at the Guardian - DMs open London theguardian.com/environment 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 57% new, 4% replies, 35% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,928 user lists 38 followers on this list | 57,857 |
| 20. |  Maryn McKenna@marynmck journalist | senior fellow @EmoryCSHH | TED bit.ly/TedMMcK | COVID MOOC bit.ly/CVmooc | all my books bit.ly/booksMMcK | secure: [email protected] | She/her ATL, BGR, CDG marynmckenna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 16% replies, 71% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,569 user lists 176 followers on this list | 52,733 |
| 21. |  Erin Biba@erinbiba Freelance Science Journalist - National Geographic, BBC, Scientific American, NBC News, PopSci, Gizmodo, Earther, Dame, WIRED and others. Fact Checker. Tormented Space 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 55% replies, 37% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,203 user lists 125 followers on this list | 47,813 |
| 22. |  Marcus Chown@marcuschown Writer. Books include The Ascent of Gravity, What a Wonderful World, We Need to Talk About Kelvin, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You & Solar System for iPad London marcuschown.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 0% replies, 89% retweets, 5% quotes On 943 user lists 31 followers on this list | 47,729 |
| 23. |  Ian Sample@iansample Guardian Science editor | Bad surfer | Wrote Massive, shortlisted Royal Society Science Book Prize. Leaks & whistleblows ONLY: [email protected] I live by the river theguardian.com/profile/iansam… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 74% new, 12% replies, 11% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,005 user lists 112 followers on this list | 47,336 |
| 24. |  Rebecca Skloot@RebeccaSkloot Author NYTimes Bestseller IMMORTAL LIFE OF #HENRIETTALACKS #HeLa now an HBO/@Oprah Film #HeLaMovie. Next book: humans #animals #ethics. Instagram @rebeccaskloot Oakland, CA and Portland, OR rebeccaskloot.com Video channel 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 60% replies, 17% retweets, 16% quotes On 2,130 user lists 134 followers on this list | 45,980 |
| 25. |  Loren Grush@lorengrush Senior science reporter at @verge, covering all things space. Host of #VergeSpaceCraft. Texas-bred: Clear eyes, full hearts. [email protected] New York, NY theverge.com/authors/loren-… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 42% replies, 31% retweets, 16% quotes On 1,150 user lists 93 followers on this list | 43,771 |
| 26. |  James Gleick@JamesGleick Time Travel. The Information. Chaos. Please don’t ask me why I’m surprised. I may or may not be surprised. New York around.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 12% replies, 35% retweets, 44% quotes On 1,309 user lists 62 followers on this list | 42,945 |
| 27. |  Maggie Koerth@maggiekb1 Sr Science Reporter at @FiveThirtyEight. Minneapolitan. Follow for news, (hopefully) insightful analysis, and isolated parenting adventures. Minneapolis, MN fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/m… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 49% replies, 29% retweets, 8% quotes On 2,078 user lists 190 followers on this list | 42,261 |
| 28. |  Fraser Cain@fcain Publisher of universetoday.com, co-host of astronomycast.com. Named after Asteroid 158092. Courtenay, British Columbia about.me/frasercain 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 70% new, 25% replies, 1% retweets, 3% quotes On 1,358 user lists 73 followers on this list | 41,908 |
| 29. |  Joe 😷 Hanson@DrJoeHanson Nerdy by nature. Ph.D. biologist, science writer, creator of @okaytobesmart and @HotMessPBS on YouTube. Instagram: drjoehanson Austin, TX youtube.com/itsokaytobesma… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 49% replies, 11% retweets, 18% quotes On 1,213 user lists 113 followers on this list | 41,794 |
| 30. |  David Bradley@sciencebase Science Writer. Photographer. Musician. Nature lover. At least two-metres away. Cambridge, Europe sciencebase.com Video channel 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 82% replies, 1% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,625 user lists 83 followers on this list | 41,575 |
| 31. |  Elizabeth Kolbert@ElizKolbert I'm a New Yorker staff writer and author of 'Field Notes from a Catastrophe' and 'The Sixth Extinction.' ElizabethKolbert.com 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 24% replies, 56% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,145 user lists 105 followers on this list | 40,290 |
| 32. |  Laura Helmuth@laurahelmuth Editor in chief of @SciAm. Past president of National Association of @ScienceWriters. Formerly @washingtonpost @NatGeo @Slate @SmithsonianMag @NewsFromScience Washington DC sciam.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 37% replies, 21% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,574 user lists 207 followers on this list | 40,206 |
| 33. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 67% replies, 13% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,891 user lists 101 followers on this list | 40,014 |
| 34. |  Andrea Morris@DraisyMorris Redheaded stepchild. I write about the arts, science & tech. Journalist @Forbes Head of Story Dept @Wondros Member of @ScienceWriters Los Angeles, CA forbes.com/sites/andreamo… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 10% replies, 67% retweets, 2% quotes On 327 user lists 2 followers on this list *Follows 0.63 accounts per follower | 39,718* |
| 35. |  Ariel Waldman@arielwaldman NASA advisor. Antarctic explorer. Global director of @ScienceHackDay. Author. Art school grad. YouTuber youtube.com/arielwaldman. San Francisco arielwaldman.com Patreon page 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 47% replies, 34% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,682 user lists 67 followers on this list | 39,709 |
| 36. |  Jennifer Ouellette@JenLucPiquant Science and culture writer Jennifer Ouellette. Senior writer, Ars Technica. Past: Gizmodo. Ex-evangelical. Married to @seanmcarroll. She/her. Los Angeles, CA cocktailpartyphysics.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 3% replies, 67% retweets, 1% quotes On 1,663 user lists 170 followers on this list | 39,628 |
| 37. |  Deborah Blum@deborahblum Book author, science journalist, publisher of Undark, and director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Cambridge, MA deborahblum.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 7% replies, 48% retweets, 8% quotes On 1,699 user lists 181 followers on this list | 39,502 |
| 38. |  Alan Boyle@b0yle Mastermind of @CosmicLog. Contributing editor at @GeekWire. Author of 'The Case for Pluto.' Links/RTs ≠ endorsements Seattle alanboyle.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 5% replies, 75% retweets, 11% quotes On 1,622 user lists 127 followers on this list | 39,368 |
| 39. |  Annalee "we are going to survive" Newitz@Annaleen I write science fiction and nonfiction. Author: Future of Another Timeline. Contributor: @nytopinion. Podcast: @ooacpod. Founder: @io9. They/Them. I ❤️ noodles. California techsploitation.com 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 71% replies, 16% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,894 user lists 141 followers on this list | 39,083 |
| 40. |  Chris Mooney@chriscmooney Climate and environment writer at @washingtonpost. Views are my own. USA washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 74% new, 3% replies, 23% retweets, 0% quotes On 2,170 user lists 128 followers on this list | 38,882 |
| 41. |  Moheb Costandi@mocost Neuroscientist/ freelance writer. Author of NEUROPLASTICITY (MIT Press, 2016) and 50 HUMAN BRAIN IDEAS (Quercus, 2013). London neurophilosophy.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 21% replies, 47% retweets, 2% quotes On 2,039 user lists 93 followers on this list | 38,193 |
| 42. |  Rose DF@_Astro_Nerd_ Living with my feet on the ground, and my heart in the cosmos. | ASU Physics/Astro | Caribeña 🇩🇴/ Bilingue | She/Her/Ella. 📍New York, NY rosedf.net 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 3% new, 71% replies, 25% retweets, 0% quotes On 439 user lists 52 followers on this list | 38,041 |
| 43. |  Julia Belluz@juliaoftoronto Health correspondent @voxdotcom #publichealth #globalhealth including #covid19 MIT Knight Fellow '14. Contact me securely @ jbelluz on KeyBase or DM for Signal Vienna, Austria juliabelluz.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 31% replies, 32% retweets, 14% quotes On 2,049 user lists 98 followers on this list | 37,985 |
| 44. |  David Dobbs@David_Dobbs Writer @nytimes, @theatlantic, @NatGeo, @WIRED, etal, mostly about how science & medicine work (or fail). He/him/his. All over daviddobbs.net 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 0% new, 45% replies, 53% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,587 user lists 178 followers on this list | 37,428 |
| 45. |  Virginia Hughes@virginiahughes senior editor on the health/science desk @nytimes. former @buzzfeednews. pro nutgraf, pro dog, anti sap. she/her. Brooklyn, NY virginiahughes.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 54% new, 5% replies, 35% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,382 user lists 198 followers on this list | 37,097 |
| 46. |  Seth Mnookin@sethmnookin I write books and articles and am the director of @MIT_SciWrite. website: sethmnookin.com. Boston sethmnookin.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 43% replies, 18% retweets, 15% quotes On 1,273 user lists 153 followers on this list | 33,957 |
| 47. |  Ivan Oransky@ivanoransky VP, Editorial, @Medscape. Distinguished Writer In Residence, @NYU_Journalism; co-founder, @RetractionWatch; president, @AHCJ. Northampton, MA and New York, NY journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/profi… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 68% new, 8% replies, 22% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,744 user lists 171 followers on this list | 33,286 |
| 48. |  Alok Jha@alokjha Science correspondent at @TheEconomist • Former @WellcomeTrust fellow • Author: The Water Book https://t.co/lySv8Xl9zt • [email protected]📧 London, England alokjha.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 63% replies, 23% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,180 user lists 119 followers on this list | 32,359 |
| 49. |  Jon Cohen@sciencecohen Science magazine staff writer. Interested in infectious diseases, outbreaks, immunology, vaccines, global health, genomics, CRISPR, primates, surfing. Cardiff, California joncohen.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 17% replies, 10% retweets, 47% quotes On 1,444 user lists 79 followers on this list | 32,039 |
| 50. |  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. Oakland, CA • author maryroach.net 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 77% replies, 5% retweets, 14% quotes On 1,030 user lists 116 followers on this list | 29,401 |
| 51. |  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… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 47% replies, 31% retweets, 12% quotes On 736 user lists 114 followers on this list | 28,902 |
| 52. |  Ferris Jabr@ferrisjabr science writer ✵ contributing writer @NYTmag and @sciam ✵ writing a book about the coevolution of Earth and life for @RandomHouse ✵ surname rhymes with neighbor Portland, OR ferrisjabr.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 74% replies, 2% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,080 user lists 145 followers on this list | 28,699 |
| 53. |  Garth Sundem@garthsundem Author. Science writer. GeekDad. Math nerd. Climber. TED-ED speaker. Wipeout loser. Books here: goo.gl/qI6n3o Boulder, CO garthsundem.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 96% new, 1% replies, 0% retweets, 2% quotes On 674 user lists 12 followers on this list *Follows 0.58 accounts per follower | 28,141* |
| 54. |  Alice Bell@alicebell Climate charity worker and writer. 'Can We Save the Planet?' out now: bit.ly/2wtbQNj History of the climate crisis out 2021. She/ her. London climatehistories.com/who 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 43% replies, 29% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,279 user lists 94 followers on this list | 27,988 |
| 55. |  Nadia Drake@nadiamdrake Contributing writer @natgeo. Former ballet dancer, slightly obsessed with planets (and MOONS), jungles and spiders. Champagneophile. PhD. (she/her) 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 62% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes On 785 user lists 161 followers on this list | 27,334 |
| 56. |  Sarah Cruddas@sarahcruddas Host of CONTACT on @Discovery & @ScienceChannel | Space Journalist, TV Presenter, Adventurer & Author. Background in astrophysics. #lookup [email protected] Lost in Space sarahcruddas.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 50% replies, 14% retweets, 12% quotes On 580 user lists 33 followers on this list | 26,984 |
| 57. |  Alex Bellos@alexbellos Maths, puzzles, football, Brazil. Latest books: So You Think You've Got Problems?, Football School: The Ultimate Puzzle Book London alexbellos.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 31% replies, 19% retweets, 10% quotes On 766 user lists 22 followers on this list | 26,782 |
| 58. |  Rose Eveleth ▷▷@roseveleth journalist 〰〰 I run @ffwdpresents 〰〰 make @flashforwardpod // @advice4futureu 〰〰 she/her 〰〰 Tweets 🗑 〰〰 👽 🤖 ⚡️ 🚀 🧠 🔮 🕳[email protected] roseveleth.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 35% replies, 41% retweets, 2% quotes On 882 user lists 147 followers on this list | 26,596 |
| 59. |  Riley Black@Laelaps Distant cousin of T. rex. My Beloved Brontosaurus, Written in Stone, & Skeleton Keys author. Trans, nb, she/her, please. Skreeonk. Where the fossils are. patreon.com/laelaps Patreon page 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 39% replies, 36% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,139 user lists 140 followers on this list | 26,099 |
| 60. |  Matthew R "Who Owns An Asteroid?" Francis@DrMRFrancis Writer of science, fiction, and comics. Wearer of jaunty hats. Profile portrait by @sciencecomic . He/him. bowlerhatscience.org Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 43% replies, 30% retweets, 12% quotes On 855 user lists 115 followers on this list | 25,987 |
| 61. |  Shannon Stirone 💀@shannonmstirone Writer. Art Historian. Clever girl. Find me in @NYTimes @washingtonpost @PopSci @TheAtlantic @NatGeo @SciAm @RollingStone @Wired @Longreads. Opinions are mine. Oakland, CA shannonstirone.com 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 62% replies, 22% retweets, 7% quotes On 501 user lists 101 followers on this list | 25,743 |
| 62. |  𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 “𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐁”@GrrlScientist PhD evolutionary ecology/ornithology. Psittacophile. scicomm Forbes, previously Guardian. always Ravenclaw. discarded scientist & writer, now an angry house elf 40.7619, -73.9763 about.me/grrlscientist 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 15% replies, 77% retweets, 2% quotes On 1,766 user lists 69 followers on this list | 25,519 |
| 63. |  Joss Fong@JossFong Video, science & tech | [email protected] youtube.com/playlist?list=… Video channel 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 25% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 332 user lists 50 followers on this list | 25,191 |
| 64. |  Maia Szalavitz@maiasz Neuroscience Journalist, VICE.com, TIME.com ti.me/rWCQsZ, etc. Author, Unbroken Brain, Soros Justice Fellow New York maiasz.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 29% replies, 51% retweets, 12% quotes On 910 user lists 95 followers on this list | 24,019 |
| 65. |  Gwen Pearson@bug_gwen I'm a bug AND a feature! I do insect education & write about science. Founder of @ento_allies. Tweets personal/do not represent employers etc 🐝 she/her/PhD West Lafayette, IN bit.ly/GwenPearson 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 49% replies, 25% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,056 user lists 97 followers on this list | 23,978 |
| 66. |  Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis@KendraWrites Now @Gimletmedia lit agent @slevittslevitt past @nytimes @popsci @MIT_sciwrite @insideclimate. Anti mayo. Pro The Expanse. All my tweets are subtweets. Ride or Die NYC kendrawrites.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 79% replies, 9% retweets, 6% quotes On 497 user lists 109 followers on this list | 23,894 |
| 67. |  LizNeeley@LizNeeley Executive Director of The @StoryCollider. #science, #storytelling, #scicomm #justice. She/her. Married to Ed Yong. LizNeeley.com Washington DC area storycollider.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 31% replies, 41% retweets, 21% quotes On 933 user lists 154 followers on this list | 23,407 |
| 68. |  Brian Malow@sciencecomedian Science comedian, Earth. Available for off-world appearances, if transportation is provided. Raleigh, NC instagram.com/sciencecomedian 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 48% replies, 27% retweets, 2% quotes On 947 user lists 100 followers on this list | 22,859 |
| 69. |  Dr. Carin Anne Bondar@carinbondar #Biologist in the media all over. Adj Prof of Biology at The University of the Fraser Valley (BC, Canada). Ambivert. Quirkeh Canadian. B KIND, it feels nice :) British Columbia, Canada carinbondar.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 3% replies, 11% retweets, 46% quotes On 859 user lists 88 followers on this list | 22,685 |
| 70. |  Amy Harmon@amy_harmon New York Times reporter covering science, tech & race. She/Her. Mom of @rumblecomics New York, NY nytimes.com/by/amy-harmon 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 25% replies, 56% retweets, 6% quotes On 1,049 user lists 167 followers on this list | 22,634 |
| 71. |  Ethan Siegel@StartsWithABang The Universe is: Expanding, cooling, and dark. It starts with a bang! #Cosmology Science writer, astrophysicist, author, Forbes & NASA columnist. Portland, OR forbes.com/sites/startswi… Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 53% replies, 25% retweets, 4% quotes On 780 user lists 61 followers on this list | 22,401 |
| 72. |  Alexandra Witze@alexwitze Independent science journalist, contributor to THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING (bit.ly/2GIoKJ6). witzescience-at-gmail-dot-com. She/her/hers. Boulder, CO alexandrawitze.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 51% replies, 20% retweets, 10% quotes On 997 user lists 192 followers on this list | 22,390 |
| 73. |  Swapna Krishna@skrishna words: space, tech, @startrek, @starwars | formerly @engadget | bylines @slate @npr @theverge | 1/2 of @desigeekgirls | ed. Sword Stone Table (Vintage, 2021) Philly Main Line swapnakrishna.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 57% replies, 27% retweets, 10% quotes On 823 user lists 36 followers on this list | 21,607 |
| 74. |  Maryam Zaringhalam, PhD@webmz_ Writes in codes 👩🏻💻 ∞ DC @storycollider producer ∞ @500womensci ∞ she/her ∞ Tweets are mine, my own, my Precious ∞ #BlackLivesMatter Washington, DC webmz.nyc 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 15% replies, 67% retweets, 9% quotes On 306 user lists 70 followers on this list | 21,380 |
| 75. |  Mariette DiChristina@mdichristina Dean and Prof. of Practice in Journalism, Boston U. College of Communication. Past: Editor in Chief @sciam & EVP, Magazines, Springer Nature. Opinions my own. Boston bu.edu/com/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 15% replies, 52% retweets, 18% quotes On 1,159 user lists 155 followers on this list | 21,321 |
| 76. |  Maggie Fox@maggiemfox I do Health/Science/Tech in plain English. And in context. Senior health editor at CNN. facebook.com/maggiefox.jour… Washington maggiefox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 3% replies, 53% retweets, 2% quotes On 991 user lists 60 followers on this list | 21,211 |
| 77. |  Bryan Walsh@bryanrwalsh Future Correspondent @Axios. Fmr launch editor @ozm, ex-international editor @time. Author of END TIMES, published by @hachetteUS. Email [email protected] New York endtimesthebook.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 8% replies, 61% retweets, 10% quotes On 1,230 user lists 66 followers on this list | 21,082 |
| 78. |  Dave Mosher@DaveMosher Senior space correspondent @businessinsider. DMs open. Stories + private comms: businessinsider.com/author/dave-mo… (Note: My tweets delete after 2 weeks) New York, NY davemosher.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 35% replies, 41% retweets, 6% quotes On 729 user lists 157 followers on this list | 20,185 |
| 79. |  Miriam Kramer@mirikramer I write the @Axios Space newsletter. It's not aliens. It's never aliens. Get in touch: [email protected] (she/her) Now: NYC. Before: Tennessee. link.axios.com/join/space-sig… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 45% replies, 36% retweets, 9% quotes On 638 user lists 105 followers on this list | 19,992 |
| 80. |  Christie Wilcox@NerdyChristie Author of Venomous (amzn.to/1Y9WwIm); Editor for @SciShow; Cell & Molec PhD; @BuehlerSciWri’s partner; Mom (definitely not in that order) | she/her Washington, USA christiewilcox.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 0% new, 9% replies, 87% retweets, 4% quotes On 1,116 user lists 124 followers on this list | 19,989 |
| 81. |  Arielle Duhaime-Ross@adrs Host of Reset, a tech podcast @voxdotcom • Past: 1st climate correspondent in American TV news @hbo @vicenews • Tweets auto-delete • she/her • [email protected] New York City (et Montréal) pod.link/reset Video channel 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 37% replies, 43% retweets, 7% quotes On 538 user lists 123 followers on this list | 19,936 |
| 82. |  Rachel Feltman@RachelFeltman Articles Editor and Chief Science Officer of the USS @popsci // Previously @washingtonpost // Host of @weirdest_thing // She/Her/My Dude // [email protected] NYC popsci.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 21% replies, 65% retweets, 8% quotes On 844 user lists 151 followers on this list | 19,871 |
| 83. |  rae paoletta🍍@PAYOLETTER staff writer at @officialgooddog secretly pushing the feline agenda // ig: payoletter // rae at good dog dot com nyc 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 63% replies, 6% retweets, 7% quotes On 269 user lists 57 followers on this list | 19,332 |
| 84. |  Antonio Regalado@antonioregalado Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order - {Sydney Brenner}. I write about biotech @techreview [email protected] technologyreview.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 18% retweets, 14% quotes On 710 user lists 93 followers on this list | 19,272 |
| 85. |  Maddie Stone@themadstone Science journalist & PhD | Bylines at Gizmodo, Vice, Grist, National Geographic, The Atlantic, Washington Post, etc | Founder of Earther | Half Vulcan 🖖🏼 Philadelphia, PA maddiestonewriting.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 54% replies, 21% retweets, 6% quotes On 665 user lists 102 followers on this list | 19,169 |
| 86. |  Hannah Devlin@hannahdev Science Correspondent for The Guardian. Get in touch: [email protected] *DMs are open* London theguardian.com/science 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 36% replies, 35% retweets, 9% quotes On 645 user lists 77 followers on this list | 18,845 |
| 87. |  Sarah Zhang@sarahzhang Staff writer @TheAtlantic, eukaryote. I cover science. Say hello at [email protected] DC theatlantic.com/author/sarah-z… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 38% replies, 21% retweets, 12% quotes On 564 user lists 113 followers on this list | 18,171 |
| 88. |  Dan Vergano@dvergano BuzzFeed News science desk in Washington D.C. Contact: [email protected] * On CARES Act work sharing program, which may extend reply time. Washington, DC linkedin.com/pub/dan-vergan… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 8% replies, 60% retweets, 5% quotes On 1,065 user lists 143 followers on this list | 17,737 |
| 89. |  Roger Highfield@RogerHighfield Museum exec, prof @Dunn_School & @UCLChemistry, ex Ed @newscientist & @Telegraph. Neutron bouncer. Books rogerhighfield.com/books #COVID19 tinyurl.com/ycr54943 London rogerhighfield.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 35% new, 11% replies, 39% retweets, 15% quotes On 965 user lists 63 followers on this list | 17,723 |
| 90. |  Sally Church@MaverickNY Scientist, cancer geek, Londoner, adventurer, explorer, immigrant, lover of curry, fine wine & football. Science writer @biotechstrategy, roadie @targetspodcast Earthling biotechstrategyblog.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 65% replies, 9% retweets, 12% quotes On 907 user lists 15 followers on this list | 17,627 |
| 91. |  Amy Maxmen@amymaxmen Reporting on this terrible pandemic for Nature @naturenews. Views are my own. Researchers, please contact me any time at amy.maxmen at us.nature. com. Oakland, California amymaxmen.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 36% replies, 23% retweets, 12% quotes On 956 user lists 137 followers on this list | 17,552 |
| 92. |  Sarah Kaplan@sarahkaplan48 Climate reporter @washingtonpost. I love all the planets but I write about efforts to save this one. Reach me at [email protected] Washington, D.C. washingtonpost.com/people/sarah-k… 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 6% replies, 79% retweets, 4% quotes On 531 user lists 127 followers on this list | 17,440 |
| 93. |  David Quammen@DavidQuammen Author of The Tangled Tree, Spillover, & other books. Varied journalism for National Geographic, The New Yorker, New York Review of Books, Outside Magazine etc. Bozeman, Montana davidquammen.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 14% replies, 37% retweets, 44% quotes On 615 user lists 131 followers on this list | 17,405 |
| 94. |  Aatish Bhatia@aatishb Freelance science writer with a physics PhD & science education expertise ∿ Immigrant ∿ Sine wave enthusiast ∿ Climate newsletter: https://t.co/RE61IO8ESA aatishb.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 18% replies, 71% retweets, 2% quotes On 603 user lists 130 followers on this list | 17,115 |
| 95. |  Ross Andersen@andersen Deputy Editor, @TheAtlantic / [email protected] Washington, DC rossandersen.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 39% replies, 37% retweets, 5% quotes On 474 user lists 137 followers on this list | 16,996 |
| 96. |  Adam Rogers@jetjocko Senior Correspondent/Wired. Wrote Proof: The Science of Booze. Clear Bay 327; we are opening the magnetic field. [email protected] California adam-rogers.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 42% replies, 29% retweets, 18% quotes On 855 user lists 133 followers on this list | 16,919 |
| 97. |  Alexandra Sifferlin@acsifferlin Deputy Editor @elemental Editor of @Medium's Covid-19 Blog Health & Science @Medium Previously @TIME, @TIMEHealth New York City alexandrasifferlin.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 25% new, 17% replies, 47% retweets, 11% quotes On 598 user lists 51 followers on this list | 16,804 |
| 98. |  Leah Crane@DownHereOnEarth Space & physics reporter for @NewScientist. No longer quantum, not yet relativistic. She/her/fast/furious. Chicago 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 77% replies, 7% retweets, 6% quotes 74 followers on this list | 16,764 |
| 99. |  Sarah Olson Michel@ReadMoreScience Science writer, book reviewer. She/They Oregon State University ReadMoreScience.com 3 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 44% replies, 35% retweets, 9% quotes On 125 user lists 40 followers on this list | 16,758 |
| 100. |  Christie Aschwanden@cragcrest Author NYT bestseller GOOD TO GO goodtogobook.com @wwnorton co-host EMERGING FORM bit.ly/efwit alum @FiveThirtyEight, Adventurer. My parties have dancing. Colorado christieaschwanden.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 25% replies, 25% retweets, 18% quotes On 704 user lists 153 followers on this list | 16,650 |
| 101. |  Jason G. Goldman@jgold85 Science journalist. Wildlife reporter. Expedition leader. Bylines @SciAm @Biographic @BBCEarth @NatGeo & more. @GoScifari @SciCommCamp @NerdBrigadeLA co-founder Los Angeles jasonggoldman.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 42% replies, 37% retweets, 2% quotes On 782 user lists 121 followers on this list | 16,540 |
| 102. |  John Upton@johnupton Science journalist. @ClimateCentral editor collaborating with local newsrooms (and scientists) to coproduce compelling climate coverage. #ActuallyAutistic Newark, NJ climatecentral.org/what-we-do/peo… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 3% replies, 85% retweets, 2% quotes On 849 user lists 81 followers on this list | 16,215 |
| 103. |  Dr. Paige Jarreau@FromTheLabBench #SciComm Nerd and Researcher. Director of Science Comm @LifeOmic. Co-founder of @Lifeologyapp and lifeology.io where scientists meet artists! Ask me anything. Baton Rouge fromthelabbench.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 29% replies, 41% retweets, 9% quotes On 724 user lists 74 followers on this list | 16,194 |
| 104. |  David DiSalvo@Neuronarrative I write about science, health, and all things Mind for Forbes, Psych Today and a few other pubs. Author of three books on the brain and cognitive psych. daviddisalvo.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 91% new, 1% replies, 8% retweets, 1% quotes On 922 user lists 28 followers on this list | 15,489 |
| 105. |  Marina Koren@marinakoren Staff writer at @theatlantic. Views expressed here are like black holes: they don't reflect anything. Email me: [email protected] Washington, D.C. / The Milky Way 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 23% replies, 49% retweets, 6% quotes On 396 user lists 88 followers on this list | 14,912 |
| 106. |  David Biello@dbiello 'We are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.' - Seneca Me: Science curator @TEDtalks, wrote The Unnatural World etc, etc Brooklyn, NY davidbiello.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 40% new, 15% replies, 19% retweets, 26% quotes On 907 user lists 144 followers on this list | 14,797 |
| 107. |  @borenbears@borenbears AssociatedPress science writer Seth Borenstein. I cover Earth sciences, climatechange, disasters; [email protected] Dad, BoSox fan Teach @ NYU/DC ap.org/tips/ Washington, DC, USA apnews.com/apf-science 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 56% new, 15% replies, 27% retweets, 2% quotes On 886 user lists 105 followers on this list | 14,646 |
| 108. |  Jennifer Harrison@GeneticJen #BlackLivesMatter, science, feminism, LGBTQIA, NHS, all the games and making one. Data and healthcare. 日本語も. 저는 한국말을 배워요. Scottish in Yorkshire. She/her. On a mote of dust gofundme.com/pay-to-destroy… 5 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 68% replies, 22% retweets, 4% quotes On 239 user lists 20 followers on this list | 14,468 |
| 109. |  Kate Wong@katewong Senior editor at Scientific American. I write about human origins, animals past and present, wildlife conservation. Views are my own. New York City 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 45% replies, 45% retweets, 3% quotes On 678 user lists 126 followers on this list | 13,995 |
| 110. |  Elizabeth Lopatto@mslopatto Deputy editor @verge. Tip me: [email protected] Cat tweets mostly. Oakland, California elizabethlopatto.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 27% replies, 33% retweets, 16% quotes On 516 user lists 108 followers on this list | 13,982 |
| 111. |  Katie Hobson@KatherineHobson Freelance journalist, health & etc., for NYT Parenting, O magazine + more. Retired Ironman. Runner again, slower this time. I lost on Jeopardy! Brooklyn, NY katherinehobson.com/bio/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 23% replies, 27% retweets, 33% quotes On 714 user lists 45 followers on this list | 13,851 |
| 112. |  Daniel Fischer@cosmos4u All things astronomy and space (and then some) - in tiny bits and pieces but mostly with links to more ... :-) Königswinter, Germany skyweek.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 27% replies, 55% retweets, 8% quotes On 884 user lists 28 followers on this list | 13,673 |
| 113. |  Beatrice the Biologist@beatricebiology Science illustrations, comics, and books! Co-host of @sciencebrunch, a conversational and irreverent science podcast. My real name is Katie McKissick. She/her. Los Angeles, CA Patreon page 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 45% replies, 23% retweets, 14% quotes On 449 user lists 57 followers on this list | 13,654 |
| 114. |  Simon Oxenham@simoxenham Science journalist with a passion for cleaning up science, journalism & scientific publishing. Psych/neuro aficionado. Bylines inc. Nature, New Scientist, BBC. neurobonkers.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 24% replies, 42% retweets, 16% quotes On 542 user lists 38 followers on this list | 13,336 |
| 115. |  Melinda Wenner Moyer@lindy2350 Science journalist. Contributing editor @SciAm, columnist @Slate. 2019 Bricker Award winner. Author of HOW TO RAISE KIDS WHO AREN’T AS*HOLES, out 2021. She/her Hudson Valley, NY melindawennermoyer.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 41% replies, 39% retweets, 6% quotes On 602 user lists 133 followers on this list | 13,098 |
| 116. |  Peter 🌋📈⛰️🌧️📉Brannen@PeterBrannen1 Synapsid. Bylines @TheAtlantic @NYTimes & more. 📘THE ENDS OF THE WORLD on worst mass extinctions in past 600 million years https://t.co/GbhGXPu8h4… Boulder, CO peterbrannen.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 65% replies, 7% retweets, 15% quotes On 270 user lists 59 followers on this list | 13,054 |
| 117. |  Thomas Levenson, Zṓiarchos@TomLevenson Author, Money for Nothing coming in August/Sept. from Random House & Head of Zeus. Pre-orders are an author's best friend! Professor of science writing at MIT. Cambridge, MA thomaslevenson.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 37% replies, 29% retweets, 24% quotes On 695 user lists 134 followers on this list | 12,856 |
| 118. |  Brendan Maher@bmaher Interim news editor for the Americas at @NatureNews. he/him. Views are my own. The Dirty Jerz nature.com/news 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 29% replies, 46% retweets, 6% quotes On 697 user lists 151 followers on this list | 12,843 |
| 119. |  Evelyn Lamb@evelynjlamb Math and science writer. Complex analysis fangirl. Half of @myfavethm. She/her. Black lives matter. blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/ Salt Lake City, UT tinyletter.com/evelynjlamb 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 63% replies, 18% retweets, 6% quotes On 405 user lists 49 followers on this list | 12,773 |
| 120. |  Ananyo Bhattacharya@Ananyo Science journalist, SF author/fan. Working on a book about John von Neumann for @allenlanebooks @wwnorton Ex- @TheEconomist, @naturenews. Nowhere 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 57% replies, 13% retweets, 16% quotes On 609 user lists 113 followers on this list | 12,593 |
| 121. |  Terri Hansen 🌏 Indigenous@TerriHansen Environmental journalist since 1994. 12 yrs on US tribal, global Indigenous climate beat. [email protected] In solidarity #BlackLivesMatter Social distancing muckrack.com/terrihansen 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 9% replies, 54% retweets, 5% quotes On 575 user lists 41 followers on this list *Follows 0.69 accounts per follower | 12,524* |
| 122. |  Philip Ball@philipcball Author, writer and broadcaster, mostly about science. Books include The Music Instinct, Curiosity, Critical Mass. Obsessed by (too) many things. London, UK philipball.co.uk 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 64% replies, 13% retweets, 14% quotes On 352 user lists 67 followers on this list | 12,472 |
| 123. |  Sheril Kirshenbaum@Sheril_ Host of Serving Up Science on @PBSDS & @NPR. Author. Climate change & food @michiganstateu. Former Hill staff. Dir of @SciDebate. East Lansing, MI sherilkirshenbaum.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 59% replies, 3% retweets, 11% quotes On 752 user lists 83 followers on this list | 12,281 |
| 124. |  Clara Moskowitz@ClaraMoskowitz Senior Editor at Scientific American, covering space & physics. Views expressed are my own. She/her New York, NY scientificamerican.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 11% replies, 63% retweets, 2% quotes On 569 user lists 82 followers on this list | 12,086 |
| 125. |  Emily Willingham@ejwillingham Writer. PhD biologist. Author, PHALLACY: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis, 2020; THE TAILORED BRAIN, 2021; co-author of award-winning THE INFORMED PARENT. The World facebook.com/ejwillinghamph… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 20% replies, 71% retweets, 6% quotes On 666 user lists 128 followers on this list | 12,053 |
| 126. |  luis_quevedo@luis_quevedo #elMétodo @rtve 🎧 @cuondapodcast @metodopodcast 📺 @telemadrid🏛@cienciamento 👨🏻🏫 @ui1Universidad ex @scifri @ntn24 📲 https://t.co/F4T0c2Rw6i +34677021897 Deadline luisquevedo.tv 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 27% new, 32% replies, 31% retweets, 10% quotes On 440 user lists 16 followers on this list | 12,023 |
| 127. |  Nancy Shute@nancyshute Editor in chief of Science News. Science + journalism = !!! Washington, DC 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 29% new, 16% replies, 46% retweets, 9% quotes On 804 user lists 123 followers on this list | 11,945 |
| 128. |  Rowan Hooper@rowhoop Podcast editor @newscientist. PhD in evolutionary biology. Former Tokyoite & entomologist. New book, SUPERHUMAN, out now すごい! London rowanhooper.contently.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 47% replies, 25% retweets, 12% quotes On 475 user lists 96 followers on this list | 11,920 |
| 129. |  Azeen Ghorayshi@azeen science editor @BuzzFeedNews / send me tips: [email protected] / signal: ask me (open DMs) / fairly certain I've watched more fly sex than you Brooklyn, NY azeeng.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 1% replies, 85% retweets, 2% quotes On 416 user lists 140 followers on this list | 11,852 |
| 130. |  Akshat Rathi@AkshatRathi Climate and energy nerd at Bloomberg News. PhD, University of Oxford. Writing a book on scaling climate solutions. Newsletter bit.ly/bbg-net-zero London, UK akshatrathi.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 29% replies, 45% retweets, 8% quotes On 511 user lists 63 followers on this list | 11,745 |
| 131. |  Liz Landau@lizlandau Writer/editor/storyteller/podcaster at @NASA & elsewhere. Ex @NASAJPL @CNN. Likes pi. @Princeton & @Columbia grad. Views mine. RTs ≠ endorsements. https://t.co/5xHZNt0d4U District of Pandas 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 11% new, 59% replies, 13% retweets, 18% quotes On 416 user lists 93 followers on this list | 11,672 |
| 132. |  David Kroll@davidkroll State univ pharmaceutical sciences prof, freelance pharma & healthcare writer @forbeshealth, clips @indyweek @cenmag. Gator PhD in Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Denver, CO forbes.com/sites/davidkro… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 33% replies, 57% retweets, 5% quotes On 713 user lists 114 followers on this list *Follows 0.95 accounts per follower | 11,535* |
| 133. |  Emily Mullin@emilylmullin Staff writer at OneZero (@ozm), covering biotech and Covid-19. Science writing instructor at @johnshopkins. DM for Signal. [email protected] Baltimore, Maryland medium.com/@emilymullin 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 23% replies, 42% retweets, 4% quotes On 450 user lists 69 followers on this list | 11,524 |
| 134. |  Nancy Atkinson@Nancy_A Science journalist & author of book on Apollo, 'Eight Years to the Moon,' amazon.com/gp/product/162… Minnesota nancyatkinson.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 41% replies, 23% retweets, 24% quotes On 639 user lists 47 followers on this list | 11,470 |
| 135. |  Robin Lloyd@RobinLloyd99 freelance reporter & editor for hire, mainly covering public health; covid-science newsletter writer: robinlloyd.substack.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 16% new, 31% replies, 49% retweets, 4% quotes On 626 user lists 169 followers on this list *Follows 0.51 accounts per follower | 11,407* |
| 136. |  Pauline Acalin@w00ki33 Spaceflight photojournalist. STEAM mom, explorer, astrophotographer, tee designer, foodie. Rockets are amazing. pale blue dot instagram.com/pacalin/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 40% replies, 33% retweets, 17% quotes On 254 user lists 20 followers on this list | 11,151 |
| 137. |  Marilynn Marchione@MMarchioneAP I'm chief medical writer for the Associated Press, always looking for a good story, good book, bike ride on a nice day. [email protected] ap.org 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 7% replies, 75% retweets, 11% quotes On 545 user lists 38 followers on this list | 11,056 |
| 138. |  Lena V. Groeger@lenagroeger science journalist & designer, news apps developer @ProPublica. @SND @NAHJ San Francisco, CA lenagroeger.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 30% replies, 35% retweets, 10% quotes On 709 user lists 64 followers on this list | 11,002 |
| 139. |  John R. Platt@johnrplatt Environmental journalist covering endangered species, climate, pollution & related topics. Editor, @Revelator_News. Tips, pitches: jplatt @ http://therevelator. Portland, Oregon therevelator.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 12% replies, 75% retweets, 2% quotes On 520 user lists 71 followers on this list *Follows 0.79 accounts per follower | 11,000* |
| 140. |  Tara Haelle@tarahaelle Science/health journalist • mom • feminist • teacher • photographer • author • @Forbes • kid lit • #MBL • #AHCJ • #binder • Gryffindor • Texan • she/her DFW tarahaelle.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 2% new, 19% replies, 64% retweets, 15% quotes On 544 user lists 84 followers on this list | 10,972 |
| 141. |  Nicholas St. Fleur@SciFleur Award-winning freelance science journalist covering archaeology, paleontology, space @nytimes. Kids' science writer & author. 'Did You Know? Dinosaurs' (2020) Email me: [email protected] nicholasstfleur.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 0% new, 6% replies, 94% retweets, 0% quotes On 425 user lists 151 followers on this list *Follows 0.56 accounts per follower | 10,943* |
| 142. |  Apoorva Mandavilli@apoorva_nyc Reporter @nytimes #coronavirus #covid19 Winner 2019 Victor Cohn Prize. Before: Founding EIC @Spectrum, co-founder @CultureDish DMs open OR [email protected] 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 53% replies, 30% retweets, 6% quotes On 479 user lists 126 followers on this list | 10,726 |
| 143. |  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 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 5% replies, 67% retweets, 0% quotes On 418 user lists 93 followers on this list | 10,715 |
| 144. |  Deborah Netburn@DeborahNetburn Science and features writer at the Los Angeles Times. Refuse to let the world corrupt you. Los Angeles latimes.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 22% replies, 52% retweets, 6% quotes On 368 user lists 31 followers on this list | 10,665 |
| 145. |  Eric Roston@eroston Important things are more fun than fun things are important. Carbon stuff. 'Lucid and occasionally disturbing.' Pals around with @KarenYourish. RT=PV/n. New York, NY BloombergGreen.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 60% replies, 23% retweets, 2% quotes On 589 user lists 74 followers on this list | 10,661 |
| 146. |  Ash Jogalekar@curiouswavefn History of science and technology, especially math, physics etc. Drug discovery and chemistry. Columnist for 3 Quarks Daily. Books. Music. All views my own. San Francisco, CA wavefunction.fieldofscience.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 51% replies, 25% retweets, 5% quotes On 377 user lists 38 followers on this list | 10,569 |
| 147. |  Brooke Jarvis@brookejarvis Contributing writer, @NYTmag and @CalSunday, writer for @newyorker and elsewhere. Tennessean on the Puget Sound. brookejarvis.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 25% replies, 45% retweets, 11% quotes On 501 user lists 92 followers on this list | 10,403 |
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| 149. |  Roxanne Khamsi@rkhamsi science journalist | I used to write about things besides #COVID19 #coronavirus | sign up for my news stories 👉 https://t.co/lihqUpvTBR Montreal by way of Brooklyn roxannekhamsi.com/about 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 40% replies, 29% retweets, 12% quotes On 470 user lists 117 followers on this list | 10,328 |
| 150. |  Marc Abrahams@MarcAbrahams editor of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine, organizer of the Ig Nobel Prizes. Also see: @ImprobResearch Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA improbable.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 44% new, 1% replies, 41% retweets, 14% quotes On 400 user lists 94 followers on this list | 10,193 |
| 151. |  David W. Brown@dwbwriter Wino. Next book: THE MISSION, in which a team of scientists move mountains and moons to fly a spaceship to Europa. (Custom House, 2021). Then: Antarctica (2023) New Orleans dwb.io 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 23% replies, 72% retweets, 2% quotes On 527 user lists 23 followers on this list | 10,175 |
| 152. |  Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel I'm an editor/correspondent for @nprscience. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on the Twitter. Nukes/Rockets/Missiles/Space/etc. securedrop.npr.org npr.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 32% replies, 39% retweets, 20% quotes On 559 user lists 97 followers on this list | 10,105 |
| 153. |  Michael Slezak@MikeySlezak National Science Technology and Environment Reporter @abcnews. Was: @GuardianAus & @NewScientist DMs open [email protected] Sydney, New South Wales 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 35% replies, 51% retweets, 6% quotes On 354 user lists 19 followers on this list | 10,001 |
| 154. |  Oliver Morton@Eaterofsun Author of The Moon: A History for the Future medium.com/@Eaterofsun/th… Views not discernible from RTs Greenwich, UK heliophage.wordpress.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 25% replies, 65% retweets, 6% quotes On 576 user lists 87 followers on this list | 9,986 |
| 155. |  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 brookeborel.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 13% replies, 53% retweets, 8% quotes On 395 user lists 153 followers on this list | 9,805 |
| 156. |  Erika Check Hayden@Erika_Check My dream: to help you achieve yours. Director @UCSC_SciCom Science Communication Program: scicom.ucsc.edu. she/her Bay Area erikacheck.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 43% replies, 39% retweets, 14% quotes On 570 user lists 115 followers on this list | 9,780 |
| 157. |  (((John Rennie)))@tvjrennie Science writer/editor @QuantaMagazine. Frmrly @SciAm, TWC's Hacking the Planet & more. Faculty for NYU SHERP, Beakerhead SciComm. Opinions = my own — at most. New York, NY johnrennie.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 1% new, 3% replies, 89% retweets, 6% quotes On 646 user lists 144 followers on this list | 9,770 |
| 158. |  Miriam E. Tucker@MiriamETucker Writer/journalist specializing in medicine/health. Living with type 1 diabetes since 1973. Washington DC area linkedin.com/in/miriametuck… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 59% replies, 23% retweets, 9% quotes On 591 user lists 25 followers on this list | 9,744 |
| 159. |  Ron Winslow@ronwinslow Freelance medical + science writer after 33+ yrs at #WSJ; @onepeloton, hiker, skier, #redsox. [email protected] Mount Washington Valley, NH 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 26% replies, 53% retweets, 8% quotes On 508 user lists 49 followers on this list | 9,729 |
| 160. |  Tariq J. Malik@tariqjmalik Astrojournalist, Space.com Editor-in-Chief, rocket fan. Covering the 'verse for @Spacedotcom/@FuturePLC since 2001. Hailing freq: [email protected] New York, NY space.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 32% replies, 39% retweets, 20% quotes On 440 user lists 55 followers on this list | 9,707 |
| 161. |  John Timmer@j_timmer Chief science wrangler for Ars Technica. Writes, edits, and teaches science communications. The big city arstechnica.com/author/john-ti… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 65% replies, 1% retweets, 14% quotes On 701 user lists 140 followers on this list | 9,654 |
| 162. |  John J. Berger@johnjberger Author. Editor. Energy consultant. Forthcoming book: Climate Solutions: Turning Global Peril into Jobs and Prosperity. San Francisco Bay Area johnjberger.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 81% new, 3% replies, 15% retweets, 2% quotes On 293 user lists 1 follower on this list | 9,505 |
| 163. |  Katherine H. Courage@KHCourage Science journalist. Author of CULTURED amzn.to/2TUT5sn and OCTOPUS! amzn.to/17xUF5R. @SciAm contributor. Erstwhile triathlete. Novice mom. She/her Longmont, CO katherinecourage.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 21% replies, 33% retweets, 16% quotes On 550 user lists 131 followers on this list | 9,420 |
| 164. |  Carmen Drahl@carmendrahl Freelance chemistry and food journalist. Bylines @cenmag @ScienceNews @Forbes @DCist @SciAm. Chemistry Ph.D. Inglés+Español. She/her/hers. Washington, DC, mostly. carmendrahl.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 49% replies, 15% retweets, 18% quotes On 489 user lists 88 followers on this list | 9,377 |
| 165. |  Peter Aldhous@paldhous Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Reporter @BuzzFeedNews, lecturer @UCSC_SciCom @ucbsoj, instructor @AMI_Berkeley San Francisco peteraldhous.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 47% new, 15% replies, 33% retweets, 5% quotes On 628 user lists 140 followers on this list | 9,372 |
| 166. |  Lisa Grossman@astrolisa Astronomy reporter at Science News. Lifelong astronomy nerd. Queer Jewish mom. Ideas my own. She/her/hers Cambridge, MA sciencenews.org/author/lisa-gr… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 51% replies, 23% retweets, 14% quotes On 437 user lists 114 followers on this list | 9,371 |
| 167. |  Emma Marris@Emma_Marris Writer in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Environment, wildlife, food, culture, the West. Writing a book about wild animals. She/her Klamath Falls, OR emmamarris.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 49% replies, 20% retweets, 11% quotes On 315 user lists 81 followers on this list | 9,326 |
| 168. |  Will Gater@willgater astronomer | journalist | space geek 🌍 https://t.co/qdUaJi892Z 🪐https://t.co/vtY0MvxbF8 https://t.co/vQFc3wAD4z 🔭 UK willgater.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 44% replies, 22% retweets, 10% quotes On 398 user lists 29 followers on this list | 9,216 |
| 169. |  wudan is yansplaining@wudanyan 🕵🏻♀️ “Swashbuckling journalist' 🎙Empowering freelancers @TWC_pod 📝 in @nytimes @highcountrynews @elemental etc 👩🏻🏫 Business coach for freelancers Seattle, WA wudanyan.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 43% replies, 17% retweets, 7% quotes On 186 user lists 94 followers on this list | 9,185 |
| 170. |  Kimberly Kowal Arcand@kimberlykowal Visualization scientist @chandraxray Emerging tech/data viz: X-ray astronomy Speaker/author Newest book: Goodnight Exomoon (June 2020) Opinions=my own; she/her RI, USA kimarcand.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 71% replies, 19% retweets, 3% quotes On 330 user lists 56 followers on this list | 9,163 |
| 171. |  Bob Henson@bhensonweather Meteorologist and journalist. I cover wacky #weather, changing #climate & how we live, love, work, get around & dream. Views are my own. Boulder, CO yaleclimateconnections.org/eye-on-the-sto… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 1% replies, 53% retweets, 40% quotes On 490 user lists 16 followers on this list | 9,056 |
| 172. |  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) San Francisco Bay Area betsymason.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 33% new, 17% replies, 35% retweets, 14% quotes On 721 user lists 113 followers on this list | 9,041 |
| 173. |  Hannah Waters@hannahjwaters science writer and naturalist. editor at Audubon Mag @audubonsociety. stands up for the common bird. she/her. nerd alert. NYC/BK clippings.me/hannahjwaters 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 5% replies, 81% retweets, 3% quotes On 563 user lists 123 followers on this list | 8,986 |
| 174. |  Brandon Keim@9brandon Freelance journalist + writer | Nature, animals, science & environment | Author, The Eye of the Sandpiper goo.gl/cn6c1y | Co-founder @KittyEatsBugs Bangor, ME instagram.com/9brandon/ 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 55% replies, 23% retweets, 6% quotes On 622 user lists 101 followers on this list | 8,894 |
| 175. |  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. New York City leebillings.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 12% replies, 75% retweets, 4% quotes On 598 user lists 131 followers on this list | 8,837 |
| 176. |  Wade Roush@wroush Sci/tech writer, audio producer, dog nut. Author 'Extraterrestrials' @mitpress, host @soonishpodcast, co-founder @hubspokeaudio, PhD @MITPSTS Cambridge, MA waderoush.com 13 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 37% replies, 15% retweets, 13% quotes On 564 user lists 34 followers on this list | 8,837 |
| 177. |  Dr. David Warmflash@CosmicEvolution Astrobiologist, physician, author, science advisor. Pro-science, pro-technology, pragmatic progressive #Biden2020 Portland, United States barnesandnoble.com/w/moon-david-w… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 23% new, 20% replies, 31% retweets, 26% quotes On 648 user lists 60 followers on this list | 8,794 |
| 178. |  Dr Claire O’Connell@claireoconnell PhD cell biology UCD, MSc Sci Comm DCU, writes for Silicon Republic and The Irish Times. Irish Science Writer of the Year 2016. MC. Adjunct Professor @ucd_sbbs Dublin tinyurl.com/cb5ht3q 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 60% replies, 32% retweets, 0% quotes On 320 user lists 30 followers on this list | 8,758 |
| 179. |  George Musser@gmusser contributing editor for Scientific American, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory and Spooky Action at a Distance New York georgemusser.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 39% replies, 40% retweets, 0% quotes On 549 user lists 92 followers on this list | 8,696 |
| 180. |  Lisa Song@lisalsong Environment reporter @ProPublica. Formerly @InsideClimate. Fan of geology, cats. [email protected] New York, NY propublica.org 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 29% replies, 47% retweets, 12% quotes On 386 user lists 79 followers on this list | 8,574 |
| 181. |  Todd B. Bates@ByToddBBates SciComm @RutgersU, ex 35yr Journalist (Enviro/Investig/WX/Health, etc. @AsburyParkPress, The Home News, etc.), Pulitzer Finalist, _/ Player from ROC. RTs ≠Agree Piscataway, New Jersey linkedin.com/in/todd-b-bate… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 82% new, 0% replies, 17% retweets, 0% quotes On 374 user lists 7 followers on this list | 8,505 |
| 182. |  Michael Moyer@mmoyr Deputy editor @QuantaMagazine. Fan of bicycles, sourdough, evidence. Old tweets auto-deleted. New York quantamagazine.org 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 31% replies, 36% retweets, 13% quotes On 414 user lists 131 followers on this list | 8,461 |
| 183. |  Robert Garisto@RobertGaristo Theoretical physicist, editor for the physics journal @PhysRevLett, & author of pop science pieces. Opinions: mine & not necessarily those of APS. Long Island, NY journals.aps.org/prl/ 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 25% replies, 55% retweets, 11% quotes On 297 user lists 37 followers on this list | 8,429 |
| 184. |  Ainissa Ramirez, Ph.D.@ainissaramirez Scientist. Speaker. Author. Thinker. THE ALCHEMY OF US (2020) bit.ly/2VOZQhQ Rep’ed by: https://t.co/eo08ni74jg Quinnipiac ancestral land ainissaramirez.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 21% replies, 37% retweets, 16% quotes On 405 user lists 41 followers on this list | 8,385 |
| 185. |  Jason Davis@jasonrdavis Editorial director for @exploreplanets, my tweets with zero likes are actually the best Tucson, AZ planetary.org/about/staff/ja… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 35% replies, 25% retweets, 12% quotes On 454 user lists 35 followers on this list | 8,385 |
| 186. |  Michelle Nijhuis@nijhuism Editor of #LifeUpClose @TheAtlantic. Writer @NatGeoMag & @NYTMag, consigliere @HighCountryNews. Author of BELOVED BEASTS, @WWNorton March 2021. Mom @GirlBilbo. Columbia River Gorge rhymeswithmyhouse.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 52% replies, 11% retweets, 13% quotes On 428 user lists 120 followers on this list | 8,235 |
| 187. |  Dan Fagin@danfagin Professing journalism, directing SHERP @ NYU. One-time-only winner of my fantasy baseball league and the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. Butterfly chaser. New York danfagin.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 39% replies, 21% retweets, 22% quotes On 400 user lists 138 followers on this list | 8,186 |
| 188. |  Nsikan Akpan@MoNscience Highly melanated. @NatGeo science editor | Past: @NewsHour science producer | PhD pathobiologist | YNWA | For secure communications, DM for Signal. Washington DC nationalgeographic.com/science/corona… 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 39% replies, 39% retweets, 8% quotes On 388 user lists 117 followers on this list | 8,110 |
| 189. |  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 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 28% replies, 58% retweets, 9% quotes On 437 user lists 125 followers on this list | 8,084 |
| 190. |  Emily Anthes@EmilyAnthes Science journalist and author • THE GREAT INDOORS is out now! https://t.co/4q7nTAgXTB Brooklyn, NY emilyanthes.carrd.co 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 12% new, 61% replies, 20% retweets, 6% quotes On 503 user lists 140 followers on this list | 8,050 |
| 191. |  Brian Clark Howard@socialpyramid Environmental journalist. Deputy Editor with @TheHill's @ChangingAmerica. Formerly @NatGeo, E Magazine, The Daily Green. More: brianclarkhoward.com Washington, DC thehill.com/changing-ameri… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 78% new, 3% replies, 18% retweets, 2% quotes On 405 user lists 28 followers on this list | 7,945 |
| 192. |  Jeanne Garbarino, PhD@JeanneGarb Directs @RockEDU_ Science Outreach at @RockefellerUniv. Product of The Bronx. Science *should be* for everyone. Views and typos mine. she/her #BLM 🌈 NYC rockefeller.edu/outreach/ 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 42% replies, 40% retweets, 12% quotes On 354 user lists 85 followers on this list | 7,925 |
| 193. |  Nidhi Subbaraman@NidhiSubs Reporting COVID-19 and bio/medical research at @NatureNews. Send me tips: [email protected] Past: @buzzfeednews @BostonGlobe @NBCNews (she/her) Washington, DC nidhisubbaraman.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 8% replies, 67% retweets, 7% quotes On 439 user lists 116 followers on this list | 7,879 |
| 194. |  Ben Lillie@BenLillie Black Lives Matter | Co-founder of @caveatnyc. Previously: co-founder of @storycollider & writer for TED | Retweets are attempts to comprehend the universe. New York, NY caveat.nyc 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 29% replies, 50% retweets, 14% quotes On 386 user lists 132 followers on this list | 7,795 |
| 195. |  Rachel Nuwer@RachelNuwer Freelance journalist. Contributes to the NY Times, NatGeo & more. Author of POACHED: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking. Brooklyn rachelnuwer.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 53% replies, 7% retweets, 6% quotes On 358 user lists 116 followers on this list | 7,698 |
| 196. |  ryan@RyanFMandelbaum im like a bird ill only fly away i dont know where my soul is i dont know where my home is (they/them/birds/writing @qiskit and elsewhere/opinions mine) New York, USA 4 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 41% replies, 47% retweets, 2% quotes On 173 user lists 92 followers on this list | 7,648 |
| 197. |  Victoria Jaggard@vmjaggard99 Executive Editor for Science @NatGeo. Astronomy fan, coffee lover, gaming + anime geek, goth fashionista, Navy brat. Always on for karaoke. Washington, DC nationalgeographic.com/latest-stories/ 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 36% new, 42% replies, 17% retweets, 6% quotes On 168 user lists 104 followers on this list | 7,622 |
| 198. |  Aleszu Bajak@aleszubajak Science & data journalist teaching @NUjournalism • Edits @Storybench @LatAmSci • @KSJatMIT Fellow 14 • Alum @Undarkmag @EsquireClassic @SciFri • Peruvian-gringo Cambridge, MA aleszu.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 7% new, 4% replies, 82% retweets, 7% quotes On 423 user lists 109 followers on this list | 7,589 |
| 199. |  kelly oakes@kahoakes science journalist 🚀 bylines at BBC Future, New Scientist, The Observer etc 🌍 previously BuzzFeed 🐱 [email protected] 💌 she/her 🐣 currently on mat leave London via Oldham kellyoak.es 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 45% replies, 23% retweets, 15% quotes On 371 user lists 102 followers on this list | 7,577 |
| 200. |  Thomas Lin@7homaslin @QuantaMagazine founder + editor in chief; @ScienceWriting board; former @nytimes; books: (science) amzn.to/31Z0BXO + (math) amzn.to/2Ygz9CP New York City quantamagazine.org 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 18% new, 27% replies, 44% retweets, 11% quotes On 212 user lists 84 followers on this list | 7,537 |
| 201. |  Rafi@RafiLetzter @Livescience writer. Member @futureusunion, @wgaeast, @iwwfju. Extremely Jewish with incredible posts. New York, NY 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 37% replies, 41% retweets, 11% quotes On 90 user lists 20 followers on this list | 7,497 |
| 202. |  Doug Main@Douglas_Main senior writer/editor @NatGeo covering animals & wildlife. i like plants too. Washington, DC 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 31% replies, 35% retweets, 16% quotes On 252 user lists 98 followers on this list | 7,394 |
| 203. |  Karen Weintraub@kweintraub Cover patient safety for USA Today, [email protected] Former longtime freelancer and adjunct journalism prof. She/her. Cambridge, Ma karenweintraub.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 15% replies, 49% retweets, 5% quotes On 383 user lists 62 followers on this list | 7,353 |
| 204. |  Sarah Keenihan PhD@sciencesarah Freelance ✮ Writer ✮ Editor ✮ Copywriter ✮ Science ✮ Technology ✮ Space ✮ Medicine ✮ Health ✮ Geology ✮ Adelaide, South Australia sarahkeenihan.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 26% new, 63% replies, 5% retweets, 6% quotes On 267 user lists 19 followers on this list | 7,300 |
| 205. |  Ben Goldfarb@ben_a_goldfarb Independent journalist on the #roadecology beat. Author of EAGER, an award-winning book about beaver belief: goo.gl/DQA1Qn Spokane, WA bengoldfarb.com 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 45% replies, 24% retweets, 8% quotes On 226 user lists 55 followers on this list | 7,286 |
| 206. |  (((Steve Mirsky)))@SteveMirsky Editor, columnist, podcaster for @sciam magazine. Opinions expressed are my own and are subject to revision with new information. Like science. The Bronx scientificamerican.com/podcasts/ 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 5% new, 41% replies, 51% retweets, 3% quotes On 453 user lists 104 followers on this list | 7,205 |
| 207. |  Emily Conover@emcconover Reporter at @sciencenews, bringing you the juiciest physics news. Award-winning science writer and peep dioramist. She/her Washington, DC emilyconover.net 6 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 37% replies, 11% retweets, 18% quotes On 194 user lists 63 followers on this list | 7,163 |
| 208. |  Kelly Brenner ⚔️@KellyBrenner Naturalist, Writer, Photographer • NATURE OBSCURA: A City’s Hidden Natural World • Neurodiverse • @NudiAppSoc • @InverteFest • #StreetCreatures Fridays Seattle/Duwamish Land metrofieldguide.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 55% replies, 32% retweets, 4% quotes On 230 user lists 15 followers on this list | 7,148 |
| 209. |  Laura Seward Forczyk 🌙💫🚀@LauraForczyk Founder @Astralytical. Space professional, scientist, mom, & #FutureAstronaut. I tweet about NASA, women in science, aerospace industry & policy. #Feminist Atlanta, GA astralytical.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 59% replies, 13% retweets, 14% quotes On 219 user lists 23 followers on this list | 7,096 |
| 210. |  Gaia Vince@WanderingGaia Writer, broadcaster, author (TRANSCENDENCE amzn.to/2nSFEyQ; ADVENTURES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE amzn.to/1KKAUc7). Science of human and Earth systems bit.ly/2 Earth WanderingGaia.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 39% replies, 40% retweets, 11% quotes On 276 user lists 66 followers on this list | 7,038 |
| 211. |  Dr Robin George Andrews 🌋@SquigglyVolcano Science Journalist | Volcanology PhD | Stories on weird rocks and planets for @nytimes @sciam @NatGeo @TheAtlantic etc | Writing a book on volcanoes @wwnorton London, England robingeorgeandrews.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 61% replies, 24% retweets, 6% quotes On 236 user lists 38 followers on this list | 7,035 |
| 212. |  Katia Moskvitch@SciTech_Cat Editorial Lead & Chief Writer @IBMResearch. Ex-WIRED biz editor. Astrophysicist, rockclimber, quark-filled Canadian in🇨🇭. My 📖 on neutron stars✨out Sept ‘20! London, UK katiamoskvitch.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 41% replies, 29% retweets, 5% quotes On 316 user lists 63 followers on this list | 7,013 |
| 213. |  Erica Klarreich@EricaKlarreich Mathematics and science journalist. My work has appeared in Quanta, Nature, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Science News and other publications. Berkeley, California ericaklarreich.com 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 17% new, 35% replies, 43% retweets, 5% quotes On 187 user lists 24 followers on this list | 6,995 |
| 214. |  Lauren Wolf@laurenkwolf Head of science & tech @cenmag. Lover of science quirk. Ocean pee-er. Follow me for #chemistry news. Views my own. Washington DC cen.acs.org/index.html 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 25% replies, 26% retweets, 12% quotes On 285 user lists 59 followers on this list | 6,984 |
| 215. |  Laurie Winkless@laurie_winkless Physicist-turned-science storyteller. Book#1: SCIENCE AND THE CITY. Book#2: STICKY (2021?). @ForbesScience contributor. Irish. Feminist. Opinionated. She/her. Wellington City, New Zealand lauriewinkless.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 32% replies, 50% retweets, 8% quotes On 226 user lists 44 followers on this list | 6,982 |
| 216. |  Darryl Fears@bydarrylfears WaPo reporter covering the environment for the Pulitzer-winning climate team. Proud alum of the LA Times, AJC & Detroit Freep. HU Bison. wapo.st/1nlOX DC washingtonpost.com 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 5% replies, 39% retweets, 14% quotes On 517 user lists 42 followers on this list | 6,930 |
| 217. |  Eric Michael Johnson@ericmjohnson Historian of science, evolutionary anthropologist, and award-winning science writer currently producing massive amounts of adenosine triphosphate. Vancouver, BC ericmichaeljohnson.net 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 55% new, 25% replies, 13% retweets, 8% quotes On 528 user lists 113 followers on this list | 6,879 |
| 218. |  Jamie Vernon@JLVernonPhD Husband, Dad, Scientist, Science Advocate, Civic Citizen. #scicomm-er & #scipol-er. This is the personal account of @SigmaXiCEO Raleigh, NC linkedin.com/in/jlvernon/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 16% replies, 57% retweets, 20% quotes On 459 user lists 86 followers on this list | 6,852 |
| 219. |  Jules Howard@juleslhoward Science-writer, author, zoology correspondent. Guardian / BBC. Did I ever tell you about my VR duck vagina app? It can probably wait. theguardian.com/profile/jules-… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 71% replies, 17% retweets, 4% quotes On 139 user lists 19 followers on this list | 6,851 |
| 220. |  Tanya Lewis@tanyalewis314 Associate Health and Medicine Editor @SciAm. I learn less and less about more and more until I know nothing about everything. Tweets are my own opinion. She/her New York tanyaalewis.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 22% new, 14% replies, 44% retweets, 20% quotes On 282 user lists 75 followers on this list | 6,848 |
| 221. |  Caitlin S., Masked PhD😷@Paleophile Senior #SciComm Specialist, basic biomedical research org | evolutionary anthro MA&PhD | novice script writer | #celiac | #scipol | 🐶🐈 #rescue | Personal acct OH➡NJ➡️NYC➡️AZ➡️DC and MD 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 55% replies, 26% retweets, 9% quotes On 389 user lists 48 followers on this list | 6,815 |
| 222. |  Kris Hirst@archaeology writer, editor, archaeologist, ex-Thoughtco.com archaeology expert American midwest thoughtco.com/archaeology-41… 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 398 user lists 4 followers on this list | 6,750 |
| 223. |  Michael Greshko@michaelgreshko Science writer @NatGeo. @MIT_SciWrite & @VanderbiltU alum. [email protected] • DM for Signal/WhatsApp Washington, DC news.nationalgeographic.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 37% replies, 16% retweets, 22% quotes On 114 user lists 57 followers on this list | 6,665 |
| 224. |  M. Balter teaches/does journalism, remotely.@mbalter Journalism prof; contributor to CJR, SciAm, SAPIENS, The Verge, Yale E360, etc. Anthro, mental health, environ, #MeToo. Defendant in $18 million defamation suit Recently returned to USA from 29 yrs exile in Europe. michaelbalter.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 32% new, 15% replies, 50% retweets, 4% quotes On 259 user lists 88 followers on this list | 6,634 |
| 225. |  Richard Van Noorden@Richvn Features editor, Nature. E-mail: initial[dot]lastname[at]nature[dot]com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 13% new, 54% replies, 24% retweets, 9% quotes On 230 user lists 81 followers on this list | 6,631 |
| 226. |  Adam Mann@adamspacemann Aspiring space philosopher @nytimes @NewYorker @NatGeo @SciAm @WSJ @NatureNews @NewsfromScience @Wired @PNASNews @LiveScience Oakland, Ca 8 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 42% replies, 20% retweets, 15% quotes On 350 user lists 65 followers on this list | 6,521 |
| 227. |  Rebecca 🌓 Boyle@rboyle31 Writer for @TheAtlantic @nytimes @sciam @quantamagazine @TheLWON etc. Pro-night, pro-dog, pro-houseplant. 𒀭𒌍 Writing a book about the Moon for @randomhouse Colorado Springs, COLORADO rebecca-boyle.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 6% new, 31% replies, 49% retweets, 14% quotes On 290 user lists 128 followers on this list | 6,497 |
| 228. |  Dr Helen Scales@helenscales Marine biologist. Writer. Talker. UK helenscales.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 4% new, 57% replies, 20% retweets, 20% quotes On 259 user lists 35 followers on this list | 6,432 |
| 229. |  Cristine Russell@russellcris Science, enviro, health writer: climate science+policy; the media; women in science. Harvard Kennedy School fellow. World Conf of Sci Journalists 2017 co-chair Cambridge, MA; CT; wherever 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 1% replies, 75% retweets, 16% quotes On 449 user lists 115 followers on this list | 6,414 |
| 230. |  Carrie Arnold@edbites Just your friendly neighborhood public health reporter. Author of Decoding Anorexia. Lover of coffee, cats, cycling and yarn. Virginia carriearnold.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 45% replies, 21% retweets, 14% quotes On 220 user lists 41 followers on this list | 6,386 |
| 231. |  Christine Dell'Amore@cdellamore Bug-loving adventurer. Senior animals editor at National Geographic. Author of the book South Pole. Co-founder of the @DCSWA Newsbrief Award. Washington, D.C. nationalgeographic.com/contributors/d… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 30% new, 28% replies, 37% retweets, 6% quotes On 148 user lists 45 followers on this list | 6,352 |
| 232. |  Dave Levitan@davelevitan Journalist, mostly science and politics; bylines @gizmodo @thedailybeast @newrepublic @washingtonpost and lots more. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST davelevitan.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 41% new, 13% replies, 15% retweets, 32% quotes On 246 user lists 49 followers on this list | 6,342 |
| 233. |  Gabrielle Birchak@GabriellBirchak I LOVE #math #science #history ! My podcast and blog are in that handy link below! #EverybodyinSTEM My tweets are part of the collective. Resistance was futile. Los Angeles, CA mathsciencehistory.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 17% replies, 45% retweets, 3% quotes On 117 user lists 8 followers on this list | 6,232 |
| 234. |  Robert Lee Hotz@leHotz I cover science for The Wall Street Journal. President of The Alicia Patterson Foundation. New York 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 34% new, 8% replies, 47% retweets, 12% quotes On 353 user lists 119 followers on this list | 6,111 |
| 235. |  Allie Wilkinson@AllieWilkinson Freelance science journalist. Formerly at @sciencenews. Award-winning baker. Washington, DC alliewilkinson.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 31% new, 25% replies, 37% retweets, 8% quotes On 514 user lists 89 followers on this list | 6,010 |
| 236. |  Mary Hoff@mkhoff #Science & #environment communicator and editor in chief @ensiamedia. Tweets are my own. linkedin.com/in/maryhoff Minnesota linkedin.com/in/maryhoff/ 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 42% new, 1% replies, 54% retweets, 4% quotes On 261 user lists 53 followers on this list | 5,996 |
| 237. |  Erin Ross@ErinEARoss Museum staff turned science journalist. Science, environment & outdoors @OPB. Alum of @NatureNews, @NPR & @axios. SciCom Slug. Former mosquito wrangler. She/Her Watch us explore on #OregonFieldGuide 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 55% replies, 31% retweets, 6% quotes On 131 user lists 66 followers on this list | 5,936 |
| 238. |  Kathleen Raven@inkkr Science writer. Currently tracking: hearing loss & suicidal ideation as a health symptom that can be treated & things that make you 🤔 // #FutureIsFemale // In flight 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 46% new, 9% replies, 40% retweets, 6% quotes On 337 user lists 118 followers on this list | 5,900 |
| 239. |  Brian Vastag@brianvastag Former Washington Post science reporter, now disabled by ME/CFS + myositis. Contributor, The Science Writers' Handbook. Living a quiet life on a quiet island. Kauai washingtonpost.com/health/glacier… 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 39% replies, 35% retweets, 16% quotes On 317 user lists 104 followers on this list | 5,862 |
| 240. |  Anil Ananthaswamy@anilananth Science journalist. TED speaker. MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow. Author: The Edge of Physics, The Man Who Wasn't There, Through Two Doors at Once Bangalore/Berkeley anilananthaswamy.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 14% new, 21% replies, 57% retweets, 8% quotes On 240 user lists 72 followers on this list | 5,810 |
| 241. |  Karyn Murphy@CuriousKaryn Cultivating Curiosity. Naturalist, freelance scientist, Kachemak Bay, AK. Explorers Club member. Tutka Bay, AK and Durham, NC instagram.com/staycuriouskar… 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 61% new, 27% replies, 11% retweets, 2% quotes On 427 user lists 84 followers on this list | 5,799 |
| 242. |  Flora Lichtman@flichtman stunningly awful 3 star podcast host of @eltshow from @Gimletmedia. before: bill nye saves on @netflix @nytimes @scifri [email protected] new yak 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 69% replies, 10% retweets, 11% quotes On 129 user lists 45 followers on this list | 5,647 |
| 243. |  Lizzie Wade@lizzie_wade Science journalist covering mostly archaeology and anthropology, mostly for @NewsfromScience. Mexico City. She/her. Newsletter: lizzie.substack.com/welcome Mexico City lizziewade.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 37% new, 40% replies, 12% retweets, 12% quotes On 203 user lists 61 followers on this list | 5,647 |
| 244. |  Emily@seelix Yes, I am a master of disguise & trained as a forensic anthropologist. No, I'm not a supervillain. she/they 💖💜💙 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 10% new, 37% replies, 53% retweets, 0% quotes On 349 user lists 68 followers on this list | 5,638 |
| 245. |  John McQuaid@johnmcquaid Journalist, author Silver Spring, MD, USA tastybook.net 12 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 24% new, 37% replies, 20% retweets, 20% quotes On 601 user lists 34 followers on this list | 5,636 |
| 246. |  Ewen Callaway@ewencallaway Immigrant. Journalist at Nature. Mostly just parenting these days. London 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 19% new, 22% replies, 52% retweets, 7% quotes 97 followers on this list | 5,571 |
| 247. |  Maia Weinstock@20tauri @MIT News deputy editorial director; @LegoNASAwomen, #legaljusticeleague creator; author of CARBON QUEEN @mitpress 2021; champion of women. Tweets=mine She|her Massachusetts maiaw.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 41% replies, 29% retweets, 10% quotes On 276 user lists 62 followers on this list | 5,542 |
| 248. |  Liza Gross@lizabio Reporter #EnvironmentalJustice @FERNnews. Ed @PLOSBiology. Views my own. Science Writers' Investigative Reporting Handbook amzn.to/2PXr7i8 DM for proton San Francisco lizagross.com 11 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 28% new, 27% replies, 38% retweets, 8% quotes On 332 user lists 92 followers on this list | 5,528 |
| 249. |  Nadja Popovich@PopovichN words & graphics @nytimes @nytclimate ✨✨✨✨✨ D.C.-grown 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 9% new, 14% replies, 76% retweets, 2% quotes On 287 user lists 40 followers on this list | 5,500 |
| 250. |  Simon Watt@SimonDWatt Biologist, sci com, writer, comic, TV bod. Head of The @UglyAnimal Preservation Society. Host of @LevelUpHuman. Arts at @CrackedLightArt. Quiz at @UniSillyChal readysteadyscience.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 20% new, 49% replies, 27% retweets, 4% quotes On 113 user lists 19 followers on this list | 5,280 |
| 251. |  Liz Lee Heinecke@KitchPantrySci Mom | Author | Science Communicator | “Chemistry for Kids' on shelves now | “RADIANT: The Dancer, The Scientist and a Friendship Forged in Light” Feb. 2021 Minneapolis, MN kitchenpantryscientist.com 10 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 8% new, 13% replies, 77% retweets, 2% quotes On 317 user lists 34 followers on this list | 5,215 |
| 252. |  jane c. hu@jane_c_hu 🖊🕵🏻♀️independent journalist @slate, @highcountrynews, + 🤓actually doctor who 🐶always gets the name of the dog 📩[email protected] 👩🏻💻she/her Seattle janehu.net 7 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 21% new, 29% replies, 26% retweets, 24% quotes 89 followers on this list | 5,149 |
| 253. |  JoAnna@JoAnnaScience Card Story Editor @inversedotcom Cartoonist // illustrator // science writer Big fan of space and jellyfish #scicomm #sciart #WomenInSTEM she/her Beaverton, OR joannawendelcomics.com 9 years on Twitter Recent tweets: 15% new, 34% replies, 47% retweets, 5% quotes On 223 user lists 66 followers on this list | 5,047 |
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| 254. |  Bora Zivkovic@BoraZ blog.coturnix.org Pittsboro, NC coturnix.org 10 years on Twitter until last tweet (2019-Mar-05) Recent tweets: 55% new, 8% replies, 37% retweets, 0% quotes On 2,077 user lists 81 followers on this list | 27,473 |
| 255. |  Andrew Jones@AboutPhysics About.com Physics Expert, author of String Theory for Dummies Indiana physics.about.com 8 years on Twitter until last tweet (2017-Jun-14) Recent tweets: 94% new, 0% replies, 5% retweets, 0% quotes On 612 user lists 5 followers on this list | 8,716 |
| 256. |  Samuel Arbesman@arbesman Ensorcelled by wonder. 📚: 'Overcomplicated' + 'The Half-Life of Facts'. @Lux_Capital. I've abandoned Twitter ☞ https://t.co/VDWqi2B8cT Paris of the Plains arbesman.net 12 years on Twitter until last tweet (2019-Jun-25) Recent tweets: 100% new, 0% replies, 0% retweets, 0% quotes On 448 user lists 56 followers on this list | 7,455 |
| 257. |  Hillary Rosner@hillaryrosner Independent journalist in the medium formerly known as print. Boulder, CO hillaryr.net 9 years on Twitter until last tweet (2019-Jul-05) Recent tweets: 62% new, 13% replies, 13% retweets, 12% quotes On 352 user lists 113 followers on this list | 5,432 |