science reporter currently @nytimes
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
17 Dec 2025
An amazing tale of how nature keeps evolving, sometimes flummoxing us humans as we try to fix what we broke, via @alexaroblesgil nytimes.com/2025/12/16/scien…
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
17 Dec 2025
I think this picture of a puma in Patagonia pursuing penguins it wants to prey on is probably my favorite wildlife photo of the year (via Mitchell Serota)
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
2 Dec 2025
#Sharks & Rays Gain Sweeping Protections From #Wildlife Trade | By @AlexaRoblesGil for @NYTScience
The species brought under an international trade ban “are some of the species that have been traded almost to #extinction,” said Luke Warwick.
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21 Jul 2025
Once a surfer's paradise, a string of deadly attacks made Réunion Island synonymous with one word only: sharks. But a team of scientists turned this tiny island into a hub of lifesaving research. For @ScienceMagazine, I wrote about this fascinating place.
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8 Apr 2025
In Mexico, a planned gas terminal threatens an important whale sanctuary. The Saguaro project would routinely send huge tankers through the Gulf of California. If it moves forward, "we are going to regret it a lot," a whale researcher told me. science.org/content/article/…
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8 Apr 2025
Saguaro Energía plans to use a 500-mile-long pipeline and a fleet of tankers to move up to 2.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from wells in Texas, through Mexico, and then across the Pacific Ocean, primarily to Asia. The tankers would navigate through a whale hotspot.
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24 Mar 2025
Some personal news: I'll be joining The New York Times as a reporting fellow on the Science desk in June! Hard to put into words how excited and grateful I am for this opportunity. So happy to be back in New York.
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
10 Feb 2025
Humpback whale songs have the same statistical structure as human language, offering a glimpse into the origins of complex communication.
Learn more: scim.ag/4aRoIvJ
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
30 Jan 2025
Humans spend a lot of time and money keeping their hair from getting too oily. Polar bears, on the other hand, depend on that greasy sheen to prevent ice from sticking to their bodies in frigid Arctic weather. scim.ag/3EcmGKm
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29 Jan 2025
How do polar bears keep their fur ice-free despite living in the Arctic? These scientists have an answer
My latest / @ScienceMagazine
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
17 Jan 2025
A team of scientists trekked for two weeks and collected the sounds of birds, frogs, a jaguar and whales in order to make this song. bit.ly/40rpMlc
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
17 Jan 2025
This is the way to give a song a natural vibe. A team of researchers trekked through Colombia and recorded the sounds of birds, frogs, jaguars and more, and used them to create a version of the national anthem. @alexaroblesgil with the story. smithsonianmag.com/science-n…
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
19 Nov 2024
🧵 1/7 The Atacama Desert, with its extraordinary darkness, is a haven for astronomy. But light pollution threatens its skies, making it harder to observe planets and stars.
Here's how Chile is working to protect the night ⤵️
🔗: undark.org/2024/04/22/darkne…
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
8 Nov 2024
Hurricane Helene decimated a region rich with dozens of species already struggling with habitat loss and disease. bit.ly/40BwCWU
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8 Nov 2024
After Hurricane Helene hit the southeast, there were reports of as many as 40 hellbenders washed out in a single area. In the 'Salamander Capital of the World', the impact for these amphibians remains uncertain.
My story for @SmithsonianMag
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30 Oct 2024
On the evening of October 22, Grizzly 399 was hit and killed by a car south of Grand Teton National Park, leaving behind a cub named Spirit. Was her death preventable?
My latest @SmithsonianMag
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
29 Oct 2024
Grizzly 399 became a celebrity of Grand Teton National Park in her lifetime. Now, her death has drawn attention to wildlife-vehicle collisions and how they might be reduced. bit.ly/4eZqaNO
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
21 Oct 2024
Scientists and Indigenous communities in Mexico are seeking new ways to create sanctuaries for monarch butterflies, as their habitats are quickly disappearing due to global warming and illegal logging.
Read @alexaroblesgil great story for @NatGeo
21 Oct 2024
By 2090, warming temperatures could cause the monarch butterfly's traditional wintering forests in Mexico to vanish. Now, scientists and indigenous communities want to create a new refuge for them.
My story for @NatGeo with photos from @rojovisuals
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21 Oct 2024
By 2090, warming temperatures could cause the monarch butterfly's traditional wintering forests in Mexico to vanish. Now, scientists and indigenous communities want to create a new refuge for them.
My story for @NatGeo with photos from @rojovisuals
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Alexa Robles-Gil retweeted
9 Oct 2024
Truly a joy to see my last piece from my summer at @_TheTransmitter run today. I sat down with @KanakaRajanPhD to learn about how smart science comics are increasing accessibility to neuroscience without dumbing any of it down
extra thanks to @matteofarinella @JordanCollver!
9 Oct 2024
Kanaka Rajan @KanakaRajanPhD sat down with @OliviaGieger to discuss how art can help explain complex ideas without diluting the science.
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