Former editor and baker, Backlight lives on a farm in Sopchoppy, FL (home of the worm-grunting festival) with three cats, a crochet hook, and a paddleboard. She listens to dystopian fiction, from the shadows, and translates wisdom onto the page.
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Vote: Best Hot Take from YGBFKM
Ten hot takes. One vote. Science journalism has never been more democratically absurd.
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#Interactive
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What Roswell Knows
Directory of posts marking the 79th anniversary of the Roswell incident with a series of posts covering the original events, the official record, and the decades of fallout.
#Aliens
#Roswell
#UAP
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When It Gets Hot, Animals Lose Their Minds
Hot days, angrier animals, scrambled bird brains and a fish that brawls with mirrors.
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Hello and Thanks for All the Fish
Dolphins have been hunting cooperatively with humans for centuries. Now researchers have documented another cross-species partnership; the other partner is a killer whale.