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Devin Reese

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Alexandria
As seen in: Natural History, LinkedIn, MSN, Yahoo Life, Issuu, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo Singapore, Aol, PBS, Smithsonian, EurekAlert! and
Covers:  ecology, environment, animal behavior, paleontology, and just about anything related
Doesn't Cover: willing to cover anything in science and natural history, across disciplines
Science Writer: Exec Editor at Natural History Magazine. Turtle ally. Competitive rower. Grateful mom of three. www.linkedin.com/in/devin-reese

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A Ph.D. freshwater turtle biologist turned science writer and Exec Editor for Natural History Magazine, I freelance for a variety of organizations, all related to STEM: news pieces, blogs, articles, video and podcast scripts, K12 curriculum, etc.
RESUME www.linkedin.com/in/devin-reese-9678393/

Academic credentials:
- Bachelors in Ethology (Animal Behavior), Harvard University
- Ph.D. in Integrative Biology (Ecology), U.C. Berkeley
- PostDoc as a AAAS Science & Diplomacy Fellow
- Virginia Master…

Devin Reese’s Journalist Portfolio

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How This Mouse Lives at a Higher Elevation Than Any Other Vertebrate

How This Mouse Lives at a Higher Elevation Than Any Other Vertebrate

How This Mouse Lives at a Higher Elevation Than Any Other Vertebrate: It's become uniquely suited to handle b…

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The Surprising Evolutionary Trade-offs Between Fangs, Stingers, and Claws

The Surprising Evolutionary Trade-offs Between Fangs, Stingers, and Claws

The Surprising Evolutionary Trade-offs Between Fangs, Stingers, and Claws: The science behind nature's differ…

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How Hannibal's War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps

How Hannibal's War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps

How Hannibal's War Elephants Helped to Determine His Route Through the Alps: When you go into battle with nea…

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How Animals Communicate Across Species

How Animals Communicate Across Species

How Animals Communicate Across Species: From honeyguides to cleaner fish, cross-species cooperation abounds

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Blue the Dog Has One Job at Grand Canyon: Elk Patrol

Blue the Dog Has One Job at Grand Canyon: Elk Patrol

In Grand Canyon National Park, a dog has been trained to make a difference. Alongside his ranger, Blue keeps …

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This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution

This Blind Cave-Dwelling Fish May Be the Key to Understanding Brain Evolution: Its life in the darkness could…

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Early Americans Pioneered the Keto Diet

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By Devin Reese
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By about 16,000 years ago, humans were living in the Americas. Whether the Clovis people of North America centered in New Mexico, or the Fishtail Projectile Point people of South America concentrated in Patagonia, humans spread rapidly throughout the continents. But how? For decades, anthropologists have debated whether these early peoples subsisted by taking down the massive mammals of the time or foraged on a mix of whatever they could find.
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Why Fireflies Flash in Sync — and Where to See It Original

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By Devin Reese
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One of the rarest firefly displays in North America was hiding in Pennsylvania until just over a decade ago, and few knew it existed. Synchronized flashing looks like teamwork, but researchers found the real reason males do it is something more competitive. Discover the real motive → A Pennsylvania bed and breakfast accidentally became ground zero for one of nature's rarest light shows, and what happened next turned into a cautionary tale for nature lovers.
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A New Species of Pit Viper Emerges in the Himalayas

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As pit vipers go, the most widespread genus in Asia is Ovophis, whose nine known species span from Nepal to Japan. All Ovophis snakes in China were historically called Chinese mountain pit vipers (Ovophis monticola), but a 2023 study found that the grouping belied the genetic diversity of the genus, suggesting hidden species. To that end, a new study published in Asian Herpetological Research reports a novel species of pit viper from China that brings the total Ovophis species to 10.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I took a Brother typewriter with me to college at Harvard. I believe it was blue and I would haul it into the library stacks to write.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

As a journalist, I capture a nearly real-time record of what's happening in the world around us and craft a story people can relate to.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

IDK

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Virginia Professional Communicators

2025 - Editing for Print or Online Publications

First Place for work on Natural History Samplings news section(s)

National Federation of Press Women

2022 - Feature - Online publication - Science

Winner at State Level

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DCSWA Newsbrief Awards

2022 - Multimedia

Honorable Mention for “The Stressful Reasons Corals Are Becoming More Colorful."

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