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Emily Greenhalgh

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Covers:  climate, biology, environmental science, animals, ecosystems
Doesn't Cover: business

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Emily Greenhalgh’s Biography

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Emily Greenhalgh (she/her) is a marine biologist-turned-science communicator at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA. ​Emily has nearly a decade of science writing experience, a master's in Science Journalism from Boston University, and a bachelor's degree in marine biology from the University of Rhode Island. She has worked on commercial fishing boats, for federal and nonprofit institutions, and has led multiple cross-agency social media campaigns.

Prior to joining the MBL, she…

Emily Greenhalgh’s Journalist Portfolio

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MBL Team Succeeds in Culturing the Pygmy Zebra Octopus

MBL Team Succeeds in Culturing the Pygmy Zebra Octopus

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - For generations, scientists have relied on a handful of organisms to study the fundamenta…

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Right Whale Population Declines for 10th Straight Year

Right Whale Population Declines for 10th Straight Year

Named because they were considered the "right whales to hunt," the critically endangered North Atlantic right…

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On climate: Q&As with Alumna Tokë Vandervoort and Professor Steven Ferrey

On climate: Q&As with Alumna Tokë Vandervoort and Professor Steven Ferrey

Are there any lessons from recent Supreme Court decisions that can help us predict how the court will address…

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Team Rewires a Behavioral Circuit in the Worm Using Hydra Parts

Team Rewires a Behavioral Circuit in the Worm Using Hydra Parts

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by s…

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Salt Marshes Trap Microplastics in their Sediments, Creating Record of Human Plastic Use

Salt Marshes Trap Microplastics in their Sediments, Creating Record of Human Plastic Use

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Plastics are everywhere. From cell phones to pens and cars to medical devices, the modern…

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Bottom-Up is the Way Forward for Nitrogen Reduction at Institutions

Bottom-Up is the Way Forward for Nitrogen Reduction at Institutions

WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Nitrogen is an element basic for life - plants need it, animals need it, it's in our DNA …

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Articles

Journey to the Center of the Earth: The Search for Dark Oxygen

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By Emily Greenhalgh, Keith Cowing
| Astrobiology Web
By Emily Greenhalgh – The elevator ride down was quicker than he expected. South Africa has the deepest active mines on Earth. And MBL scientist Emil Ruff and an international team of eight other scientists were headed towards the bottom. The 9,500 foot (2.9 km) trip down Earth’s deepest single-shaft elevator took only four minutes. Crammed in with dozens of miners headed to their regular shifts, the scientists held on as the metal cage of the elevator rattled when it reached speeds of up to 40 mph.
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Open Wide: Human Mouth Bacteria Reproduce through Rare Form of Cell Division

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By Emily Greenhalgh
| The Marine Biological Laboratory
By Emily Greenhalgh September 03, 2024 One of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet is closer than you think — right inside your mouth. Your mouth is a thriving ecosystem of more than 500 different species of bacteria living in distinct, structured communities called biofilms. Nearly all of these bacteria grow by splitting [or dividing] into two, with one mother cell giving rise to two daughter cells.
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Imaging an Extremophile: The Nematode T. tufae

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By Emily Greenhalgh
| The Marine Biological Laboratory
By Emily Greenhalgh August 29, 2024 The roundworm Tokorhabditis tufae is an odd creature even among other nematodes. Nematodes live in every known ecosystem on Earth, from deserts to deep oceanic trenches to mountain lakes. And, in the case of T. tufae, even a lake with arsenic levels hundreds of times higher than the lethal level for humans. T. tufae also does something else very few nematodes can do: give birth to live young. This 3D reconstruction of T.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Technology Reporter - MassDevice.com

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

A tie. Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan and Jane Winslett-Richardson from The Life Aquatic