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Natalie Parletta

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Covers:  Health, mental health, psychology, wellbeing, diet, nutrition, people, children, child development, parenting, aging, science, nature, sustainability, environment, animal welfare
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Natalie Parletta’s Biography

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In 2017 I morphed from researcher to freelance science writer. Since publishing 60 scientific papers, I have now completed a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Science Writing with Johns Hopkins University and written more than 500 stories for public outlets.

I have made regular contributions to The Guardian, Nature Index, Cosmos Magazine, Forbes Science and Health Agenda. Other stories have been published by Ensia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The New Daily, New York Times, The Conversat…

Natalie Parletta’s Journalist Portfolio

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We've made more than the Earth has grown

We've made more than the Earth has grown

Anthropogenic mass now exceeds living biomass, study finds.

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Finished your PhD? Six questions to ask yourself about what's next

Finished your PhD? Six questions to ask yourself about what's next

There is no single path to success, so here's a plan to help you choose.

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How to clean your bed: 'If you didn't wash it for a year it would be a kilo heavier from dead ski...

How to clean your bed: 'If you didn't wash it for a year it would be a kilo heavier from dead ski...

How often should you wash your sheets, pillows, doona and mattress? And when is it time to throw them out? Ex…

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This scientist read a paper every day for 899 days. Here's what she learned

This scientist read a paper every day for 899 days. Here's what she learned

Olivia Rissland says reading a different paper every day has made her a better scientist.

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The Australian story, told beneath the sea

The Australian story, told beneath the sea

Archaeological sites could fill vast historical gaps.

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Who are the real pests? - Cosmos Magazine

Who are the real pests? - Cosmos Magazine

Studies turn spotlight on human action and expansion.

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How to support your child through the social media ban - listen, be on their side and don’t try to justify the new rules

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As if parenting children and teenagers isn’t complex enough, the monumental rise of social media has presented this current generation of parents with a new raft of challenges. Parents must reckon with restricting, delaying or understanding their children’s use of a technology that they themselves did not grow up with. And so as many as two-thirds of parents, surveyed earlier this year, welcome the upcoming social media ban for children under 16. But it could create a new set of complications.
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what’s the best way to soothe mosquito bites?

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By Natalie Parletta 
| MSN UK
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Ditch the itch: what’s the best way to soothe mosquito bites?

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By Natalie Parletta 
| Yahoo Style Canada
Experts say an array of creative home remedies, including avocado, aloe vera and honey, are acceptable ways to soothe itchy mosquito bites – as long as they don’t irritate your skin.Composite: Getty Images/Chemist Warehouse/Aero Healthcare/CDC If you experience ugly, itchy red welts after being bitten by a mosquito, you’ve probably tried everything to soothe your skin and stop the itch.
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?

A computer, phone, anything that inspires, and puppy for companionship.

What's your favorite social network?

The dog park.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read, write, revise, sleep on it, revise, revise, revise.

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