Jane Palmer is a Colorado-based journalist who is contributing to Live Science with a focus on biodiversity conservation, neuroscience and mental health. She has written about science for many outlets including Nature, Science, Eos Magazine, Al Jazeera, BBC Earth, BBC Future, Mosaic Science and Proto Magazine. Before becoming a journalist, Palmer was a scientist, and she earned a bachelor's degree in cognitive science and a doctorate in computational molecular modeling from the University of Sheffield in England. She enjoys reading and being outside in nature whenever possible, preferably climbing rocks.
