
Jess Thomson
Jess Thomson is a freelance journalist. She previously worked as a science reporter for Newsweek, and has also written for publications including VICE, The Guardian, The Cut, and Inverse. Jess holds a Biological Sciences degree from the University of Oxford, where she specialised in animal behavior and ecology.
Latest articles by Jess Thomson

Dinosaurs: Facts about the reptiles that roamed Earth more than 66 million years ago
By Jess Thomson published
Discover interesting facts about when dinosaurs lived, why they died and how big they got

'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland
By Jess Thomson published
A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.

166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic
By Jess Thomson published
A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates
By Jess Thomson published
New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.

Scientists invent 3D-printed penis implant to restore erections — and it works in rabbits and pigs
By Jess Thomson published
Researchers 3D-printed a model penis that could successfully become erect just like the natural version, parts of which were then implanted into pigs and rabbits with erectile issues.

Ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is crumbling into the sea at an unprecedented rate
By Jess Thomson published
Coastal erosion from rising sea levels has led to the collapse of 280 buildings across Alexandria, Egypt, over the past two decades.

150,000-year-old stone tools reveal humans lived in tropical rainforests much earlier than thought
By Jess Thomson published
Researchers have discovered that humans lived in tropical rainforests 150,000 years ago, around 100,000 years earlier than previous evidence suggested.

Sneaky bamboo can control the genes of the pandas eating it, scientists discover
By Jess Thomson published
Tiny scraps of genetic material from bamboo might influence the genes of pandas, helping them adapt to a mostly bamboo diet.

Deadly motor-neuron disease treated in the womb in world 1st
By Jess Thomson published
An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment started in the womb.
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