
Joanna Thompson
Joanna Thompson is a science journalist and runner based in New York. She holds a B.S. in Zoology and a B.A. in Creative Writing from North Carolina State University, as well as a Master's in Science Journalism from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. Find more of her work in Scientific American, The Daily Beast, Atlas Obscura or Audubon Magazine.
Latest articles by Joanna Thompson

Patient's immune system 'naturally' cures HIV in the second case of its kind
By Joanna Thompson published
Two patients' immune systems have now naturally rid themselves of the infection.

Lost' Adélie penguin wanders nearly 2,000 miles off-course, ends up on New Zealand beach
By Joanna Thompson published
A lost Adelie penguin ended up almost 2,000 miles off course.

Metal detectorist unearths largest Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard ever discovered in England
By Joanna Thompson published
The largest Anglo-Saxon hoard ever discovered in England was unearthed by a metal detectorist in Norfolk.

Ancient child sacrifice victims unearthed in Peru
By Joanna Thompson published
Wari tombs with ancient human sacrifices unearthed in northwestern Peru

'Tongue-eating' lice invade fish's mouth in this year's creepiest Halloween photo
By Joanna Thompson published
Tongue-eating parasites chow down on fishes' mouths and eventually replace their tongues

'New hidden world' discovered in Earth's inner core
By Joanna Thompson published
The inner core of our planet is actually a mishmash of hard, mushy and liquid metal.

Thousands of tiny ‘ice needles’ may explain mysterious stone patterns on Earth … and Mars
By Joanna Thompson published
Tiny natural ice structures help arrange stones into spectacular landscapes.

Scientists just broke the record for the coldest temperature ever recorded in a lab
By Joanna Thompson published
They did it by sending rubidium atoms into free fall

This trilobite was equipped with a 'hyper-eye' never seen before in the animal kingdom
By Joanna Thompson published
Trilobite with "hyper compound eyes" could see through hundreds of lenses, new X-ray study reveals.

These giant birds could eviscerate you. People were raising them 18,000 years ago.
By Joanna Thompson published
People were raising cassowaries, the world's most dangerous bird, some 18,000 years ago, new research shows.

What were the largest predators in North America?
By Joanna Thompson published
Here are the largest predators ever to have lived in North America.
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