Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith

Science Writer

Lydia Smith is a health and science journalist who works for U.K. and U.S. publications. She is studying for an MSc in psychology at the University of Glasgow and has an MA in English literature from King's College London.

Latest articles by Lydia Smith

silhouette of two oceanic whitetip sharks swimming with sunlight coming through blue water

What is the deadliest shark attack ever recorded?

By Lydia Smith published

During World War II, the sinking of a U.S. Navy ship led to one of the worst known shark attacks in history, with up to 150 killed in a feeding frenzy.

Sharks
artist impression of ancient predator crassigyrinus scoticus

Scientists reveal face of 10-foot 'killer tadpole' that terrorized Earth long before the dinosaurs

By Lydia Smith published

With huge teeth and large eyes, Crassigyrinus scoticus was specially adapted to hunt in the coal swamps of Scotland and North America.

Fossils
Underwater images inside the world's second deepest blue hole

Surprise discovery of world's 2nd deepest blue hole could provide window into Earth's history

By Lydia Smith published

The second deepest blue hole in the world has been discovered off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The giant, underwater cavern is around 900 feet deep and spans an area of 147,000 square feet.

Planet Earth
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