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Anna Napolitano
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Science journalist and communicator. I love writing about science in all its forms. My words are on Dialogue Earth, Nature, The Scientist and many more. If you want to work with me send me a message.

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Scientists in Hawaiʻi’ mapped sewage from inland cesspools reaching the ocean. My latest for @AGU_EOS

eos.org/articles/pin...

#Hawaii #Groundwater #CoralReefs #OSDs
Pinpointing Sewage Seeps in Hawaii - Eos
Cesspools and septic systems, as well as coastal development, put Hawaiian coastal waters at risk of contamination.
eos.org
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I've visited many marine reserves in my life — their beauty still stuns me every time.

But this story took me deeper, into a sobering truth: protection on paper isn’t enough.

oceanographicmagazine.com/features/inv...
Invisible enemies: A plastic crisis in our marine protected areas
When Galapagos turtle specialist Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez found particles in the bodies of dead turtles, he realised they had a plastic problem.
oceanographicmagazine.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#Brexit changed many things, especially people's lives!For
@nature.com, I explored how it changed scientists' careers. Thanks to @niekbuurmah2o.bsky.social; Sergi Castellano; @doctordianap.bsky.social, and all the researchers who gave me their testimony.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Five years on: how Brexit changed three scientists’ careers
How did the United Kingdom’s formal departure from the European Union in January 2020 affect scientists who had moved there from mainland Europe?
www.nature.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Introduced to clean the air, scrubbers are far from being the solution to shipping pollution. Thanks to everyone who helped me to understand more about this technology and its limitations in my latest @dialogueearth.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Reposted by Anna Napolitano
The recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire prompted Gazan farmers to salvage what remained of their 2024 olive harvest two months late.

However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.
Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence
After Israel and the de facto government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, agreed to a ceasefire beginning Jan. 19, Gaza’s olive farmers headed back to what’s left of their Khan Yunis and Rafah olive groves f...
news.mongabay.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
As mother of two bilingual children, I struggle to keep the connection with the heritage language. Writing about children migrant education and
@NativeScientis felt so personal and relevant to my own life. Thanks to @RTB_Cheerful for the chance

reasonstobecheerful.world/science-tapa...
November 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM