Kate Evans
@kategevans.bsky.social
Nature writer & science journalist
New Zealand Geographic
Www.Kateevans.org
Words also in Scientific American, the New York Times, bioGraphic, among others. Author of FEIJOA: A STORY OF OBSESSION AND BELONGING
New Zealand Geographic
Www.Kateevans.org
Words also in Scientific American, the New York Times, bioGraphic, among others. Author of FEIJOA: A STORY OF OBSESSION AND BELONGING
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Imagine, Aotearoa! 🙏
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Imagine, Aotearoa! 🙏
Key part of this thread:
I said "Paul, I bet you $1000 there will be no 'functionally-equivalent' moa running around in ten years." We shook on it, witnessed by the Friends of the Museum audience. The talk will be on YouTube but not the questions, so you'll have to take my word that this happened.
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Key part of this thread:
I will watch with interest 👀
Today I heard Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum, give a public talk on moa resurrection and the museumʻs partnership with Colossal Biosciences (the “dire wolf” people).
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I will watch with interest 👀
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Entomologists of Aotearoa! Please save the date to join @barnesecodiv.bsky.social & our local committee for the annual conference at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social September 2-4th 2026. We have fantastic plenary speakers inc Ang Mcgaughran, Neil Birelle & Giselle Clarkson.
More soon at ento.org.nz
More soon at ento.org.nz
Entomological Society of New Zealand
ento.org.nz
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Entomologists of Aotearoa! Please save the date to join @barnesecodiv.bsky.social & our local committee for the annual conference at @waikatouniversity.bsky.social September 2-4th 2026. We have fantastic plenary speakers inc Ang Mcgaughran, Neil Birelle & Giselle Clarkson.
More soon at ento.org.nz
More soon at ento.org.nz
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my iconoclastic style is dividing The Spinoff's readership
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
my iconoclastic style is dividing The Spinoff's readership
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When talking about animals and birds, we spend too much time saying "only in Australia" – they do have some incredibly weird wildlife – but let’s face it: only in #NZ could you have a headline, “It’s kākāpō fuck season” 😄
Go kākāpō, go!
Go kākāpō, go!
Some good news for anyone depressed about the world right now: the kakapo are getting it onnnnn thespinoff.co.nz/science/13-0...
Good news: It’s kākāpō fuck season
The world is going to hell in a handbasket but at least the kākāpō are going hog wild.
thespinoff.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
When talking about animals and birds, we spend too much time saying "only in Australia" – they do have some incredibly weird wildlife – but let’s face it: only in #NZ could you have a headline, “It’s kākāpō fuck season” 😄
Go kākāpō, go!
Go kākāpō, go!
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happy kakapo fuck season to all who celebrate (aka the kakapo)
Some good news for anyone depressed about the world right now: the kakapo are getting it onnnnn thespinoff.co.nz/science/13-0...
Good news: It’s kākāpō fuck season
The world is going to hell in a handbasket but at least the kākāpō are going hog wild.
thespinoff.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
happy kakapo fuck season to all who celebrate (aka the kakapo)
Some good news for anyone depressed about the world right now: the kakapo are getting it onnnnn thespinoff.co.nz/science/13-0...
Good news: It’s kākāpō fuck season
The world is going to hell in a handbasket but at least the kākāpō are going hog wild.
thespinoff.co.nz
February 13, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Some good news for anyone depressed about the world right now: the kakapo are getting it onnnnn thespinoff.co.nz/science/13-0...
Absolutely fascinating piece by @elisecutts.bsky.social that should be required reading for all scientists and science journalists 👩🔬🧪 www.reviewertoo.com/pop-science-...
Pop science doesn't reach a "general audience"
Pop sci readers are wealthy, educated, and left-leaning
www.reviewertoo.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Absolutely fascinating piece by @elisecutts.bsky.social that should be required reading for all scientists and science journalists 👩🔬🧪 www.reviewertoo.com/pop-science-...
Here's my latest personal essay, out now on our SexStack. Inspired by the memoirist Lesley Jamison, who calls personal archives "exoskeletons of previous lives", I attempted an archaeology of my underwear drawer: sexscience.substack.com/p/archaeology-of-the-underwear-drawer
Archaeology of the Underwear Drawer
In a tangle of tiny fabric scraps I found nostalgia, satisfaction, shame, and desire
sexscience.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Here's my latest personal essay, out now on our SexStack. Inspired by the memoirist Lesley Jamison, who calls personal archives "exoskeletons of previous lives", I attempted an archaeology of my underwear drawer: sexscience.substack.com/p/archaeology-of-the-underwear-drawer
And freelancers like me!
December 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
And freelancers like me!
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ICYMI, deep-sea mining is in the news again.
If you need a break from holiday cheer, you can learn why seabed mining is in the news, where it’s being considered, who’s behind it, and how the Trump administration is pursuing the option. And what potatoes have to do with it. eos.org/tag/deep-sea...
If you need a break from holiday cheer, you can learn why seabed mining is in the news, where it’s being considered, who’s behind it, and how the Trump administration is pursuing the option. And what potatoes have to do with it. eos.org/tag/deep-sea...
December 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
ICYMI, deep-sea mining is in the news again.
If you need a break from holiday cheer, you can learn why seabed mining is in the news, where it’s being considered, who’s behind it, and how the Trump administration is pursuing the option. And what potatoes have to do with it. eos.org/tag/deep-sea...
If you need a break from holiday cheer, you can learn why seabed mining is in the news, where it’s being considered, who’s behind it, and how the Trump administration is pursuing the option. And what potatoes have to do with it. eos.org/tag/deep-sea...
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Ugh. The plague of AI generated deep-sea videos has finally hit. Really looking forward to constantly answering every "what is this creature?" post with "It's Fake is what it is."
December 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Ugh. The plague of AI generated deep-sea videos has finally hit. Really looking forward to constantly answering every "what is this creature?" post with "It's Fake is what it is."
Photographer Richard Robinson & I spent the spring documenting the toughest time of year for Kaikōura's fur seals. In the last 2 years they've faced starvation and a new virus -- now, as bird flu looms, what will this breeding season hold? nzgeo.com/stories/silent-spring 🧪🦭 @nzgeo.bsky.social
Silent Spring
Last year, they were hit with a deadly virus. The year before that, starvation. What will this breeding season bring for the thousands of fur seals hauled up on our coasts?
nzgeo.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Photographer Richard Robinson & I spent the spring documenting the toughest time of year for Kaikōura's fur seals. In the last 2 years they've faced starvation and a new virus -- now, as bird flu looms, what will this breeding season hold? nzgeo.com/stories/silent-spring 🧪🦭 @nzgeo.bsky.social
Loved talking to all these MacGyver scientists!
In addition to duct tape innovation, collaboration is key to the MacGyver spirit, session organizers say. The ethos is less do-it-yourself and more do-it-together. 🧪 eos.org/articles/cel...
Celebrating the MacGyver Spirit: Hacking, Tinkering, Scavenging, and Crowdsourcing - Eos
The MacGyver sessions allow scientist-tinkerers to have “nerd-on-nerd” discussions about do-it-yourself gadgets and gizmos.
eos.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Loved talking to all these MacGyver scientists!
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"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Every media era gets the fabulists it deserves." This
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
@nickhunebrown.bsky.social
piece about journalism grifters in the age of AI slop is fantastic, bonkers & sad on so many levels thelocal.to/investigatin...
Absolute gold thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...
How to have a ‘mature conversation’ about asset sales
Christopher Luxon wants 'a more mature conversation' about selling public assets. Big daddy Spinoff is here to explain the birds and the bees of privatisation.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Absolute gold thespinoff.co.nz/politics/21-...
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Really nice piece by @kategevans.bsky.social on moa footprint discoveries and preservation. www.nzgeo.com/mailster/547...
The track makers
Moa once walked all over Aotearoa, pressing heavy feet into mud and sand. Eons later, finding just one of these footprints intact is a small miracle—a fossil that speaks to a movement, a moment in tim...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Really nice piece by @kategevans.bsky.social on moa footprint discoveries and preservation. www.nzgeo.com/mailster/547...
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Extremely accurate map of NZ’s seasons
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Extremely accurate map of NZ’s seasons
We live in an age of extinction 😭😭😭
The Christmas Island shrew, Crocidura trichura, declared extinct 19 October 2025.
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We live in an age of extinction 😭😭😭
Brilliant! Origami and evolution 😍
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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds
Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones
knowablemagazine.org
October 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Brilliant! Origami and evolution 😍
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The silent c’s of the sea world, cnidarians and ctenophores, have DNA architecture that is more similar to humans than their single-celled ancestors. www.quantamagazine.org/loops-of-dna...
October 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The silent c’s of the sea world, cnidarians and ctenophores, have DNA architecture that is more similar to humans than their single-celled ancestors. www.quantamagazine.org/loops-of-dna...