Michael Le Page
@mjflepage.bsky.social
Award-winning reporter at New Scientist who clings to the belief that good journalism mattters. I write about life on Earth, inc climate ☀️, food 🍱, CRISPR 🧬 and biomed 💊
My bio & stories: https://www.newscientist.com/author/michael-le-page
My bio & stories: https://www.newscientist.com/author/michael-le-page
Francis Crick threatened to sue him for libel to try to stop the publication of The Double Helix, I read in the @matthewcobb.bsky.social biography of Crick
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Francis Crick threatened to sue him for libel to try to stop the publication of The Double Helix, I read in the @matthewcobb.bsky.social biography of Crick
You can probably thank unleaded petrol too
November 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
You can probably thank unleaded petrol too
I'm seeing a Stars Wars droid soldier
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm seeing a Stars Wars droid soldier
I don't think we'll see that kind of death toll in the immediate aftermath given the advance warnings, but based on what happened in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, in the longer run, yes, there could be thousands of excess deaths due to #Melissa
www.newscientist.com/article/2175...
www.newscientist.com/article/2175...
How many people did Hurricane Maria really kill in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria last September Hurricane Maria resulted in 1139 excess deaths in Puerto Rico between September and December 2017, when death counts returned to average, a...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don't think we'll see that kind of death toll in the immediate aftermath given the advance warnings, but based on what happened in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, in the longer run, yes, there could be thousands of excess deaths due to #Melissa
www.newscientist.com/article/2175...
www.newscientist.com/article/2175...
Sarcasm aside, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the evidence suggests that weather disasters reduce economic growth for decades - the idea that there's rapid bounceback, or even extra growth stimulated by recovery, has proved wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
We all get poorer every time a climate disaster strikes
Long-term economic effects of global warming could be far greater than thought, making many countries poorer and hurting even those of us spared direct impacts
www.newscientist.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Sarcasm aside, it's perhaps worth pointing out that the evidence suggests that weather disasters reduce economic growth for decades - the idea that there's rapid bounceback, or even extra growth stimulated by recovery, has proved wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg23...