Saugat Bolakhe
@scigat.bsky.social
Science Writer/Journalist || words for Scientific American, Nature, Science News, Quanta Magazine, Knowable, Discover, New Scientist and more || Community Manager at The Open Notebook || Gymnast, Outdoor Lover
My latest for National Geographic
The piece dives into the spring showdown between managed and wild bees on a tiny Italian island 🐝.
Researcher imagined what if they could make honey bees disappear from the island to study wild bees and their routine.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
The piece dives into the spring showdown between managed and wild bees on a tiny Italian island 🐝.
Researcher imagined what if they could make honey bees disappear from the island to study wild bees and their routine.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
A quiet island experiment reveals a battle of the bees
When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the damage?
www.nationalgeographic.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My latest for National Geographic
The piece dives into the spring showdown between managed and wild bees on a tiny Italian island 🐝.
Researcher imagined what if they could make honey bees disappear from the island to study wild bees and their routine.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
The piece dives into the spring showdown between managed and wild bees on a tiny Italian island 🐝.
Researcher imagined what if they could make honey bees disappear from the island to study wild bees and their routine.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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🌸 AANHPI Heritage Month is here — and so is #GiveInMay! Join us in honoring the strength, stories, and struggles of AANHPI communities by supporting orgs on the frontlines.
🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:
🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:
#GiveInMay
Support Asian American & Pacific Islander nonprofits across the country and join us for a month of giving in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!
www.giveinmay.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🌸 AANHPI Heritage Month is here — and so is #GiveInMay! Join us in honoring the strength, stories, and struggles of AANHPI communities by supporting orgs on the frontlines.
🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:
🎁 We're fundraising to support our summer newsroom intern, in partnership with the CUNY Newmark J-Corps. Give today:
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Looking for who to follow? Here's a great list to start with.
April 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Looking for who to follow? Here's a great list to start with.
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Every story is a science story.
April 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Every story is a science story.
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Congratulations to the ten journalists awarded a 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship! Read about the full list of fellows at fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fe...
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Congratulations to the ten journalists awarded a 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship! Read about the full list of fellows at fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fe...
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In a second Trump administration, we will fight to deliver coverage of Asian Americans, science, and society that you can trust.
Support independent, nonprofit reporting that cuts through the noise: opencollective.com/thexylom#cat...
Support independent, nonprofit reporting that cuts through the noise: opencollective.com/thexylom#cat...
The Xylom - Open Collective
We grow science with words. The only Asian American-serving science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, run by Gen-Z!
opencollective.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a second Trump administration, we will fight to deliver coverage of Asian Americans, science, and society that you can trust.
Support independent, nonprofit reporting that cuts through the noise: opencollective.com/thexylom#cat...
Support independent, nonprofit reporting that cuts through the noise: opencollective.com/thexylom#cat...
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Biochemist Babita Paudel brings professional development and workshops to the farthest reaches of Nepal to boost the participation of #womeninSTEM there.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trekking across Nepal to bridge its gender gap in the sciences
Biochemist Babita Paudel strives to change Nepal’s standing as the Asian country with the lowest participation of women in science.
www.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Biochemist Babita Paudel brings professional development and workshops to the farthest reaches of Nepal to boost the participation of #womeninSTEM there.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Not all insects stay in one place—some, like birds, migrate to avoid harsh weather, to find food or to breed, perhaps trillions each year. Yet tracking insect migration is not as straightforward as tracking birds or mammals, writes @scigat.bsky.social:
buff.ly/6KDsjUB
buff.ly/6KDsjUB
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Not all insects stay in one place—some, like birds, migrate to avoid harsh weather, to find food or to breed, perhaps trillions each year. Yet tracking insect migration is not as straightforward as tracking birds or mammals, writes @scigat.bsky.social:
buff.ly/6KDsjUB
buff.ly/6KDsjUB
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In this @nature.com profilfe, geophysicist Shiba Subedi tells @scigat.bsky.social how he brought together music and science to write his award-winning Nepali folk song, Earthquake Awareness Song (Be sure to watch the super fun music video!)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Shaking up earthquake safety in Nepal with a folk song
Geophysicist Shiba Subedi combines science and songwriting to raise awareness and debunk earthquake myths.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In this @nature.com profilfe, geophysicist Shiba Subedi tells @scigat.bsky.social how he brought together music and science to write his award-winning Nepali folk song, Earthquake Awareness Song (Be sure to watch the super fun music video!)
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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He's back!
@scigat.bsky.social is rejoining us as one of ten Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. He will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, an unregulated psychedelic harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal and promoted by "podcast bros". 🧪
@scigat.bsky.social is rejoining us as one of ten Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. He will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, an unregulated psychedelic harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal and promoted by "podcast bros". 🧪
April 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
He's back!
@scigat.bsky.social is rejoining us as one of ten Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. He will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, an unregulated psychedelic harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal and promoted by "podcast bros". 🧪
@scigat.bsky.social is rejoining us as one of ten Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellows. He will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, an unregulated psychedelic harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal and promoted by "podcast bros". 🧪
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Congrats to TON's @scigat.bsky.social, a newly announced 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellow who will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, which is harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal. 🧪
2025 Fellows – The Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship
fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu
April 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Congrats to TON's @scigat.bsky.social, a newly announced 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Journalism Fellow who will be reporting about the mystic and cult following surrounding mad honey, which is harvested from the Himalayan cliffs of Nepal. 🧪
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ICYMI, the fantastic @scigat.bsky.social - a talented, thoughtful and indispensable member of the TON team - won a prestigious award from the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology for his impressive body of journalism, reflecting efforts to strengthen coverage of, for, and in his home country.
Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
nast.gov.np
January 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ICYMI, the fantastic @scigat.bsky.social - a talented, thoughtful and indispensable member of the TON team - won a prestigious award from the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology for his impressive body of journalism, reflecting efforts to strengthen coverage of, for, and in his home country.
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Many thanks again to @humbertobasilio.bsky.social for his interview, and shout-out to @scigat.bsky.social, Nepal's freshly-minted science journalist of the year, who has embodied The Xylom's mission of growing science with words!
In case you haven't heard, we got two mentions in the Expanded Edition of "The Craft of Science Writing", an anthology of @theopennotebook.bsky.social articles!
That, and other things, in our latest newsletter: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...
That, and other things, in our latest newsletter: buttondown.com/thexylom/arc...
We Are in a Book!
Our mention in "The Craft of Science Writing" is the culmination of six years of growing science with words
buttondown.com
December 20, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Many thanks again to @humbertobasilio.bsky.social for his interview, and shout-out to @scigat.bsky.social, Nepal's freshly-minted science journalist of the year, who has embodied The Xylom's mission of growing science with words!
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Huge thank you to the program directors & admissions folks who provided the information in this guide, like @danfagin.bsky.social, @sethmnookin.bsky.social, @erikacheckhayden.bsky.social, and others! And to @scigat.bsky.social, who leads TON's int'l student Slack community, for urging this resource!
As part of our effort to support international students and applicants, The Open Notebook has gathered information about financial aid options that exist for international students attending graduate science journalism and science communications programs in the U.S. 🧪
U.S. Graduate Program Financial Aid Information for International Students - The Open Notebook
Navigating graduate school financial aid opportunities can be overwhelming. That’s especially true for international students, who often face limited access to loans, grants, and other financial aid p...
www.theopennotebook.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Huge thank you to the program directors & admissions folks who provided the information in this guide, like @danfagin.bsky.social, @sethmnookin.bsky.social, @erikacheckhayden.bsky.social, and others! And to @scigat.bsky.social, who leads TON's int'l student Slack community, for urging this resource!
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Fascinating! Analyzing pollen collected from 264 butterflies in 10 countries, researchers found 398 different plants to track the butterflies’ movements backward, finding that swarms of 🦋 in Russia, Scandinavia, & the Baltics
were likely offspring of butterflies from Arabia & the Middle East.
were likely offspring of butterflies from Arabia & the Middle East.
The secrets of butterfly migration, written in pollen
Trillions of insects move around the globe each year. Scientists are working on new ways to map those long-distance journeys.
knowablemagazine.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Fascinating! Analyzing pollen collected from 264 butterflies in 10 countries, researchers found 398 different plants to track the butterflies’ movements backward, finding that swarms of 🦋 in Russia, Scandinavia, & the Baltics
were likely offspring of butterflies from Arabia & the Middle East.
were likely offspring of butterflies from Arabia & the Middle East.
Hey everyone,
I am excited to share a recent short feature article on Butterfly migration that I wrote for the Knowable Magazine.
This took quite a bit of work and lots of back and forth. I am still incredibly proud and excited to have you all read it.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
I am excited to share a recent short feature article on Butterfly migration that I wrote for the Knowable Magazine.
This took quite a bit of work and lots of back and forth. I am still incredibly proud and excited to have you all read it.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
The secrets of butterfly migration, written in pollen
Trillions of insects move around the globe each year. Scientists are working on new ways to map those long-distance journeys.
knowablemagazine.org
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Hey everyone,
I am excited to share a recent short feature article on Butterfly migration that I wrote for the Knowable Magazine.
This took quite a bit of work and lots of back and forth. I am still incredibly proud and excited to have you all read it.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
I am excited to share a recent short feature article on Butterfly migration that I wrote for the Knowable Magazine.
This took quite a bit of work and lots of back and forth. I am still incredibly proud and excited to have you all read it.
knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...
I’m genuinely surprised by how quickly my follower count is growing on this platform (Blue Sky)—nearly 600 people without much effort! It’s amazing to see how this space is thriving, and I’m definitely not complaining 😉
Keep them coming, folks!
Keep them coming, folks!
November 18, 2024 at 8:07 PM
I’m genuinely surprised by how quickly my follower count is growing on this platform (Blue Sky)—nearly 600 people without much effort! It’s amazing to see how this space is thriving, and I’m definitely not complaining 😉
Keep them coming, folks!
Keep them coming, folks!
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If you're in Madison, please come to @theopennotebook.bsky.social's event at Leopold's Books/Bar at 6 p.m. on Tues, Nov. 19! I'll be talking about THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING (published this month) with @kellyperil.bsky.social, a signature cocktail will be available, & it'll be great. 📚🍸
November 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
If you're in Madison, please come to @theopennotebook.bsky.social's event at Leopold's Books/Bar at 6 p.m. on Tues, Nov. 19! I'll be talking about THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING (published this month) with @kellyperil.bsky.social, a signature cocktail will be available, & it'll be great. 📚🍸
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Science Writers: NASW is transitioning from Twitter to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. To facilitate Bluesky signups for our member network, we've created a code donation and receiving tool. See you all here soon! www.nasw.org/article/nasw... 💚
Transitioning from tweets, NASW migrates across to Bluesky
NASW is transitioning to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. Find out how NASW members can join the conversation.
www.nasw.org
January 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Science Writers: NASW is transitioning from Twitter to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. To facilitate Bluesky signups for our member network, we've created a code donation and receiving tool. See you all here soon! www.nasw.org/article/nasw... 💚
Once started, I couldn't put it down.
January 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Once started, I couldn't put it down.
Run Saugat Run!
Sunnyside --- Long Island City
Sunnyside --- Long Island City
December 27, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Run Saugat Run!
Sunnyside --- Long Island City
Sunnyside --- Long Island City
My latest for Nature,
On a mysterious eye illness called SHAPU that starts afflicting children in Parts of Nepal at the end of Monsoon every two years and efforts from researchers to get to its roots.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
On a mysterious eye illness called SHAPU that starts afflicting children in Parts of Nepal at the end of Monsoon every two years and efforts from researchers to get to its roots.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Are these moths blinding children? Nepalese researchers seek answers
Researchers are carrying out environmental surveys and genomic sequencing to try to learn more about SHAPU, a severe eye condition that mainly affects children — but funding is still scarce. Researc...
www.nature.com
November 6, 2023 at 7:30 PM
My latest for Nature,
On a mysterious eye illness called SHAPU that starts afflicting children in Parts of Nepal at the end of Monsoon every two years and efforts from researchers to get to its roots.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
On a mysterious eye illness called SHAPU that starts afflicting children in Parts of Nepal at the end of Monsoon every two years and efforts from researchers to get to its roots.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A book I am really excited to grab.
Heard that the Best American Science and Nature Writing is out now. And it's been edited by the incredible Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.bsky.social)
Heard that the Best American Science and Nature Writing is out now. And it's been edited by the incredible Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.bsky.social)
October 18, 2023 at 2:17 PM
A book I am really excited to grab.
Heard that the Best American Science and Nature Writing is out now. And it's been edited by the incredible Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.bsky.social)
Heard that the Best American Science and Nature Writing is out now. And it's been edited by the incredible Carl Zimmer (@carlzimmer.bsky.social)