This battery offers New York City apartments a cleaner way… | Skylight Every Electric’s new power bank helps defray the peak demand on the city's energy grid through efficient energy storage

What powers your AC during a heatwave? Coal and gas-fired peaker plants that help the New York City grid meet this peak demand. But what if there was a sustainable way to keep yourself cool?

For @skylightnyc.bsky.social, I write about a powerbank that can help-
www.skylight.nyc/articles/res...

Healing with the Land Leah Penniman talks about invoking ancestral Black wisdom and forging a deeper relationship with land.

Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer, says many of the techniques that organic farmers use have roots in African and Indigenous wisdom.

Today, she’s helping Black farmers regain sovereignty over their food production and heal their relationship with land, writes @pragathiravi.bsky.social.

Sniffing Out Algal Blooms in Maine U Maine scientists have developed a method for early detection of harmful algal blooms. New England’s aquaculture industry is watching.

‘Greenlee suggests we think of it as a Covid-19 early detection test, but for algal blooms.’

By @pragathiravi.bsky.social

I had a really good idea for a micropayment collective journalism model in 2009, which I’m sure my grad school classmates at whatever east village bar it was that night can corroborate, and we’ll get this whole thing cleared right up.

I just wrote the opening of a feature completely off the dome, hitting more than one-fifth of the word count already.

I often can't do anything until I've written the beginning of a story, but after that the rest of it flows.

Whew, what a great feeling.

Jordan’s Groundwater Is Turning Salty — and Killing Farms As aquifers collapse under overpumping, farmers in Azraq are turning to magnetic water-treatment devices in a fight against rising salinity.

When I visited Jordan last November, I met farmers cultivating crops in one of the world's most water-scarce regions. But lately, years of overpumping have rendered their groundwater saline.

My story for the inaugural Middle Eastern issue of @wired.com
www.wired.me/story/jordan...

Oil Spills Are Pushing Indian Fishers to the Brink In the small town of Ennore, the effects of multiple disasters are threatening local waterways and livelihoods

'Oil Spills Are Pushing Indian Fishers to the Brink', by Laasya Shekhar and @pragathiravi.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

De kans op een nieuwe pandemie is klein, zegt deze vogelgriepexpert. Maar hij wordt elke dag iets groter Het vogelgriepvirus is overgesprongen naar zoogdieren en dat is zorgelijk: komt er een voor mensen besmettelijke variant en krijgen we straks een nieuwe pandemie? Niet vanzelfsprekend, zegt Thijs Kuik...

Hoewel dit interview met Lex Bohlmeijer van februari 2023 is, en er daarna wel belangrijke nieuwe ontwikkelingen zijn in de verspreiding van vogelgriep, denk ik dat het toch nog interessant is voor mensen die zich meer willen verdiepen in de vogelgriepuitbraak.
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Why separating humans from nature contradicts biology What 60 million years of ant farming teaches us about conservation

I recently had an opportunity to take a more essayist approach to reporting on biodiversity, find my latest on drawing parallels between leafcutter ants and indigenous communities for @notimportant.bsky.social
www.importantnotimportant.com/p/why-separa...

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats - Inside Climate News These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate change.

A few months ago, I spoke to Shane Farrell about his diving adventures off the coast of Maine. His team had recently discovered how the red turf algae was taking over kelp forests.

For @insideclimatenews.org, I traced the susceptibility of the kelp. insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...

Earlier this year, I had a chance to profile biologist Adam Herdman's efforts to save a fascinating orchid species from extinction. @boyceupholt.bsky.social's thoughtful edits transformed his triumph in the swamps and the lab, into this fascinating story

southlandsmag.com/the-ghost-or...

As climate change worsens, evidence links extreme heat and mental illness Extreme weather can be especially catastrophic for people with schizophrenia, a highly stigmatized group who also experience unique risks associated with heat

Heatwaves are more dire for people with schizophrenia. For @prismreports.org, I trace how impaired cognition and consumption of antipsychotic drugs make this group particularly vulnerable. Read the full story: prismreports.org/2025/10/22/e...

The 'Green Revolution' transformed global agriculture. Now it's adapting to climate change. The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the twentieth century are adapting to global warming in the twenty-first.

The ‘Green Revolution’ transformed global agriculture. Now it’s adapting to climate change.

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#food #agriculture #Climate #Hunger #GreenSky #Farming #Farms

The 'Green Revolution' transformed global agriculture. Now it's adapting to climate change. The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the 20th century are being used to adapt agriculture to one of the most serious threats of the 21st.

Heatwaves are shrinking wheat grains, but climate-resilient seeds hold promise for sustaining yields. In my first for @grist.org, I profile the efforts of @cimmyt.bsky.social to insulate farmer incomes in South Asia against frequent extreme weather events.

grist.org/food-and-agr...

No One Wants To Be the Fall Guy for Oil Spills off India’s Coast Since 2024, six large oil spills have polluted India's western coast, affecting millions; yet, no one, including the government, wants to take responsibility for the cleanup.

As no one claims responsibility for oil spills, fishers and farmers in India are left with little recourse. Uprooter @pragathiravi.bsky.social and Flavia Lopes for @thexylom.com

www.thexylom.com/post/india-m...

The Spinach Is Wilting - Offrange Fusarium wilt is a destructive fungal disease that has long vexed spinach seed farmers in the Pacific Northwest. Researchers may have found a fix.

When spinach seed crops started wilting in the Pacific Northwest, pathologist Lindsey du Toit began hunting for a solution. Now, her team has found a wild spinach variety from Central Asia that can resist the wilt-causing pathogen. My latest- share.google/Fb5QDrvRatXi...

Fifty Years After ‘Jaws,’ Shark Science Is Still Surfacing

Jaws' release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped turn the tide.

My story for @nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/s...

Vera C Rubin Observatory first images | BBC Sky at Night Magazine After months of tests and calibration, the Rubin Observatory camera’s first images are unveiled, showing the Lagoon Nebula and Virgo Cluster.

Today, the first images from the world's largest digital camera at Vera C. Rubin Observatory were finally unveiled!

Read about the new observatory and its unique science goals in my article for BBC Sky at Night Magazine: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/vera-c-...

Go Kate!!

Hello, is this available for an August 1 move-in?

Thanks so much, Lauren :)

The Cost Of Salt India’s salt-production industry has seen massive growth over the past 75 years, but the working conditions of the country’s salt pan workers are deteriorating.

Salt production in India is undertaken by thousands of workers who spend hours in the sun, even during heatwaves. This has caused chronic kidney dysfunction among them.

In my first for @inthesetimes.com, I write about this disease burden.
inthesetimes.com/article/cost...

Hi Colleen, I'm a freelance journalist working on climate justice. Would love to say hi to you after the session!

Hi shravya, I'm a freelancer and a grad student of science journalism at NYU. Would love to meet you at SEJ and know more about your work!

Hi Clare, this is Pragathi Ravi, a freelance journalist who is part of NYU's Science, Health and Reporting Program. I'm at SEJ and would love to meet you and say hi!

Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants May Lower Crop Yields in India - Eos Nitrogen dioxide may reduce wheat and rice crops by more than 10%, according to a new study.

Most of India's electricity comes from coal-fired power plants. For @Eos.org, Scienceline's @pragathiravi.bsky.social explores possible consequences of these plants for the country's agriculture.