From Tornadoes 🌪️ to Truth: Meet SciAm's Andrea Thompson

How one writer turns weather and wonder into powerful science journalism. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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Meet the Editor: Andrea Thompson, Senior News Editor With 20 years in science journalism, Andrea covers everything from extreme weather to new discoveries about animals and ecosystems. She's passionate about making science accessible and impactful—especially as climate events become more urgent.    Andrea's stories are designed for you! Join us on this journey of discovery. Subscribe to Scientific American today.   Subscribing to Scientific American helps make Andrea's work possible.   Get 90 days of digital access for $1 Subscibe Explore Andrea's Work The Heard and McDonald Islands Are a Pristine Biological Wonderland Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, which were named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997 and represent Earth's only volcanically active sub-Antarctic islands, were slapped with a 10 percent tariff. READ MORE Did Scientists Actually De-Extinct the Dire Wolf? Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas, Tex.–based biotechnology company, announced that it brought the species back with the birth of two pups last October and a third this past January. READ MORE The Crucial Role of Damage Surveys in Tornado Science The U.S. National Weather Service forecasts tornado outbreaks—often days in advance—and issues the watches and warnings that help people know when and how to prepare and when to take cover. READ MORE Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Have Toxic PFAS in Their Drinking Water New data released by the EPA show that nearly half of people in the U.S. have drinking water contaminated by toxic "forever chemicals," or PFAS. READ MORE

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