Natalia Mesa
Hi there! I’m Natalia, a science journalist based in Seattle
Articles
High Country News
- Western states saw increasing poverty and lower incomes in 2022, October 2023
- Farmworkers fight for higher pay, better hours and fair treatment, September 2023
- Meet the beetle threatening Washington’s cherries, hops and other crops, August 2023 (Republished in The Atlantic)
- Washington to adopt rules protecting farmworkers from wildfire smoke, August 2023
National Geographic
- Should you use natural deodorant? Here’s what you should know. September 2023
- Which bug repellent should you use? August 2023
Hakai Magazine
- The Uphill Battle to Save the West’s Kelp, May 2023 (Republished in The Atlantic)
Science
- Lab safety and research productivity are not at odds, June 2023
- Improving mentoring in academia requires a ‘collective effort’, May 2023
- Your native tongue holds a special place in your brain, even if you speak 10 languages, February 2023
The Scientist
- Eight Weeks of Meditation Doesn’t Change the Brain, Study Finds, May 2022
- Epigenome Editing Decreases Alcohol Seeking and Anxiety in Rats, May 2022
- US Case Adds to Unusual Monkeypox Outbreak, May 2022
- Move Over Apoptosis: Another Form of Cell Death May Occur in the Gut, May 2022
- Giannina Descalzi Studies the Factors Underlying Chronic Pain, May 2022
- How a Prominent Mexican Scientist Wound Up a Spy for Russia, May 2022
- Florida Faculty Await Details on New Tenure Law, May 2022
- The Mystery of the Mouse Sperm Hook, May 2022
- Dopamine Drives Bee Desires: Study, April 2022
- More . . .