Peter Aldhous
@peteraldhous.com
Science. Data. Journalism. Maps. Teach: @ucscscicomm.bsky.social. Ex: BuzzFeed News, berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social, @newscientist.com, @nature.com, @science.org.
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NEW in @mercurynews.com from our news features class @ucscscicomm.bsky.social, and it's a fun one from @stellamayerhoff.bsky.social:
How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/08/l...
How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/08/l...
How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery
The discovery In May 1925 provided fodder for the argument between creationists and evolutionary biologists, but what does the science actually say?
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December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NEW in @mercurynews.com from our news features class @ucscscicomm.bsky.social, and it's a fun one from @stellamayerhoff.bsky.social:
How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/08/l...
How a Santa Cruz ‘sea monster’ spawned a century of myth, mystery and scientific discovery
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/08/l...
Here's the first piece from this year's @ucscscicomm.bsky.social news features class in @mercurynews.com:
Olivia Maule on tracking monarch butterflies with bluetooth tags
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/l...
Olivia Maule on tracking monarch butterflies with bluetooth tags
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/l...
Would you like to see where the Monarchs are? There’s an app for that.
For the first time in California, citizen scientists can join the effort to track monarch butterflies thanks to Blu+, a new generation of ultra-light tags that communicate using Bluetooth technolog…
www.mercurynews.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Here's the first piece from this year's @ucscscicomm.bsky.social news features class in @mercurynews.com:
Olivia Maule on tracking monarch butterflies with bluetooth tags
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/l...
Olivia Maule on tracking monarch butterflies with bluetooth tags
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/l...
Reposted by Peter Aldhous
American Public Health Association (APHA) Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD:
ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ decision to change the universal Hepatitis B vaccine guidance increases the risk of infection for babies. This recommendation will leave children vuln...
www.apha.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
American Public Health Association (APHA) Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD:
ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
ACIP decision to roll back universal Hepatitis B vaccine schedule recommendations will leave children vulnerable to unnecessary exposure and preventable illness
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
RIP Claude
It's with heavy hearts that we share that Claude, our beloved albino alligator, has passed away at the age of 30. Claude brought joy to millions of people at the Academy and across the world during his 17 year tenure. We will miss him dearly. 🤍
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
RIP Claude
Reposted by Peter Aldhous
The Trump administration has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now calling it the National Laboratory of the Rockies, an identity shift for the institution that has been a global leader in wind, solar and other renewable energy research.
‘Renewable’ No More: The Trump Administration Renames the National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Inside Climate News
The Trump administration has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now calling it the National Laboratory of the Rockies, marking an identity shift for the Colorado institution that has be...
insideclimatenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Trump administration has renamed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, now calling it the National Laboratory of the Rockies, an identity shift for the institution that has been a global leader in wind, solar and other renewable energy research.
Really grim www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100
Millions of people affected by torrential rainfall in Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Really grim www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
We just published a deep look into David Sacks, the White House's AI and Crypto czar. The story examines how he has been able keep hundreds of stakes in AI-related and crypto companies as he influences gov policy in those very industries.
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Here's what we found:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
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It was the evening before Thanksgiving...and EPA dropped a final rule granting oil & gas companies more than a year to comply with some Biden-era mandates to replace leaky equipment & routinely monitor for escaped methane.
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New EPA Rule Gives Oil, Gas Firms More Time to Fix Equipment Leaking Methane
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule granting oil and gas operators more than a year in additional time to comply with mandates set by former President Joe Biden to replac...
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It was the evening before Thanksgiving...and EPA dropped a final rule granting oil & gas companies more than a year to comply with some Biden-era mandates to replace leaky equipment & routinely monitor for escaped methane.
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Found this last week. Pretty great
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Found this last week. Pretty great
Apple core causing some excitement
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Apple core causing some excitement
If you were interested in this NYT piece from a couple of days ago, read our coverage of Epstein's links with Krauss and other scientists at BuzzFeed News from 2018 and 2019:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
Celebrity Atheist Lawrence Krauss Accused Of Sexual Misconduct For Over A Decade
Lawrence Krauss is a famous atheist and liberal crusader — and, in certain whisper networks, a well-known problem. With women coming forward alleging sexual harassment, will his “skeptic” fanbase beli...
www.buzzfeednews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you were interested in this NYT piece from a couple of days ago, read our coverage of Epstein's links with Krauss and other scientists at BuzzFeed News from 2018 and 2019:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pete...
Pleased to talk today to www.hs-ansbach.de students about investigative science journalism. Thanks Deborah Cohen / Andreas von Bubnoff for invite!
Slides here: docs.google.com/presentation...
Slides here: docs.google.com/presentation...
Investigative science journalism
Investigative science journalism, from initial ideas to publication (and beyond) Peter Aldhous [email protected] @peteraldhous.com www.peteraldhous.com
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November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Pleased to talk today to www.hs-ansbach.de students about investigative science journalism. Thanks Deborah Cohen / Andreas von Bubnoff for invite!
Slides here: docs.google.com/presentation...
Slides here: docs.google.com/presentation...
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California has positioned itself as a beacon of hope post-Roe. But 1 in 3 hospital beds in the state is controlled by Catholic religious directives that deny life-saving maternal care in crisis.
New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
She begged for help. The hospital sent her home — citing religion
A young couple rushed to the ER during a pregnancy emergency. What happened next wasn’t medical care — it was religious doctrine. Their case exposes an emerging crisis in California’s maternal health ...
sfstandard.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
California has positioned itself as a beacon of hope post-Roe. But 1 in 3 hospital beds in the state is controlled by Catholic religious directives that deny life-saving maternal care in crisis.
New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
New from @anyaviolet.bsky.social: sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
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The claim "I cannot fly" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that I can, in fact, fly.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The claim "I cannot fly" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that I can, in fact, fly.
JFC CDC WTF?
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
JFC CDC WTF?
Enjoyed speaking yesterday with Venise Wagner's www.sfsu.edu class on using AI/machine learning in journalism!
Slides here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Slides here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
AI as a tool for reporting
Make me an image of an environmental journalist using AI for reporting … Let's have this in cyberpunk style AI as a tool for reporting Peter Aldhous [email protected] @peteraldhous.com www.peteraldh...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Enjoyed speaking yesterday with Venise Wagner's www.sfsu.edu class on using AI/machine learning in journalism!
Slides here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Slides here:
docs.google.com/presentation...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Ugh
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ugh
Airship over the the bay
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Airship over the the bay
Pleased to help out with some data work for this @psskow.bsky.social story for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Pitted Against Waste - Inside Climate News
East Texans are uniting to fight oil waste pits in bucolic areas near the Louisiana line—all run by an operator who’s been cited for dozens of violations and a worker’s death.
insideclimatenews.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Pleased to help out with some data work for this @psskow.bsky.social story for @insideclimatenews.org
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711202...
Reposted by Peter Aldhous
Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
November 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are.
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...
This is pretty great. Like nothing I've heard since John Fahey
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open.spotify.com/album/1uOwJf...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is pretty great. Like nothing I've heard since John Fahey
open.spotify.com/album/1uOwJf...
open.spotify.com/album/1uOwJf...