michael roston
@michaelroston.bsky.social
Yes THAT michael roston
The Buster Bluths of the Galapagos Islands www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/s...
The Sea Lions of the Galápagos Are Not Ready to Give Up Mother’s Milk
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January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The Buster Bluths of the Galapagos Islands www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/s...
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“You and your sister live in a—“ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
Lemon-Shaped World Is the Most Stretched-Out Planet Ever Seen
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December 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“You and your sister live in a—“ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/s...
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NEW: In 2023, twin earthquakes devastated parts of southern Turkey and Syria. All eyes are now on Istanbul, which has its own worrying fault system—one that will, inevitably, produce a large and tremendously devastating earthquake.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
Turkey’s Largest City Is Threatened by a Lurking Seismic Catastrophe
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December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
NEW: In 2023, twin earthquakes devastated parts of southern Turkey and Syria. All eyes are now on Istanbul, which has its own worrying fault system—one that will, inevitably, produce a large and tremendously devastating earthquake.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
Sometimes I worry I'm trying too hard, and then other times I decide you know what, just let the Billy Ocean-inspired headline rip, even if 2 out of 3 colleagues didn't get the reference:
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sometimes I worry I'm trying too hard, and then other times I decide you know what, just let the Billy Ocean-inspired headline rip, even if 2 out of 3 colleagues didn't get the reference:
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First of all, rude
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 AM
First of all, rude
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The sculptor Jim Sanborn has sold the secret to his Kryptos sculpture for nearly a million bucks — here's the story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
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Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode C.I.A. Sculpture
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November 21, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The sculptor Jim Sanborn has sold the secret to his Kryptos sculpture for nearly a million bucks — here's the story.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
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NEW: Not long after Earth formed, it received a giant sucker punch when an object named Theia crashed into it, unleashing debris that made the Moon. But where did Theia come from—the outer solar system?
Nope. The Moon-making impact was an inside job.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Nope. The Moon-making impact was an inside job.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
The Moon Was an Inside Job
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November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
NEW: Not long after Earth formed, it received a giant sucker punch when an object named Theia crashed into it, unleashing debris that made the Moon. But where did Theia come from—the outer solar system?
Nope. The Moon-making impact was an inside job.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
Nope. The Moon-making impact was an inside job.
Me @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/s...
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This is incredible. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This is incredible. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
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If you're looking to launch Dark Pixar, here's your plot:
"Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
"Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
Parasitic Queen: Now She’s Stealing an Ant Fief
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November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If you're looking to launch Dark Pixar, here's your plot:
"Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
"Experts discovered an unusual form of regicide in which a parasitic ant queen tricks workers in a colony into turning on their own mother."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
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ME (sobbing, folorn, bereft of hope): I don't think I'll ever know what a vindicated iguana looks li-
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
ME (sobbing, folorn, bereft of hope): I don't think I'll ever know what a vindicated iguana looks li-
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
THE NEW YORK TIMES:
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That iguana DOES look vindicated I have to say 😂
Exemplar for why rush to lethal management of "invasive" animals requires enormous caution: "Reptiles on a Mexican island were considered an invasive species, but DNA evidence proves they beat humans to the island by hundreds of thousands of years." #conservation #reptile #invasivespecies #maybenot
This Is What a Vindicated Iguana Looks Like
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November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
That iguana DOES look vindicated I have to say 😂
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Take your victory lap, girlfriend.
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Take your victory lap, girlfriend.
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when you’re mean to me but it turns out I’m right this is who you’re being mean to that turned out to be right
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
when you’re mean to me but it turns out I’m right this is who you’re being mean to that turned out to be right
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Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
“The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.”
“The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.”
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.”
“The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published.”
Just occurred to me that “6,7” yields the answer to life, the universe and everything, Gen Alpha is profound
November 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just occurred to me that “6,7” yields the answer to life, the universe and everything, Gen Alpha is profound
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NEW: this genetically engineered fungus lures mosquitoes to their death—by smelling absolutely divine
my latest in @nytimes.com, with sharp edits from @michaelroston.bsky.social 🧪
my latest in @nytimes.com, with sharp edits from @michaelroston.bsky.social 🧪
This Genetically Engineered Fungus Could Help Fix Your Mosquito Problem
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November 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEW: this genetically engineered fungus lures mosquitoes to their death—by smelling absolutely divine
my latest in @nytimes.com, with sharp edits from @michaelroston.bsky.social 🧪
my latest in @nytimes.com, with sharp edits from @michaelroston.bsky.social 🧪
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My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
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October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
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This story rules www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This story rules www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
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This story is BONKERS, and I’m so happy to see @jswatz.bsky.social ‘s byline on it
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
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October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This story is BONKERS, and I’m so happy to see @jswatz.bsky.social ‘s byline on it
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
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Great story that takes a lot of turns but the top part, about how the solution was found, reminds me of a 1990s @ajjacobs.bsky.social article where he brought a police detective to a murder mystery weekend at a hotel, and while the other guests were playing by the rules...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
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October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Great story that takes a lot of turns but the top part, about how the solution was found, reminds me of a 1990s @ajjacobs.bsky.social article where he brought a police detective to a murder mystery weekend at a hotel, and while the other guests were playing by the rules...
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Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Holy guacamole, this could be the weirdest story I ever worked on. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...
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The ‘golden’ rule of the deep-sea: if you want to survive near hydrothermal vents, be prepared to fight poison with poison!
My latest for @nytimes.com about an incredible worm that uses biomineralization as a detox strategy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com about an incredible worm that uses biomineralization as a detox strategy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
This Golden Worm Fights Poison With Poison
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August 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The ‘golden’ rule of the deep-sea: if you want to survive near hydrothermal vents, be prepared to fight poison with poison!
My latest for @nytimes.com about an incredible worm that uses biomineralization as a detox strategy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
My latest for @nytimes.com about an incredible worm that uses biomineralization as a detox strategy!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...
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those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
YOU ARE BUGS www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/s...
Possible Planet Is Spotted Around Neighboring Sunlike Star
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August 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
YOU ARE BUGS www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/s...