James Gaines
Contributor

James Gaines (@the_jmgaines) is a freelance science journalist in Seattle, Washington. His work has appeared in outlets such as Nature, LiveScience, GOOD, Upworthy, and Atlas Obscura. He once had an alligator snapping turtle as a pet for about two hours.
Author Articles
A Swedish company launches one of the first models of an all-electric powerboat.
James Gaines, Contributor
The chimps may be using insects as a kind of medicine.
James Gaines, Contributor
Some countries will gain farmland while other countries will lose it.
James Gaines, Contributor
The running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, helped researchers study what happens when lots of people suddenly wish to move quickly.
James Gaines, Contributor
New research suggests the birds must sense Earth's magnetic field using some other part of their anatomy.
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The flying reptile was among hundreds of fossils recovered by police in 2013.
James Gaines, Contributor