James Gaines

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James Gaines
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.
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White speedboat with black bottom moving from right to left in the image. The boat's hull is riding above the water, and three orange posts lead into the water, and are supporting hydrofoils that are under the water's surface.
Technology

This Electric Powerboat Travels Above the Water

A Swedish company launches one of the first models of an all-electric powerboat.
James Gaines, Contributor
Three chimpanzees perched near each other in a forest
Creature

Chimpanzees Observed Applying Insects to Their Wounds

The chimps may be using insects as a kind of medicine.
James Gaines, Contributor
Cashew seeds growing out of cashew apples.
Earth

How Climate Change Will Shift the Farming Landscape for Coffee, Cashews and Avocados

Some countries will gain farmland while other countries will lose it.
James Gaines, Contributor
People run alongside bulls during the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain.
Culture

How Crowds Run When Bulls Charge

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
pigeons flying
Creature

Iron Deposits in Pigeon Ears are Useless for Navigating

New research suggests the birds must sense Earth's magnetic field using some other part of their anatomy.
James Gaines, Contributor
artist's rendering of a pterosaur
Creature

Fossil from Police Raid Reveals Spectacularly Preserved Pterosaur

The flying reptile was among hundreds of fossils recovered by police in 2013.
James Gaines, Contributor
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