GENNARO TOMMA
is a freelance journalist who covers science, with a focus on the natural world and its biodiversity, conservation, biology, climate change, policies related to science and the environment — and everything else in the science realm that catches his eye.His work has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times, Scientific American, BBC, Science, New Scientist and other outlets.He holds a bachelor degree in Film and TV Production at Nord University, Norway.
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2026

Scientific American: This dolphin terrifies fish until they puke—and then eat it

Science: Italian hunting bill will sideline science, critics say

Scientific American: Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion

Audubon Magazine: Rare Footage Shows Woodcock Hens Fending Off an Unlikely Nest Intruder: Deer

Scientific American: How living near mountain lions might actually make you safer

Scientific American: These whales are the only ones that flip upside down. Now we know why

National Geographic: What an ape’s laugh can teach us about human language

Science: This scientist is rethinking how to put GPS collars on wildlife

New Scientist: Wolves seen hunting European bison in rare camera-trap recording

Science News: This tiny, blue octopus is new to science

National Geographic: This scientist made a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone

Biographic: Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now. Is That a Problem?

Scientific American: Here's what happens when you give salmon cocaine

National Geographic: These animals have evolved to escape certain death

Science News: For gray whales, San Francisco Bay is becoming a deadly pit stop

Knowable Magazine: How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

Scientific American: These fish can tell when you’re staring

National Geographic: The surprising ways air pollution alters insects' lives

National Geographic: Is CBD good for your dog?

Scientific American: These spiders weave themselves giant doppelgängers to scare away predators
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2025

Science News: In a first, orcas and dolphins seen possibly hunting together

Scientific American: In a First, Photos Show Moths Sipping a Moose’s Tears

Biographic: Mercury Rising

National Geographic: Scientists put sharks in a tank full of toys. What they saw surprised them.

Science News: Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

National Geographic: Watch orcas team up to hunt great white sharks in rare video

National Geographic: Invading queen ant tricks workers into killing their mother

Knowable Magazine: Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Science News: Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species

The New York Times: ‘Pirate Lizards’ Can Get Around on 3 Legs

National Geographic: Your dog really might be addicted to that toy

National Geographic: You could purchase endangered shark meat—and never know it

Science: Have half of wildebeests in the Serengeti disappeared?

Scientific American: Freaky ‘Rubber Hand’ Illusion Works on Octopuses, Too

Scientific American: These Spiders Puke Up Toxic Digestive Fluid to Marinate Their Prey Alive

Science News Explores: These fish yawn — and it’s contagious

National Geographic: Why Rome’s dolphins are fighting each other

National Geographic: The surprisingly relatable reason why some birds get cranky

Science: Watch a tower of worms wriggle like a single organism

The New York Times: These Plants Protect Larvae From Wildfires

National Geographic: Can humans really smell insects? The truth about the viral debate

Science: Nanoparticle gel could help save degraded coral reefs

Scientific American: Ancient Poems Reveal the History of the Endangered Yangtze Porpoise

The New York Times: Ronan the Sea Lion Is Probably Better Than You at Keeping a Beat

New Scientist: Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy

National Geographic: Will we still see fireflies this summer?

Scientific American: Dolphins Communicate with ‘Fountains of Pee’

Science: Four decades ago, this insect built its protective shell from human garbage

National Geographic: Why do birds sing so loudly in the morning in spring? It’s the ‘dawn chorus’

Science: This tiny, newborn caterpillar buzzes to defend its territory

Scientific American: Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike

Science News: You might be reading your dog’s moods wrong

BBC: Elephants hate bees – here's how that helps humans

Scientific American: Mouse-to-Mouse Resuscitation: Rodents Try to Revive Unconscious Buddies

National Geographic: These fish can spot their favorite divers (the ones with snacks)—here's how

Scientific American: These Dogs Can Sniff Out Invasive Species before It’s Too Late

Science: Watch a fish hunt by hiding behind a shark

Science News: Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change

Science: Plastic waste in bird nests can act like a tiny time capsule

Science: Scientists capture rare footage of baby polar bears emerging from dens

Science News: The butts of these blowfly larvae mimic termite faces

Science: Tiny tunnels bored by forest beetles could help fan wildfire flames

Science News: In chimpanzees, peeing is contagious
2024

The New York Times: When They Hear Plants Crying, Moths Make a Decision

Science News: For adult chimps, playing may be more important than previously thought

New Scientist: A giant hornet from Asia has appeared in Europe for the first time

Science News: For deep-diving whales, plastic garbage may ‘sound’ like food

Scientific American: These Bird Nests Show Signs of an Architectural ‘Culture’

Science News: How tiny phytoplankton trek long distances upward in the ocean

New Scientist: Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek

Science News: Dolphins’ open-mouth behaviors during play are like smiles, a study claims

The New York Times: You Can Stand Under My Umbrella, if You’re an Egg-Laying Locust

Hakai Magazine: The Australian Oyster Reef Revival

Science: In the dark ocean, these tiny creatures can smell their way home

Scientific American: Caterpillars Sense Hungry Wasps’ Electrical Field

Science: X-ray video reveals eel’s daring escape from predator’s stomach

Science News: Bumblebees lose most of their sense of smell after heat waves

National Geographic: Spiders may lure male fireflies to their death with a call of love

Science News: Scientists want to send endangered species’ cells to the moon

Scientific American: Honeybees Wing-Slap Ants That Try to Invade Their Hive

Science: Giant Australian lizards may help protect sheep from deadly fly-borne diseases

Science: Landmark gene-edited rice crop destroyed in Italy

Scientific American: These Bloodsucking Leeches Jump like Striking Cobras

Audubon Magazine: Woodcocks don't let migration mess with their sex lives

Scientific American: Releasing Baby Cane Toads Teaches Predators to Avoid Toxic Adults

Science: Meet the smallest animal known to spread seeds with its poop

Science: Grizzly bears were pillaging farms. Could a canine keep them away?

New Scientist: Male and female spiders pair up to look like a flower

Science: Rat poison threatens Italy’s growing wolf population

Live Science: Why some whales go through menopause

Science: Plan to allow wolf hunting in Europe to spare livestock could backfire, some scientists say
2023

New Scientist: Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

New Scientist: Vegan cheese made from fermented peas could taste more like dairy

New Scientist: Killing of rare Italian bear raises fears for future of its subspecies

New Scientist: Birds from two different species raise chicks together in one nest
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