Kate Baggaley
Reporter, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
@kate_baggaleyKate Baggaley, based in northern New Jersey, covers Life Sciences and Physical Sciences for The Academic Times. Prior to that, Kate was a freelance reporter whose work appeared in Popular Science, NBC News MACH and other publications. She has a master’s degree from New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program and a degree in biology from Vassar College.
International travel can help spread genes that allow bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, scientists reported Sunday in a study of nearly 200 Dutch adults who visited two continents.
Vegetation cover in California's Sonoran Desert has diminished over the past three decades as a result of droughts and warming temperatures, highlighting dryland ecosystems' vulnerability to climate change.
An investigation of microplastics in marine mammals from German waters has revealed that the tiny particles were present in nearly all the deceased harbor porpoises examined by scientists, although more research is needed to determine what this means for the animals’ health.
Right whales in the North Atlantic have gotten significantly smaller on average since the 1980s, scientists reported Thursday, suggesting that entanglements in fishing gear are taking a toll on the critically endangered species.
Abundant carbon dioxide in the ancient Earth’s atmosphere warmed the planet through the greenhouse effect, making up for the limited light cast by the young sun, scientists reported Monday in a study that examined how seawater chemistry billions of years ago differed from that of today.
Eurasian jays can be fooled by some common magic tricks but are less likely than humans to be deceived by other tricks, suggest the results from a series of experiments designed to explore how blind spots in attention and perception differ between humans and other animals.
Swirling currents called mesoscale eddies are hot spots for biodiversity in the sea's bustling twilight zone and may shelter unique fish communities in the western North Atlantic Ocean, new research indicates.
The melting of Greenland's largest floating ice tongue, an extension of a glacier that projects from the coastline, may be influenced by changes in ocean currents several hundred kilometers away — and the same may be true for glaciers elsewhere.
New kinds of flame retardants can accumulate in orcas and even be passed to their nursing calves, scientists reported Wednesday, and it’s not yet clear what implications this has for the health of the animals.
The bigmouth buffalo, an extremely long-lived species of fish, shows no clear signs of senescence, an accomplishment that may offer insights into the physiological processes that underlie aging.