Kate Evans is a science and nature writer based in Raglan, New Zealand. She writes about the intersections of sex and science on a new Substack newsletter, SexStack: A Cliterary Journal. She is a regular contributor to New Zealand Geographic, and her work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post and bioGraphic.
Orgasms Trigger Colors in People with Sexual Synesthesia
Scientists are just beginning to document sexual synesthesia, a phenomenon that can bring consciousness-altering washes of color and fantastical scenes at the moment of orgasm
500-Pound Prehistoric Bird Was a ‘Giga-Goose,’ Fossils Reveal
Scientists reveal the face of Australia’s massive, extinct “giga-goose”
Ancient Crustacean Has Largest Fossil Claw of Any Crab Ever Recorded
This newfound crab species' body size is also larger than any other fossil crab—but its modern day descendent is even bigger
Adorable Moth-Size Bats Found in the Pacific Islands’ Largest Bat Cave
An expedition has discovered a remote Fijian cave with thousands of microbats thought to be nearly extinct
Rare Animals’ Microbiomes Harbor Survival Secrets
Scientists are beginning to decode endangered creatures’ microbial ecosystems
Exquisite Fossils Show an Entire Rain Forest Ecosystem
The fossil-filled volcanic crater Foulden Maar was almost destroyed. A new book documents its ancient-ecosystem wonders
De-extinction Company Aims to Resurrect the Tasmanian Tiger
The scientists who want to bring back mammoths now hope to revive the marsupial carnivore thylacine
Change Species Names to Honor Indigenous Peoples, Not Colonizers, Researchers Say
New Zealand scientists make a case for updating long-held scientific names to incorporate more meaningful terms