Bronwyn Thompson

Bronwyn has always loved words and animals, and she has the journalism and zoology degrees to prove it. After more than 20 years as a writer and editor, the former music journalist went back to university to build on her passion for wildlife and conservation with a Bachelor of Zoology, which unlocked two new loves: sharing animal facts at any opportunity and getting others excited about science. Particularly interested in neuroscience, genetics, animal behavior and evolutionary biology, Bronwyn has found a happy home at New Atlas, coming on board in February 2023.

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Manufacturing

'World-first' indoor vertical farm to produce 4M pounds of berries a year

Major steps towards better, sustainable and affordable food production free of environmental challenges have been taken, with the with the opening of the "world's first farm to grow indoor, vertically farmed berries at scale".
Technology

$35 lens turns any smartphone into a powerful microscope

Six years on from the first iMicro smartphone microscope, comes the iMicro Q3p, a tiny tool that makes microscopy inexpensive, portable and accessible. It also has polarization, offering incredible detail in materials such as crystals and minerals.
Fitness & Exercise

Muscle memory: A long break from exercise has little impact on strength

Good news for those who need to hit pause in getting fit: Even after a 10-week break from training, it took very little time to return to pre-hiatus levels. The study has revealed fascinating new insights into the power of mysterious muscle memory.