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Kerry Taylor-Smith
Environmental Journalist - 67 articlesKerry is a freelance writer and editor, specialising in science and health-related topics. As a freelance writer, her work has appeared in many scientific and medical magazines and websites, including the AZO portfolio, Forward, Patient and NS Media titles.
Kerry’s articles cover a wide range of topics including astronomy, nanotechnology, physics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and mental health, but she has a particular interest in environmental science, Cleantech and climate change.
Kerry was previously Web Editor for Laboratory News, where she wrote news, comment and features covering a number of scientific topics. She was also responsible for commissioning and editing features, proofreading the magazine, and maintaining the title’s online presence.
Kerry is NCTJ trained, and has a degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Bath where she studied a range of topics, including chemistry, biology, and environmental sciences.
News by Kerry Taylor-Smith
A six-year study has provided the first scientific evidence that wild spaces can boost the numbers and types of butterflies in urban areas and near farmland.
Melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is pushing up global sea levels; the mechanism behind it was unclear until new research uncovered a feedback loop is responsible.
The discovery of a dormant black hole 33 times the mass of our Sun offers new clues about how such massive black holes form.
Fruit eating birds are vital to ensuring a healthy forest but division of the forest is hindering regeneration efforts.
A technique that increases the amount of cloud cover could be an effective "painkiller" for global warming, helping to increase climate cooling.
A new study has shown warmer temperatures are linked with earlier an hay fever season, and these temperatures could also bring with them new pollen in the UK.
When wasps and bees are pitted against each other, the media is biased against wasps say scientists who believe they can do more in shaping public awareness of the distinctive insects.
Magnetars are neutron stars with powerful magnetic fields and their behaviour may be more complex than astronomers previously thought.
Glory have been seen on a planet outside the solar system for the first time, but what are they and why do they occur?
Researchers in Exeter and Paris have derived simple equations to explain the impact of clouds on future climate change.
Semantic segmenting, a technology currently used in autonomous cars and medical imaging, could improve the forecasting of tropical storms.
It was a mixed year for the UK’s butterflies, with numbers of some species climbing while others experienced a worrying decline.
A novel polymer that performs like plastic but recycles like paper offers an environmentally friendly alternative to non-recyclable plastic crisp packets.
Warmer and wetter winters are affecting when animals emerge from hibernation and negatively affecting crops; what can we expect from these shifting seasons?
MIT researchers develop new way to describe the number of days per year that outdoor temperatures are just right for normal outdoor activities.
Mini-meteorologists read hypothetical but plausible future weather forecasts to show the impact climate change could have on the weather by the time they’re adults.
An experimental technique to thicken Arctic ice with thousands of litres of seawater is underway, but will it work?
New study reveals land is more likely to be a carbon source than a carbon sink, but offers new ways to determine the difference between the two.
A novel wastewater treatment that employs pure oxygen could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases released in the treatment process.