Carl Zimmer
Science writer; writes a column for The New York Times. Author of books including She Has Her Mother's Laugh (2018), Life's Edge (2021) and Air-Borne (2025). Publishes the Friday's Elk newsletter.
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The Trump administration's disruption of PEPFAR may result in tens of thousands of deaths from AIDS.
Tens of thousands of people may be doomed to die of AIDS thanks to this year's freezes.
buttondown.comSaid 2 Jan 2026This on korrents
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The air is a common good.
But one of the messages of my book is that the air is a common good.
buttondown.comSaid 31 Jul 2025This on korrents
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The Trump administration's disruption of PEPFAR may result in tens of thousands of deaths from AIDS.
Tens of thousands of people may be doomed to die of AIDS thanks to this year's freezes.
January 2, 2026 Said 2 Jan 2026
The air is a common good.
But one of the messages of my book is that the air is a common good.
July 31, 2025 Said 31 Jul 2025
The future of science in the United States is currently uncertain.
The future of science in the United States has reached a summer of uncertainty.
July 31, 2025 Said 31 Jul 2025
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The Trump administration's proposed budget would result in massive cuts to the NSF and other science-supporting agencies.
The proposed budget from the Trump administration would make massive cuts not just to NSF but to all the other agencies that support science.
Friday's Elk: Remember What Is Disappearing Said 31 May 2025
Some of the damage the Trump administration is inflicting on American science and medicine may be irreversible.
As we head into the third month of the new Trump administration, some of the damage that it is inflicting on American science and medicine is starting to look irreversible.
April 4, 2025 Said 4 Apr 2025
The benefits of a vibrant scientific community in the United States may dwindle for decades.
People are going to die, data is going to vanish, careers are going to end, and the benefits of a vibrant scientific community in the United States are going to dwindle, perhaps for decades.
April 4, 2025 Said 4 Apr 2025
The Trump administration is abandoning measures that protect health in the United States and beyond.
Along with biomedical research, the Trump administration is abandoning measures that protect health in the United States and beyond.
April 4, 2025 Said 4 Apr 2025
For every dollar EPA air pollution protections cost polluters, the country saves six dollars through reduced disease.
The Trump administration is rolling back EPA's air pollution protections. For every dollar that the protections cost polluters, the country makes back six dollars in savings through the reduction of asthma, cancer, and other diseases.
March 21, 2025 Said 21 Mar 2025
The CDC's plan to study vaccines and autism is a waste of tax dollars because the evidence shows no link.
Meanwhile, CDC is planning to study vaccines and autism. Since the evidence is clear-there is no link-this would be seem to be a waste of tax dollars.
March 21, 2025 Said 21 Mar 2025
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Where they publish
Site carlzimmer.com His New York Times articles on evolution, genetics, viruses and AI in biology, mirrored with links
Link verified 24 Oct 2026.
Newsletter Friday's Elk Occasional newsletter: his latest stories plus essays on the state of American science
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Bluesky @carlzimmer.com Many posts a day on biology research and science news
Link verified 24 Oct 2026.
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