Ian Rose

Ian Rose is a freelance science and nature writer who contributes to The Scientist. He studied seabirds on the coasts of the Pacific Northwest and northern Alaska, and now writes mostly about wildlife science in the American West. His work has also appeared in Hakai and Earth Island Journal.

Articles by Ian Rose

A monogenean flatworm

Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past

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Inside the Project Trying to Save Datasets from Extinction

Oysters’ shells were made into concrete and other materials used in construction during the Industrial Revolution.

Scientists Use Sound to Attract Baby Oysters Back to the Reef

Cougar leaving the mine entrance

A World of Wildlife in Abandoned Mines

Image of small blue creatures called Nergals. Some have hearts above their heads, which signify friendship. There is one Nergal who is sneezing and losing health, which is denoted by minus one signs floating around it.
June 2025, Issue 1

Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Advanced Multiomics Technology

Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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Seeing and Sorting with Confidence

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Streamlining Microbial Quality Control Testing

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