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Joanna Thompson

Joanna Thompson is a science writer, a graduate of New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program, and a former NCAA collegiate runner


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fireflies at night Elkmont North Carolina

“Like a tiny galaxy descended into the forest”—new species of firefly found

By Joanna Thompson | Climate Change