Veronique Greenwood

Veronique Greenwood is a journalist who has covered science for The New York Times. Her articles have focused on topics such as leeches' ability to jump and the evolution of flowering plants. Prior to her work at The Times, Greenwood held positions at various news outlets, including Reuters and Agence France-Presse. She has a degree in journalism from Columbia University and has been recognized for her reporting with multiple awards.

Biography:  https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/magazine/my-great-great-aunt-discovered-francium-and-it-killed-her.html

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

95%

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  • A group of hundreds of researchers have gained new insights into how flowers evolved on Earth by sequencing an enormous amount of data.
  • Leeches can jump in pursuit of blood.
  • Mai Fahmy captured the first video evidence of jumping leeches in 2017.
  • Researchers were able to sequence and place in the tree of life a sandwort specimen collected nearly 200 years ago, as well as extinct plants like the Guadalupe Island olive.

Deceptions

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Recent Articles

Newly Discovered: The Jumping Ability of Madagascar's Chtonobdella Leeches

Newly Discovered: The Jumping Ability of Madagascar's Chtonobdella Leeches

Broke On: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 Researchers confirm leeches in the Chtonobdella genus can jump, observed by Ibn Battuta and modern scientists. They anchor their rear sucker, coil back, and launch forward like a striking cobra or spring. This behavior offers new insights into their behavior and ecology.
New Insights into Plant Evolution: Scientists Unveil Groundbreaking DNA Tree of Life for Flowering Plants

New Insights into Plant Evolution: Scientists Unveil Groundbreaking DNA Tree of Life for Flowering Plants

Broke On: Saturday, 11 May 2024 Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, Heidelberg University, and Kunming Institute of Botany led a global collaboration to create a comprehensive DNA tree of life for flowering plants. The project includes data from over 9,500 species and almost 8,000 genera. This groundbreaking study provides new insights into plant evolution and makes the data freely available for research in various scientific fields. The flowering plant tree of life allows us to understand how different species are related, identify changes (mutations) that accumulate over time, and uncover new medicinal compounds and conservation strategies.