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Jasna Hodžić
Jasna Hodžić, PhD, is a writer with a background in plant ecology and quantitative research. She approaches her work with a strong sense of craft, an eye for story, and an obsession with getting the science right.
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The soils of "managed forests" can take decades to rebuild the carbon stocks and microbial communities found in undisturbed forests.
A Columbia researcher argues that everything from stress to aging comes down to how energy moves through your body.
A broken laptop hinge revealed a broader shift in how modern products are designed, sold, and owned
Anne Lamott and Neal Allen join us to discuss why embracing constraints can be the best way to find freedom in the craft.
Timeless guidance on communication, time management, creativity, and more from some of today’s most influential thinkers.
Researchers built a model that behaves like a brain. Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.
By tracking brain activity as primates move freely in the wild, neuroethology could reshape what we think we know about our own minds.
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
In “The Secret History of Denisovans,” Silvana Condemi and François Savatier trace the story of our mysterious hominin ancestor.
In "The Microbiome Master Key," Brett and Jessica Finlay argue that we need to stop waging war on all germs and start working with the microbes that make us who we are.
“I want to change the way we think about the past altogether,” says Dr. Betül Kaçar, an astrobiologist who studies the origin of life.
Retrofitting America's aging dams for hydropower — while removing ecologically harmful ones — may be a productive path forward.
On November 25, U.N. members will meet in South Korea to cap off a series of meetings aiming to reduce global plastic pollution.
“If we could target those circuits very precisely, then there’s great potential to block the inflammation response for many diseases."
The discovery suggests that the "Boring Billion" period of evolution on Earth wasn't so boring after all.
They're not just watching you; they're also calculating.
A 1.5-million-year-old hominin bone shows signs that the victim was eaten by lions — and humans.
There were at least eight other human species, some of whom existed for far longer than we have. Who were they?
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.