Jonathan Lambert
Jonathan Lambert is a correspondent for NPR's Science Desk, where he covers global health.
Lambert has been covering science, health and policy for nearly a decade. He was a staff writer at Science News and Grid. He's also written for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Quanta Magazine and other outlets, exploring everything from why psychedelics are challenging how people evaluate drugs to how researchers reconstructed life's oldest common ancestor. Lambert got his start in science journalism answering vital questions from curious kids, including "Do animals fart?" for Brains On, a podcast from American Public Media. He interned for NPR's Science Desk in 2019 where he wrote about the evolutionary benefits of living close to grandma and racial gaps between who causes air pollution and who breathes it.
Lambert earned a Master's degree in neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University, where he studied the unusual sex lives of Hawaiian crickets.
Lambert can be reached via encrypted message at jonlambert.12 on Signal.
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In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collect air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels. -
That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health. -
At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to know -
Invasive species can wreak havoc on ecosystems. A new study in Science suggests low- and middle-income countries in the Global South experience greater harms.
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To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Farmers in Senegal are welcoming fish into their rice paddies. The hope is they'll fertilize the crop, be a source of food ... and eat the snails that carry parasitic worms. -
The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs. -
Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame. -
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease. -
There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?
