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THE XYLOM

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Join date: Mar 26, 2021

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Saugat Bolakhe is a Nepalese freelance science journalist based in New York City. He is passionate writing about living things, biotech, and the environment. His words have headlined The Atlantic, Wired, Scientific American, Nature, Science News, Quanta Magazine, New Scientist, EOS, Knowable Magazine, and other publications. He is also a program assistant at The Open Notebook (TON), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping global science journalists improve their craft. In 2024, he was also recognized as the Science Journalist of the year by the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology. He has a BS in Zoology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal, and an MA in science journalism from Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. When not writing, he’s either running, hiking, humming songs, trying gymnastics, or geeking over another sci-fi show.

Stories (5)

Jun 8, 2022 ∙ 7 min

Daunting Work at the Third Pole

As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.

Sep 26, 2021 ∙ 5 min

२० वर्षपछी सुल्झिएको नेपाली रैथाने आसामी बाँदरको रहस्य ।

“अध्ययनको यो पाटो, मेरो लागि गर या मर बराबर थियो,” उनी भन्छन्, “अनुसन्धानाको अस्तित्व नै यी नमुना सङ्कलनमा भर पर्थ्यो ।”

Sep 3, 2021 ∙ 5 min

Nepal’s Assam Macaque Is Its Own Beast

“It was literally a do or die situation for me,” he said. “Either collect samples or your research is for nothing!”

Jun 1, 2021 ∙ 13 min

लौठसल्ला: जीवन रक्षामा हिमाली वरदानको खोज यात्रा

“ओहो ! गल्ति पो गरियो कि ? आखिर किन मैले कलेजको आन्तरिक परिक्षा छोडे? के मध्ये नेपालको सुदुर भिराला पहाडका जङ्गलहरुसँग पैठेँजोरी खेल्न?”

Mar 26, 2021 ∙ 13 min

Searching for the Tree of Life Near the Gates of Heaven

Those who know where the yews are don’t know how valuable they are, while those who see the tree's value simply don’t know where they are.

Saugat Bolakhe

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