Sofia Quaglia

Sofia Quaglia is a freelance journalist writing about all things science, nature, and how we talk about them. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, BBC, National Geographic, The Guardian, New Scientist, and more. She’s on a mission to visit the entire planet by spending each month in a different country, so she’s been living on the road since 2021.

Could a Little Bit of Mussel Fix Our Polluted Streams?

Researchers enlist native species to help restore degraded streambeds in Northern Virginia

By Sofia Quaglia October 2, 2024

In this story: marine ecosystems, saving wild places, nature, animals, endangered species

A researcher inspects buckets containing transported freshwater mussels in a clear stream.

Is a Big Patch of Protected Land Better Than Many Small Patches?

Landscape experts have been entrenched in this debate for decades. Now some of them are joining forces to find an answer.

By Sofia Quaglia February 8, 2024

In this story: saving wild places, habitat restoration, ecosystems, wildlife

An aerial view of a forest fragmented by a road.

These Animals Are Already Adapting to a Changing Climate

A warming world is forcing wildlife to adjust in unexpected ways

By Sofia Quaglia August 17, 2023

In this story: animals, climate change, wildlife

Yellow-bellied Marmot

California's Changing Climate Is Already Impacting Its Cavity-Nesting Songbirds

New research highlights how birds struggle to adapt in a changing world

By Sofia Quaglia May 4, 2023

In this story: birds, climate change, wildlife, nature, habitat restoration

songbird

Why is the Sea Rising Faster in Some Parts of the US?

Sea levels rising are affected by small regional changes too

By Sofia Quaglia April 25, 2023

In this story: science, climate change, oceans

A Houston neighborhood flooded by rain from Tropical Storm Harvey in 2017. Photo by David J. Phillip | AP File