Nathan Rott
Nathan (Nate) Rott is a correspondent on NPR's Science Desk, where he reports on the natural world and humanity's relationship to it.
Since coming to NPR in 2013, Rott has worked on the network's National Desk and Climate Desk, covering the American West, natural disasters, mass shootings, sports, politics and international climate talks. He also contributed to NPR's coverage of the war in Ukraine.
Before becoming a full-time journalist, Rott worked as a wildland firefighter, commercial fisherman, children's theater teacher, and snow shoveler for the U.S. Antarctic Program. He's shoveled a lot of snow.
Rott can be reached via encrypted message on the Signal app at nrott.87.
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Paleontologists have discovered the tracks of a giant — the fossilized footprints of T. rex. Plus, solar "superflares" and the brain benefits of reading in this week's Short Wave science news roundup.
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NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.
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Hannah Chin and Nate Rott of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the building blocks of birdsong, the evolutionary history of avocados and Egyptian warrior princesses.
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An unprecedented rescue mission is underway to save a valuable space observatory before it burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
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A new study looks at one of the most prolific pathogens in human history — the plague.
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Foundation species like coral, oysters and big trees are critical to their ecosystems, providing food and shelter. A new study finds their influence continues after their death.
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The enamel on our teeth is the hardest tissue on the human body. A new study looks at the nanoscale structure of enamel from teeth dating as far back as 18 million years ago to see how it's changed.
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When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander. -
A broad swath of the Pacific Ocean is simmering from an exceptional marine heat wave that scientists warn could just be settling in. Marine animals are already feeling its effects.
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Macaques living near the Rock of Gibraltar eat a lot of tourists' food. A new study suggests the monkeys have learned to eat dirt to settle their stomachs.
