Ceri Perkins

Ceri Perkins

Ceri Perkins is a New York City-based writer and editor who covers the environment, science, nature and human behaviour. As a freelancer, she has lived around the world, from Madrid to the Scottish Highlands. Before going freelance, Ceri was based in Geneva, Switzerland, as a staff writer/editor at CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider. Later, she was News Editor at NYC-based magazine Spectrum, where she edited news and opinion stories about the neuroscience and genetic underpinnings of autism. In her spare time, Ceri is typically either outdoors in nature or curled up inside with a stack of books and a pile of things to make or fix. She holds a Bachelor’s in Atmospheric Science, a Master's in Science Communication, and you can read her work in TED Ideas, BBC Earth, The Guardian, Physics World, New Scientist and more.

Recent articles by Ceri Perkins

Is it true you’re always within 6 feet of a rat?

We’ve all heard it before, but are you really only ever six feet from a rat?
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Can I really make a difference by recycling?

Recycling is just a small piece of the puzzle. Here’s what will really help you battle climate change.
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How do peanuts grow?

Peanuts have an alias: Ground nuts. And here’s how they got it.
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This high-tech robot farm could change our food supply forever

Join the BBC’s Planet Earth III crew and go behind the scenes in the city farm that’s transforming fields into towers and running almost everything with robots.
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In pictures: The electric-blue lava pouring from Earth’s strangest volcano

The luminous blue lava found on Java is caused by the sulphuric gasses burning in the oxygen-rich air once they reach the surface.
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Why do I feel my phone vibrate when it doesn't?

If you feel your phone vibrating but there's no one there, you're not alone.
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What is a squall line?

They can stretch for hundreds of miles, and are often found at the leading edge of a cold front.
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Will melting permafrost release ancient viruses and bacteria?

Climate change is causing permafrost to thaw, and estimates suggest that by 2100 up to two-thirds of Arctic near-surface permafrost will be lost.
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CERN: Everything you need to know

The organization aims to uncover what the Universe is made of, and how it works.
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