Jason Bittel

Jason Bittel is a freelance science writer who specializes in animals.

All Stories by Jason Bittel

  1. Animals

    Can this ‘woolly mouse’ help bring back extinct mammoths?

    Scientists created mice with woolly mammoth–like traits. But that doesn’t mean we’re close to bringing back woolly mammoths.

  2. Animals

    Weird? These bat toes can glow greenish-blue

    Hairy bristles on the toes of Mexican free-tailed bats fluoresce under UV light. The reason is a mystery.

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