Margherita Bassi

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Trilingual freelance journalist and daily correspondent for Smithsonian Magazine. Regular contributor to Gizmodo and Popular Science, specializing in ancient history, paleontology, anthropology, and astronomy.

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Margherita Bassi covers science and natural history for Smithsonian Magazine, focusing on quirky research findings and unusual phenomena—from jellyfish museums and counterclockwise turns to space-dust climate timelines and "zombie" sea cucumber tissue.

Recent articles

• Researchers Accidentally Discover That Humans Prefer to Turn Counterclockwise. But They Still Have No Idea Whysmithsonianmag.com · Jun 12, 2026
• Researchers Used Space Dust to Build a Timeline of 30,000 Years of Arctic Sea Icesmithsonianmag.com · Nov 10, 2025
• Scientists Say They've Discovered 'Little Lab Zombies'—Seemingly Immortal Tissue Taken From Sea Cucumberssmithsonianmag.com · Jun 2, 2026

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