Science, Health, and Commerce Journalist. Bylines in @science.org @newscientist.com @sciam.bsky.social @mashable.com. Cancer survivor living with T1.5D. Fan of the Arsenal.https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mqcqp4ayq225My latest for @science.org Gonorrhea is becoming more antimicrobial resistant, and a vaccine that was expected to prevent it wasn't up to the task. It may still work in other vulnerable people like women, but is all the more reason why we need to back vaccines. https://www.science.org/content/article/study-dampens-hope-meningitis-vaccine-can-also-prevent-gonorrhea10 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcqp4ayq225https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mqcqp4ayq225My latest for @science.org Gonorrhea is becoming more antimicrobial resistant, and a vaccine that was expected to prevent it wasn't up to the task. It may still work in other vulnerable people like women, but is all the more reason why we need to back vaccines. https://www.science.org/content/article/study-dampens-hope-meningitis-vaccine-can-also-prevent-gonorrhea10 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcqp4ayq225https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mp7drnlud22fImagine if you were playing a guitar, and suddenly, it turned into an arachnid...of the same size. Yup. I wrote about the world's largest ever scorpion sp. for @sciencenews.bsky.social. Thanks to Chris Crockett and @haleyweiss.bsky.social for the edits (1/2) https://www.sciencenews.org/article/largest-scorpion-lived-415-million-years-ago26 Jun 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7drnlud22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mp4msuicbs2gI really liked working with @tanyalewis.bsky.social on an underreported SciAm health story earlier this year--everything, right from communication to the edits, were seamless. Please reach out to her with any writing/editing roles you have. #cfbr [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4msuicbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3monqm7ah7s2cMy latest for @sciam.bsky.social, where scientists have identified the earliest use of fire--with owl regurgitations (yup!) playing a key role. Many thanks to @clairehcameron.bsky.social for editing this story. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jun 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3monqm7ah7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mmyli7jmjs2hMy first for @sciencenews.bsky.social. Many thanks to @carmendrahl.bsky.social and Macon Morehouse for the edits and suggestions! Timely diagnosis is one half of treating a deadly infectious disease like TB, and this cheap and quick test goes a long way in that direction. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmyli7jmjs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mk6ofqwjrc2qMy first for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. I write about unusual behaviors displayed by some of the most endangered felines in the world, whose behavioral plasticity is helping them adapt to changing environments. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/camera-traps-reveal-iberian-lynxes-soaking-their-prey-a-first-ever-discovery-among-carnivores-180988591/23 Apr 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ofqwjrc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mgpuzwms2k23My first for @sciam.bsky.social, where I write about a vaccine in the works against the most common cause of traveler's diarrhea. Many thanks to @tanyalewis.bsky.social and @sarahexplains.bsky.social for editing and considering the story! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpuzwms2k23https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3mfemmcqhrs27For a news story, I want to interview an epidemiologist/ immunologist familiar with ETEC (Enterotoxigenic E. Coli) infections causing diarrhea, and vaccines that protect against bacterial infections, like E. Coli. Please reach out by Monday. I'll send the research study and some interview questions.21 Feb 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfemmcqhrs27https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3m5jjglcwgk2tMy latest--A science shot for @science.org . That giant spider you spot in a tropical forest, was probably part of an audition for Penn & Teller. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jjglcwgk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3lvo6frb3b22qHi! am looking for a pediatric diabetologist or endocrinologist to comment on a recent paper about a novel type of diabetes. They can be from any region. I will share the study link immediately once contacted. Please reach out by 1 pm EST on August 6. #journorequest #diabetologist #endocrinologist05 Aug 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo6frb3b22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3lr4cssfl2c2cWrote on the first nine-armed octopus to be studied in its natural habitat. Turns out its smaller arms can adapt as they grow stronger, and also function differently from each other. For @science.org #octopus #ninearmedoctopus scim.ag/3FkTP7D https://scim.ag/3FkTP7D08 Jun 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr4cssfl2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3lolw7s7m6224I'm looking for academic publishing experts, especially those who are working as editors in life sciences journals, to comment on a news story about editorial biases in sci research. Please DM or email- sahasmehra@gmail.com. I'll send the study+2 questions ASAP. I need the comments by Fri 1pm ET.07 May 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolw7s7m6224https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3loixy6fpi225I'm looking for academic publishing experts, especially in the life sciences, to comment on a news story about editorial biases in sci research. Please DM or email- sahasmehra@gmail.com. I'll send the study+2 questions ASAP. I need the comments by Wed 12pm ET. @academic-chatter.bsky.social06 May 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3loixy6fpi225https://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3logwnv6j322zI am looking for #academicpublishing experts, especially those in the life sciences, to comment on a news story about editorial biases in scientific research. Please DM or email at sahasmehra@gmail.com. I will send the study and 2 questions ASAP. I need the comments by Wednesday. #journorequest05 May 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3logwnv6j322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3logwnv6j322zI am looking for #academicpublishing experts, especially those in the life sciences, to comment on a news story about editorial biases in scientific research. Please DM or email at sahasmehra@gmail.com. I will send the study and 2 questions ASAP. I need the comments by Wednesday. #journorequest05 May 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3logwnv6j322zhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3lodurpvtn22qI am looking for #sociologists #cognitivebehavioralexperts #neuroeconomists #neuroscientists to comment on a news story about editorial biases in scientific research. Please DM or email at sahasmehra@gmail.com. I will send the study and 2 questions ASAP. I need the comments by 2morrow #journorequest04 May 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lodurpvtn22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sahasmehra.bsky.social/post/3lodaokw7yk2gI am looking for sociologists/ cognitive behavioral experts/neuroeconomists to comment on a news story about reputational biases in scientific research. Please DM or email at sahasmehra@gmail.com. I will send the study and 2 questions immediately. I need the comments by Monday morning #journorequest04 May 2025 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:cgitrvqustgcbucdm2u7me6w/app.bsky.feed.post/3lodaokw7yk2g