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Nell Greenfieldboyce

Correspondent, Science Desk

Nell Greenfieldboyce is a NPR science correspondent.

With reporting focused on general science, NASA, and the intersection between technology and society, Greenfieldboyce has been on the science desk's technology beat since she joined NPR in 2005.

In that time Greenfieldboyce has reported on topics including the narwhals in Greenland, the ending of the space shuttle program, and the reasons why independent truckers don't want electronic tracking in their cabs.

Much of Greenfieldboyce's reporting reflects an interest in discovering how applied science and technology connects with people and culture. She has worked on stories spanning issues such as pet cloning, gene therapy, ballistics, and federal regulation of new technology.

Prior to NPR, Greenfieldboyce spent a decade working in print, mostly magazines including U.S. News & World Report and New Scientist.

A graduate of Johns Hopkins, earning her Bachelor's of Arts degree in social sciences and a Master's of Arts degree in science writing, Greenfieldboyce taught science writing for four years at the university. She was honored for her talents with the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists.

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The Oldest String Ever Found May Have Been Made By Neanderthals

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Guidance Issued For When Critical Employees Can Return To Work

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Scientists Want To Know Why More Men Than Women Are Apparently Dying Of COVID-19

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How Is The Coronavirus Affecting Black Americans?

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President Trump takes questions from reporters Monday. Joining him at the press briefing on coronavirus are Vice President Pence; Attorney General William Barr; Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator; and Navy Rear Adm. John Polowczyk, who leads FEMA's task force on the supply chain. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

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The normally busy transportation hub at the World Trade Center in Manhattan was sparsely populated on Monday. The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have banned all gatherings of 50 or more people. Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus

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Why Even A Huge Medical Stockpile Will Be Of Limited Use Against COVID-19

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Viral particles are colorized purple in this color-enhanced transmission electron micrograph from a COVID-19 patient in the United States. Computer modeling can help epidemiologists predict how and where the illness will move next. Hannah A Bullock and Azaibi Tamin/CDC/Science Source hide caption

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How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus

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