Helen Bradshaw

Charleston

Writer and Producer at Freelance

Editorial Intern at Garden & Gun

Science Writing Intern at Science News

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Articles

A clever cockatoo picked up a human skill-and then it spread

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Helen Bradshaw

Australia’s sulphur-crested cockatoos are bringing a new meaning to the term “bird-brained,” one innovation at a time. A few years ago, it was opening garbage bins to find food, a practice birds across dozens of neighborhoods eventually adopted. But now, the social birds are lining up, waiting their turns, and drinking straight from water fountains in a Sydney park.
Six Florida LGBTQ+ Owned Bookstores To Get Lost in This Summer

3 weeks ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | June 3, 2025 Six Florida LGBTQ+ Owned Bookstores To Get Lost in This Summer Summer bookstore trips are a wonderful idea for far more than just finding a beach read (although that’s a perfectly good reason to stop by). These shops share stories that stretch our imaginations; they make us laugh, they make us cry, and, above all, they bring us together in communities of all kinds.
A clever cockatoo picked up a human skill-and then it spread

3 weeks ago | nationalgeographic.com | Helen Bradshaw

Australia’s sulphur-crested cockatoos are bringing a new meaning to the term “bird-brained,” one innovation at a time. A few years ago, it was opening garbage bins to find food, a practice birds across dozens of neighborhoods eventually adopted. But now, the social birds are lining up, waiting their turns, and drinking straight from water fountains in a Sydney park.
The History of the Vagabond Hotel Miami

1 month ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | May 22, 2025 The History of the Vagabond Hotel Miami Construction on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard begins. Buildings begin popping up along Biscayne Boulevard, the main road into Miami. MiMo (Miami Modern), a modernist style of architecture with tropical twists, takes off. People moved to the suburbs and bought cars. More cars meant more travel and the need for motels. The Vagabond Motel, designed by Robert Swartburg, opens on Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard.
Brain rot : les secrets de la décomposition du cerveau

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.fr | Helen Bradshaw

En 2024, les presses de l'université Oxford ont élu mot de l'année l'expression brain rot, de l'anglais brain, cerveau, et rot, que l'on pourrait ici traduire par décomposition, pourrissement ou encore dégénérescence, sorte de gangrène cérébrale donc. Skibidi, rizz, quoicoubeh, si ces mots ne sont pour vous qu'une succession de lettres incompréhensible, vous n'êtes peut-être pas aussi familier avec l'expression brain rot que ceux qui ont réussi à adopter le lexique des générations Z et Alpha.
The real science of brain rot

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Helen Bradshaw

In 2024, the Oxford University Press declared “brain rot” the word of the year. If Ohio is just a midwestern state to you and mewwing is something your cat does, you might not be as familiar with the term as those who have adopted the Gen Z and Alpha lexicons that popularized it. Still, you’ve probably encountered its effects. “Brain rot” describes the supposed mental decline resulting from too much time spent in the chasms of the digital world reserved for trivial content.
How Central Florida Became the Barbecue Capital of the State

2 months ago | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | April 14, 2025 How Central Florida Became the Barbecue Capital of the State When Ellie and Gladys Peebles started their barbecue restaurant in 1947, it was a side hustle. Now, it’s a mainstay and one of the reasons Polk County is called “the barbecue capital of Florida.”“Our restaurant was opened by our grandparents on the weekends,” says Jessica Knowles, who runs Peebles Bar-B-Q.
See a Launch or Landing on the Space Coast

Mar 25, 2025 | gardenandgun.com | Helen Bradshaw |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Merritt Island, FloridaWhen: year-roundIf you like: historyWhy you should go: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to observe that Florida’s Space Coast is booming, literally and figuratively. Last year the region hosted a record 93 orbital launches, most of them at the hands of commercial spaceflight companies. This year will likely be even bigger, with some 150 projected launches—more than double that of 2023. Now, the days of meticulously planning a trip to see a launch are over.
Researchers find that bacterial vaginosis is really an STI

Mar 11, 2025 | nationalgeographic.com | Helen Bradshaw

For decades, bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been treated as a frustrating but routine infection—one that afflicts nearly a third of women in the U.S. and often comes back again and again for patients. But what if the reason for these relentless recurrences isn’t just a quirk of the vaginal microbiome? A groundbreaking new study suggests BV isn’t just an imbalance—it’s sexually transmitted. And the key to stopping it may not lie in treating women alone but in treating their male partners as well.
Five Unexpected Central Florida Adventures

Feb 27, 2025 | flamingomag.com | Helen Bradshaw

by Helen Bradshaw | February 27, 2025 Five Unexpected Central Florida Adventures Tucked among the Spanish-moss-draped oaks and swaying palms, a different kind of Florida magic awaits in the heart of the state. This bucolic landscape is home to 17 communities, including Lakeland and Winter Haven, which make up the area known as Central Florida.