Jonathan Moens

Rome, United States

Freelance Science and Environment Journalist at Freelance

independent journalist | formerly @LHReports fellow | tips: [email protected] | DM for Signal

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Brazil communities accuse companies of ‘green grabbing’ for wind energy

1 month ago | news.mongabay.com | Jonathan Moens

In Brazil, community residents say the Italian energy company Enel and the Brazilian Maestro Holding de Energia have stripped them of their territory in order to pursue renewable energy projects. Experts call this trend “green grabbing,” a process by which energy companies obtain access to large swaths of common land to produce clean renewable energy.
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)

1 month ago | rfr.bz | Latoya Abulu |Jonathan Moens |Thomas A. Bauer |Fergus Simpson

The escalating armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has had significant — and overlooked — environmental impacts. The rate of tree cover loss in Kahuzi-Biega and Virunga National Parks has sharply increased since the conflict reignited in late 2021. Armed groups, both state and non-state, have profited by taxing the illegal charcoal and timber trade coming from inside these protected areas.
NITAZENES ⟩ Estonia's Battle with Deadly Synthetic Opioids Reveals Global Drug Trade Links to China

Jan 20, 2025 | news.postimees.ee | Margus Hanno Murakasjournalist |Margus Hanno Murakas |Jonathan Moens

On December 7, 2023, police responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment in the Kopli district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Upon arrival, they identified a man in his 30s, Sergei, and his partner, both of whom appeared to be extremely intoxicated. Sergei carried a mini-grip plastic bag containing 15 grams of a dirt-coloured substance, according to court files inspected by Postimees.
California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data

Sep 29, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Jonathan Moens

ShareOn Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed a new law that aims to protect people’s brain data from being potentially misused by neurotechnology companies.A growing number of consumer technology products promise to help address cognitive issues: apps to meditate, to improve focus and to treat mental health conditions like depression.
California Passes Law Protecting Consumer Brain Data

Sep 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jonathan Moens

On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed a new law that aims to protect people's brain data from being potentially misused by neurotechnology companies. A growing number of consumer technology products promise to help address cognitive issues: apps to meditate, to improve focus and to treat mental health conditions like depression. These products monitor and record brain data, which encodes virtually everything that goes on in the mind, including thoughts, feelings and intentions.
This Shark Lives for 400 Years. Its DNA May Explain Why.

Sep 26, 2024 | virginislandsdailynews.com | Jonathan Moens

The Greenland shark is not exactly charismatic. Its hulking frame is covered by sandpaper skin. Its fins, stunted, sit awkwardly along its sides. And its eyes, perpetually cloudy, are often host to wormlike parasites that dangle as the shark slowly roams the depths of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. But looks aside, the species has a surprising capacity: It can live for as long as about 400 years.
Esse animal vive por 400 anos; a ciência pode explicar o motivo

Sep 24, 2024 | estadao.com.br | Jonathan Moens

O tubarão da Groenlândia não é exatamente carismático. Seu corpo maciço é coberto por uma pele áspera como lixa. Suas barbatanas, atrofiadas, situam-se de maneira desajeitada nas laterais de seu corpo. E seus olhos, perpetuamente nublados, frequentemente abrigam parasitas semelhantes a vermes que pendem enquanto o tubarão vagueia lentamente pelas profundezas dos oceanos Atlântico Norte e Ártico. Mas, aparências à parte, a espécie possui uma capacidade surpreendente: pode viver por cerca de 400 anos.
This Shark Lives 400 Years. Its DNA May Explain Why.

Sep 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Jonathan Moens

The Greenland shark is not exactly charismatic. Its hulking frame is covered by sandpaper skin. Its fins, stunted, sit awkwardly along its sides. And its eyes, perpetually cloudy, are often host to wormlike parasites that dangle as the shark slowly roams the depths of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans. But looks aside, the species has a surprising capacity: It can live for as long as about 400 years.
Magmatic School of Environmental Journalism

Jul 26, 2024 | magma-mag.net | Marta Vidal |Jonathan Moens |Ottavia Spaggiari

Applications are now closed for the first edition of the Magmatic School of Environmental Journalism, to be held online from October 2024 to February 2025. The deadline to apply was August 30. &nbsp Six to nine early-career journalists based in southern Europe will be selected to participate in this hands-on five-month program. The program aims to enhance their skills in environmental reporting and narrative writing while expanding their portfolios.
Your brain waves are up for sale. A new law wants to change that.

Apr 22, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Jonathan Moens

Consumers have grown accustomed to the prospect that their personal data, such as email addresses, social contacts, browsing history and genetic ancestry, are being collected and often resold by the apps and the digital services they use. With the advent of consumer neurotechnologies, the data being collected is becoming ever more intimate. One headband serves as a personal meditation coach by monitoring the user’s brain activity. Another purports to help treat anxiety and symptoms of depression.