Hello. I’m a science reporter at the Wall Street Journal. I’m interested in the impact of research and science policy on society, particularly on vulnerable communities.
Previously, I was a senior reporter at Nature, covering the NIH and biomedical research, and before that, I was a science reporter and news editor at BuzzFeed News. I’ve covered science and technology at The Boston Globe, and was a daily news reporter at NBCNews.com.
Email is the best way to reach me: nidhi.subbaraman@wsj.com.
NATURE
science + government
Gun violence is surging in the US. Scientists finally have federal funding to ask why
Universities are forging ties with the FBI as the US tracks scientist spies
The US has quietly begun a historic expansion of federal research monkey facilities Voters approved $5.5 billion for California’s stem cell institute — but some scientists oppose the plan
the coronavirus pandemic
The first studies are confirming how vaccinated people spread Delta
Respiratory infections are dangerous for pregnant people. Here’s how COVID differs
Death tolls have become unusually important in understanding the coronavirus pandemic
racism + research
Black scientists are calling out racism in the wake of police killings
How #BlackInTheIvory put a spotlight on racism in academia
Universities scrub names of racist leaders — students say it’s a first step
How cigarettes became a civil rights issue
BUZZFEED NEWS
Poison In The Pipes Secret documents show that New Orleans failed to test for lead in the city’s highest risk homes — and covered it up for years. (2019)
Some Called It Vigilante Justice After #MeToo, an anonymous letter spread explosive allegations about a UC Santa Cruz professor. It worked. (2018)
Shit Stirrers Meet the people doing fecal transplants the government doesn’t want them to. (2017)
“It’s Just Another Way Of Killing Our People” This tribe is suing the US government to keep its pledge to provide healthcare on the reservation. (2016)
THE BOSTON GLOBE
She mastered the art of science photography Felice Frankel has claimed a front-row seat to some of the biggest discoveries in science. (2015)
A way to stay clean without soap? OpenBiome’s "AO+ Mist" has found an earnest following among millennials exploring new ways to stay clean. (2015)
A walking tour of the heart After 34 years developing 3-D software for airplane designers and automobile engineers, Dassault is moving into organs. (2015)
At Cafe ArtScience, food is the next frontier This Harvard scientist’s high-tech tinkering has produced breathable chocolates and pods of frozen yogurt wrapped in an edible skin. This is his restaurant. (2014)
NBC NEWS
Mystery rot threatens starfish on US coasts From Orange County to Alaska, leggy echinoderms are shedding their limbs and "melting" away. (2013)
Hundreds of dolphins are dying in the Atlantic and no one knows why A silent plague is claiming the lives of scores of bottlenose dolphins off the coast. (2013)
As dolphin die-off nears record high, shutdown puts investigation on ice The government shutdown is leaving research centers with freezers full of dead dolphins (2013)
The bird mummies of Natron Natron is the chosen mating ground of the endangered lesser flamingo. To any other creature, it's hell on earth. (2013)