Dr Natalie Lawrence
Dr Natalie Laurence is a London-based writer with a PhD in history of science, working on topics from human-animal relations and monster history to plant intelligence
Recent articles by Dr Natalie Lawrence
Why one of the world's strangest animals - the confusing-looking duck-billed platypus - was sent to Winston Churchill during the war
In the midst of war, Britain’s Prime Minister was obsessed with platypuses – and was sent one by the Australian government, despite the long journey and danger of U-boats.
The scaly enigma of pangolins, and how that could help to save them
Pangolins have baffled people for centuries. Weird ideas about ‘scaly devils’ and ‘fish hogs’ may explain why they’re the world’s most trafficked mammals, says Dr Natalie Lawrence, but they could also help save them.