Carl Zimmer

Science writer and New York Times columnist

New York, USA

About Carl

Carl Zimmer is a science writer and columnist for The New York Times. He has written extensively on various scientific topics, including biology, ecology, and the environment. Carl is also the author of several books on science and nature.

Associated Podcasts

The Book Review

Host

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Host

Nature Podcast

Host

BBC Inside Science

Guest

Connect

Recent Appearances

Are trees the answer to solving climate change?

BBC Inside Science•Jul 17, 2025•28:22•guest

From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne

Nature Podcast•Apr 7, 2025•32:27•host

Carl Zimmer

About Carl

Associated Podcasts

The Book Review

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Nature Podcast

BBC Inside Science

Connect

Recent Appearances

Are trees the answer to solving climate change?

From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne

Ground Truths

Key Topics

Carl Zimmer: Air-Borne and the Big Miss With Covid

Futureproof Special: The Best of 2022

What Does It Mean To Be Alive?

Carl Zimmer on Defining Life

The Things We Inherit