I’m a freelance science journalist based in Sydney, Australia.

I have written stories for The New York Times, Nature, Scientific American, New Scientist, Smithsonian, Hakai Magazine, Audubon, among other outlets.

I have also worked as a staff reporter for ABC Science and Nature’s Asia Pacific bureau. I’m currently editor of the Nature Briefing: Careers newsletter.

My work has been featured in The Best Australian Science Writing 2020 anthology.

I (sporadically) tweet at @gvconroy

You can also find me on Bluesky at @gvconroy.bsky.social

Contact me:
g.conroy.journo(at)gmail.com

Shattered by Nazi bombs, a fossil’s lost copies are just being found
The New York Times

Inside China’s race to lead the world in nuclear fusion
Nature

Why is exercise good for you? Scientists are finding answers in our cells
Nature

China’s giant underground neutrino lab prepares to probe cosmic mysteries
Nature

Governments are banning kids from social media: will that protect them from harm?
Nature

Chinese scientists say funding shake-up has made it harder to win grants
Nature

China–US research collaborations are in decline — this is bad news for everyone
Nature

China could start building world’s biggest particle collider in 2027
Nature

Surge in number of ‘extremely productive’ authors concerns scientists
Nature

How wild monkeys ‘laundered’ for science could undermine research
Nature

How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing
Nature

Scientific sleuths spot dishonest ChatGPT use in papers
Nature

Graveyards are surprising hotspots for biodiversity
Scientific American

Antarctic research stations have polluted a pristine wilderness
Nature

Can microdosing psychedelics improve your mental health? Here’s what the science says
ABC

Trees and fungi are the ultimate friends with benefits
ABC

Believers in QAnon and other conspiracy theories reveal how they climbed out of the rabbit hole
ABC

Rodent DNA reveals a centuries-old black-market fur trade
Hakai Magazine

Exotic parrot colonies are flourishing across the country
Audubon

Front line scientists call for mental health support in the wake of catastrophic ecosystem loss
Nature Index

Dinosaur bones shimmering with opal reveal a new species in Australia
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Ecological grief’ grips scientists witnessing Great Barrier Reef’s decline
Nature