Sonia Ramírez

Journalist with more than 13 years of experience in radio and digital media. I have developed and led content on culture, education, international affairs, and trends, with a global perspective and the ability to adapt to diverse audiences. My work has had international reach, bringing complex topics to broad audiences in a clear and engaging way.
Large Wels catfish swimming in the waters near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

A dark shape under Chernobyl’s green water went viral as a mutant catfish, but the real transformation began when the pumps stopped

September 10, 2026 at 11:07 AM
ACUA Ocean Pioneer uncrewed SWATH vessel operating in rough seas.

A 46-foot robot boat found a distress beacon off Plymouth, and its steady hull may matter more to navies than hydrogen

September 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Harpy eagle gripping prey with its large talons in a forest setting.

A harpy eagle can pull monkeys from rainforest trees, but the predator’s giant talons cannot save it from disappearing habitat

September 9, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Thin layer of frost covering rocks and soil at the Viking 2 landing site in Utopia Planitia on Mars.

NASA’s Viking 2 photographed a pale frost on Mars nearly 50 years ago, and scientists now think it may have created 30 days of hidden brine

September 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Seminoe Reservoir canyon in Wyoming, site of the pumped storage project

A Wyoming mountain could become a 972-megawatt water battery, but the project may disturb the trout waters below Seminoe Reservoir

September 8, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Four kittens found confined inside a taped grocery basket outside a BC SPCA shelter.

Four kittens survived inside a taped grocery basket outside a British Columbia shelter, but their rescue shows why drop-offs can turn dangerous

September 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Woman sitting apart from friends during a social gathering.

Psychology says the friend who never asks for help may be hiding a survival strategy learned long before adulthood

September 7, 2026 at 6:30 AM
NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor held in a gloved hand.

NASA’s new space processor fits in a gloved hand, but its 500-times speed could change how spacecraft survive far from Earth

September 6, 2026 at 8:45 AM
A lab technician holds a blood sample tube used to measure cholesterol levels.

Millions rely on LDL cholesterol tests to judge heart risk, but a new study suggests apoB may uncover dangerous particles those familiar numbers can miss and could help prevent more heart attacks and strokes

September 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Seven heavy-haul freight train units lined up during a virtual coupling test in China.

China ran seven 5,000-ton coal trains across Inner Mongolia without physically coupling the train units, using a radio link to keep the 35,000-ton formation moving in sync, and officials say the system could boost rail capacity by more than 50% without laying new track

September 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Solar panels and wind turbines at the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility in eastern Oregon.

Oregon built a wind, solar and battery site for 100,000 homes, but a 10-ounce endangered squirrel still decides when crews can dig

September 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Massive iceberg during a rollover near Ilulissat Icefjord in Greenland.

A massive iceberg flipped off Greenland while cameras watched, and the hidden force below the water turned melting ice into waves

September 3, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Desert tortoise resting in the shade beneath solar panels at the Gemini Solar Project in Nevada.

A solar farm was built to harvest the desert sun, but tortoises began using parts of the enormous energy site as shelter and forced researchers to look at what happens when wildlife moves into renewable infrastructure

September 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Aerial image of Tracy Gartenmann's Austin home used by Travelers Insurance to flag tree branches near the roof.

An aerial photo warned an Austin homeowner her insurance could vanish, and the tree branches it spotted cost her $3,000

September 2, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Todd Stevens and Xavier Duffy examining artifacts recovered from the 1680 Phoenix shipwreck near the Isles of Scilly.

A handwritten note reading “Cap Wildy lost” led divers to a 1680 shipwreck, and the recovered objects are finally becoming public history

September 1, 2026 at 10:15 AM
NASA's Dragonfly rotorcraft flying above the surface of Saturn's moon Titan in an artist's concept.

NASA’s Dragonfly is being built to fly on Titan, where thick air and weak gravity could make a truck-sized robot easier to lift

August 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Chondrosia reniformis, commonly known as the chicken kidney sponge, growing on a rocky marine surface.

Scientists placed 42 sea sponges inside a polluted Spanish port and left them there for 455 days, but when they returned one species had thrived while four others had died

August 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Overturned fish tanker beside Lookingglass Creek in Oregon after crashing while transporting young Chinook salmon.

A truck carrying young salmon crashed beside an Oregon creek and suddenly released thousands of fish somewhere they were never supposed to be, turning a highway accident into one of the strangest wildlife stories of the year

August 30, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Ship operating beside an offshore wind turbine in dense fog at sea.

Ships sailing between offshore wind turbines face a problem that barely existed a generation ago, and with thousands more giant towers heading to European waters authorities are rethinking how vessels navigate through these artificial forests

August 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Fin whale swimming near the ocean surface and releasing a powerful blow.

The fin whale can grow longer than a city bus and race through the ocean at remarkable speeds despite weighing tens of tons, yet this enormous animal remains one of the least noticed giants swimming through our seas

August 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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