https://www.lesleyevansogden.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/935a68b4-f6e6-4f10-8ae0-86ddf6410307/home-speaking.jpg Home - Writing & Editing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/93481342-4c27-4b76-98a2-d5294fee62c5/home-writing.jpg Home - Speaking and Teaching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/1edd9d7b-6d58-4910-aacc-b39dbf176667/home-docs.jpg Home - TV Doc Projects https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/5fc407ad-1178-4854-ad4d-4c7814add9ed/DEF99B7B-826E-4088-92D0-F7FE44BB6AFB.jpg Home - Lesley Evans Ogden I’m a freelance science journalist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where I am a settler on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nations. Captivated by the natural world and its stories, I write mainly about living things but also non-living ones like dinosaurs, energy, and climate. I especially like writing about quirky animal behaviour, wildlife conservation, and environmental health. https://www.lesleyevansogden.com/writing daily 0.75 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/9939422f-cd8a-4ffb-9818-c006d9442d3e/Screenshot+2025-10-16+at+1.40.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/8d5fa6be-9b11-4f0e-b242-60e7d29d0fb6/Screenshot+2025-03-06+at+5.21.42%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/39b316ad-87cd-48af-b5a4-3cb5ec1503a3/Screenshot+2026-01-30+at+7.41.22%E2%80%AFAM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/84a983de-fd22-484a-b37e-beaf97b37425/Screenshot+2024-05-01+at+3.29.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/69b5c700-bba0-4be7-ba43-4d5439d8e0f7/Screenshot+2024-04-22+at+11.16.47%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Smithsonian (via Knowable) Why are there so many beetle species? Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/7aed5573-f198-4864-992c-c74c4d2114af/LINO72_Nimke_353+lr.jpg Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/1689892344933-XL729LIZCD2B3KJYIVAU/image-asset.jpeg Writing - Make it stand out Photo by Francesco UngarTitle: Exploring the Depths Image Description: The image depicts a deep-sea diver swimming in clear, blue ocean waters surrounded by a vibrant coral reef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/0d3e6705-f3e1-4521-8339-041c05788036/Screen+Shot+2023-07-20+at+3.18.55+PM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/f7ffd761-8514-4fe0-80f9-f9c13ab519cc/Screen+Shot+2022-09-19+at+3.53.49+PM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/1621447640600-FMFKGQ5KVVJD3MZAPXXP/Screen+Shot+2021-05-19+at+11.05.30+AM.png Writing New York Times Sharks that glow in the dark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/acac481d-f5d8-4363-a8db-519e0a20409e/Screenshot+2025-10-16+at+1.58.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out The story earned the 2025 Webster Award in the Excellence in Feature Writing category. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/dc59bab9-d5f3-400d-9669-ccdd55b446df/Screenshot+2024-05-02+at+2.32.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606d55459399245c781c0503/672e6766-dce2-4948-b32b-99f1edeea63f/Screenshot+2025-02-27+at+8.10.19%E2%80%AFPM.png Writing - Make it stand out Nature I work remotely — on Mars. 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