
Kristel Tjandra
Kristel is a science writer based in the U.S. with a doctorate in chemistry from the University of New South Wales, Australia. She holds a master's degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work has appeared in Drug Discovery News, Science, Eos and Mongabay, among other outlets. She received the 2022 Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications.
Latest articles by Kristel Tjandra

2,000-year-old funerary urn found in Spain contains the world's oldest known liquid wine
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists discovered the oldest known wine in liquid form inside a Roman-era tomb in Spain.

'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside
By Kristel Tjandra published
The more than 30 tombs include family burials, such as children buried with their parents, in a hillside in Aswan, Egypt.

Scientists discovered the oldest termite mounds on Earth — and they're 34,000 years old
By Kristel Tjandra published
The world's oldest termite mounds have been collecting carbon from the atmosphere for thousands of years.

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice
By Kristel Tjandra published
"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.
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