Tom Howarth

Tom Howarth

Live Science Contributor

Tom Howarth is a science and climate journalist based in Bristol, U.K. He holds a master's degree in advanced chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge. His reporting has appeared in Newsweek, BBC Science Focus, GreenBiz, Geographical Magazine, and other outlets. He also edits The Climate, his own media platform dedicated to climate journalism. Before transitioning to full-time journalism, Tom worked in science communication at the European Southern Observatory in Germany, helping to bring groundbreaking astronomical discoveries to the public.

Articles by: Tom Howarth

Lower jaw bone of a tapir, which might represent a new species (left) and ancient armadillo fossils arranged in a partial reconstruction of the animal’s foot (right).

Divers discover 500,000-year-old treasure trove of fossils in Florida sinkhole

By Tom Howarth published

Divers in Florida’s Steinhatchee River stumbled upon hundreds of pristine fossils from an obscure Ice Age period, including giant armadillos, ancient horses and possibly a new species of tapir.