Henry Nicholls, Freelance Science Journalist

Henry Nicholls, PhD

Freelance Science Journalist
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Lonesome George Henry's first book Lonesome George: The Life and Loves of a Conservation Icon was published by Macmillan Science in April 2006, was longlisted for the 2006 Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Royal Society's prestigious General Book Prize. The paperback was published in May 2007. 'This astonishing story of survival tugs at the heartstrings. If Darwin were alive today he would be fascinated by Henry Nicholls' splendid account of this solitary survivor from Pinta Island. A must for anyone who cares about extinction or has a soft spot for the remarkable history of a very singular animal.' Janet Browne, author of Charles Darwin: A Biography Science Journalist Henry is a Freelance Science Journalist specializing in evolutionary biology, the environment, conservation and history of science.

Editor Since 2002, Henry has been the Editor of Endeavour, a quarterly History of Science magazine, for which he has full editorial control and responsibility. He is also the editor of Galapagos News, a biannual magazine for the Galapagos Conservation Trust. He is on the editorial board of the Museum History Journal.

Research After a year living in the Kalahari Desert working on the evolution of sociality in meerkats, Henry took up a PhD at the University of Sheffield in the UK to study sexual selection in birds.

Qualifications

Lonesome George