Mary Bates

@marybates.bsky.social

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Freelance science writer for adults and kids, specializing in the life and social sciences. Studied bat echolocation for my PhD in psychology. Cat lover, embroiderer, nerd. She/her. 🌐 marybatessciencewriter.com

A gray and white cat rests half her face on the side of a cat bed, resulting in a squished, grumpy expression.
I smile and look off to the side in the background as I hold an owl butterfly on my hand in the foreground.
Two gray and white cats stretched out and sleeping in a sunny window.
Two guinea pigs, Garbanzo and Lentil, look out from their habitat.
An adult barred owl stares at the camera from the foliage.
A human brain embroidered in rainbow colors
Close-up of a small, brown snake flicking its tongue.
A small brown snake on a paving stone.
A cat is crouched down watching a male and female mallard duck outside a window beneath a bird feeder.
A gray and white cat is curled up, eyes closed, and resting her cheek on the side of her cat bed.
Two gray and white cats sitting on a desk, looking toward the camera.
An embroidered image of the skull of Phineas Gage, showing where the tamping iron entered and exited, on light blue fabric and framed in an embroidery hoop.
A zoo employee hoses down a giant anteater in a tub.
An embroidered version of Darwin's Tree of Life Sketch showing how species may give rise to other species in black thread on light blue fabric.
A medium-sized fake Christmas tree with lights and lots of ornaments, with a stuffed bat on top.
Four hand-embroidered science images framed in hoops: a uterus on red fabric, a dopamine molecule on purple fabric, a pangolin in a party hat on white fabric, and a human brain slice on pink fabric.
The words "I think" and a sketch of an evolutionary tree of life from Charles Darwin's journal are embroidered in black thread on light blue fabric. The embroidery is framed in a dark wooden embroidery hoop.
Two gray and white cats snuggled on top of each other in a round, heated cat bed.