Nell Lewis - Features writer and producer, CNN Digital
Nell Lewis
Features writer and producer, CNN Digital
Nell Lewis is an award-winning, London-based features writer for CNN International. She covers a wide range of topics, specializing in the environment.
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Giant balloons floating above Colorado’s wildfires could help to predict future blazes
Aug 13, 2024
US startup Urban Sky is launching balloons into the stratosphere to test the technology as an inexpensive way to detect, track, and ultimately prevent the spread of wildfires.
This remote, mystical forest has been protected for centuries. Now it’s under threat
Aug 9, 2024
The “Forest of the Lost Child” in Kenya is sacred to the Maasai people and critical to wildlife. Its future?hangs in the balance.
Destructive cyclones and dreamlike scenery: award-winning photos show beauty and destruction
Jul 26, 2024
A photograph of the aftermath of a cyclone and a crocodile’s eye are among the winning images of this year’s competition.
Giant millipede lost to science rediscovered in Madagascar’s jungle
Jul 19, 2024
A giant dark-brown millipede, not documented for 126 years, has been recorded in Makira Natural Park, home to the largest and most intact forest in Madagascar.
Fake blood and stuffed animals: How wildlife forensics could help to convict poachers
Jul 11, 2024
On a mission to tackle poaching, South Africa’s Wildlife Forensics Academy recreates wildlife crimes in a warehouse where students are taught how to handle evidence.
The ‘world’s largest mammal migration’ happens here every year. War means no one knows about it
Jun 25, 2024
New research shows that more than 5 million antelope cross South Sudan each year – blowing the world-famous Serengeti migration out of the water.
Striking photos show how our planet is changing – for better and for worse
Jun 18, 2024
A photograph of a solitary man walking along terraces in China, rust-red rivers in Alaska and a gargantuan western red cedar are among the winning images of the Earth Photo 2024 competition.
‘We’re constructing an ecosystem’: How a small, windy city could become a gateway for trade
May 28, 2024
Developers hope that a $1.2 billion megaproject in Dakhla, Western Sahara, could become a maritime hub for worldwide trade.
Photographer documents the last surviving rainforests of Great Britain
May 24, 2024
Joanna Vestey’s immersive art explores the dwindling pockets of temperate rainforest found in the west of the UK.
This saltwater lagoon is legally a person. Here’s why that could help it survive
Apr 29, 2024
Thanks to a campaign by Spanish university professor Teresa Vicente, Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon has legal personhood rights.
Rare photos give a glimpse into the lives of wild cats in Malaysia’s tropical jungles
Apr 2, 2024
Malaysia’s tropical jungle is one of the most cat-rich areas of the planet. It is famous for its tiger population, but eight other species of wild cats also roam, such as the clouded leopard, the bay cat, and the flat-headed cat.
How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem
Mar 29, 2024
Scientists fixed tags equipped with cameras onto tiger sharks so that they could view the ocean floor from a new perspective. What they saw was astounding.
A new city is rising in Egypt. But is it what the country needs?
Mar 20, 2024
Thirty miles from Cairo, a new city is being developed, home to Africa’s tallest tower. Critics question whether the money would be better spent elsewhere.
Stunning photos show surprising wildlife in the British Isles
Mar 14, 2024
An Arctic walrus, a football covered in barnacles and three frogs in a compromising position are among the winners of this year’s award.
About
Nell Lewis is a writer on the features desk, based in London. She specializes in environmental coverage, writing and producing stories on endangered species, conservation and climate innovation, among others. She was part of a small team that won a National Headliners award in 2023 for a visual interactive on the environmental threats to bird migration.
Lewis joined CNN in 2018 as an intern and has since worked for the features department, writing across a range of subjects from culture and education to business and sustainability, and the sports desk. Prior to CNN, her work has appeared in publications such as The Financial Times and The Guardian.
Lewis is from the UK, and holds a master’s degree in investigative journalism from City University London and a bachelor’s degree in ancient history from the University of Durham.?