Kelly Oakes BIOKelly Oakes is a freelance writer covering science, health, and technology. She's written about everything from giant fatbergs clogging sewers to the heat death of the universe, and once explained string theory through 34 carefully-selected cat gifs. EXPERIENCEShe has written for New Scientist, the i paper, BBC Future, Nature, Women's Health, and more. Previously she was science editor at BuzzFeed UK.