... is a SciTech-editor with the German news magazine DER SPIEGEL. He used to work as a wildlife biologist and holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Tasmania. His research focused on the Australian Platypus and the Little Blue Penguin. His passion is his music.

You can read some of Philips stories in English at DER SPIEGEL International and on his Website. Most stories are in German.