Selected stories

From weird animals and scientific mysteries, to environmental justice and mental health. A full list of my writing can be found here.

Biodiversity & Environment

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Long Before Pantone, This Bird-Based System for Describing Color Was a Hit

Audubon

Long Before Pantone, This Bird-Based System for Describing Color Was a Hit

Audubon

Audubon

Winter Is the Perfect Time to Take Up Crow Watching

Audubon

Winter Is the Perfect Time to Take Up Crow Watching

Audubon

Audubon

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth—never before seen in reptiles

National Geographic

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth—never before seen in reptiles

National Geographic

National Geographic

One Team’s Mission to Recover the Indigenous Names of Ontario’s Birds

Audubon

One Team’s Mission to Recover the Indigenous Names of Ontario’s Birds

Audubon

Audubon

Cities Are Testing Birth Control to Solve Pigeon Problems

Audubon

Cities Are Testing Birth Control to Solve Pigeon Problems

Audubon

Audubon

Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World

Sierra

Welcoming Women of Color to the Outdoor World

Sierra

Sierra

Planetary & Life Sciences

Selected stories

What would space sound like if we could hear it?

Live Science

What would space sound like if we could hear it?

Live Science

Live Science

Searching for ‘Dark Oxygen’ in One of the World’s Deepest Mines

Atlas Obscura

Searching for ‘Dark Oxygen’ in One of the World’s Deepest Mines

Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura

What’s the ‘coastline paradox’?

Live Science

What’s the ‘coastline paradox’?

Live Science

Live Science

The Unpredictability of Life

Nautilus

The Unpredictability of Life

Nautilus

Nautilus

Why alien life might look purple

National Geographic

Why alien life might look purple

National Geographic

National Geographic

Shrinking Family Sizes May Change Our Experience with Aging

Scientific American

Shrinking Family Sizes May Change Our Experience with Aging

Scientific American

Scientific American

Psychology & Neuroscience

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Overturning Assumptions in Childhood Learning and Cognition

APS Observer

Overturning Assumptions in Childhood Learning and Cognition

APS Observer

APS Observer

Resilience in Black Americans Spans Multiple Levels of Support

APS Observer

Resilience in Black Americans Spans Multiple Levels of Support

APS Observer

APS Observer

Easing the Toll of Long-Distance Grief

YES! Magazine

Easing the Toll of Long-Distance Grief

YES! Magazine

YES! Magazine

AI-generated Photos Take Advantage of These Optical Illusions — Here’s How to Stump Them

Inverse

AI-generated Photos Take Advantage of These Optical Illusions — Here’s How to Stump Them

Inverse

Inverse

Doctors with autism speak out against stigma

Spectrum, Scienceline

Doctors with autism speak out against stigma

Spectrum, Scienceline

Spectrum, Scienceline

Becoming a father can shrink your brain, new study says

Scienceline

Becoming a father can shrink your brain, new study says

Scienceline

Scienceline

What would space sound like if we could hear it?

Alice Sun 8/11/25 Alice Sun 8/11/25

What would space sound like if we could hear it?

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Searching for ‘Dark Oxygen’ in One of the World’s Deepest Mines

Alice Sun 12/23/24 Alice Sun 12/23/24

Searching for ‘Dark Oxygen’ in One of the World’s Deepest Mines

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Why alien life might look purple

Alice Sun 4/25/24 Alice Sun 4/25/24

Why alien life might look purple

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