News & Features

• New quantum algorithms finally crack nonlinear equations. Quanta Magazine, January 2021
• Saving livestock—and wolves—with nonlethal controls. Smithsonian, December 2020
• Wildlife corridor’s success caught on video. Massive, November 2020
• ‘Symbiosis/Dysbiosis’ VR art installation will let you see, feel, hear the invisible. Massive, November 2020
• What human hair reveals about death’s seasonality. SAPIENS, November 2020 Republished in The Atlantic
• Slime molds change their minds. Science Friday / Massive, October 2020
• Wacky dancing tube men could keep dingoes away from livestock. Science, October 2020
• What will dexamethasone do to President Trump? Massive, October 2020
• An infinite pattern that never repeats. Veritasium / Youtube, October 2020
• Q&A with an expert on farting in zoology. Massive, September 2020
• A smart ‘second skin’ shape-shifts to block chemical weapons. Massive, August 2020
• Are Forever Chemicals Harming Ocean Wildlife? The Revelator, August 2020
• Scientists Discover Exposed Bacteria Can Survive in Space for Years. Smithsonian, August 2020
• Half the universe was missing…until now. Veritasium / Youtube, August 2020
• Why is NASA making oxygen on Mars? Smithsonian, July 2020
• Perseverance will look for signs of life, and attempt controlled flight. Massive, July 2020
• Were women the true artisans behind ancient Greek ceramics? SAPIENS, July 2020
• Cicadas are delightful weirdos you should learn to love. Smithsonian, June 2020
• Decoding the chemistry behind germ-killing cicada wings. Chemistry World, May 2020
• Extreme microbes survive the desert by dissolving rocks with acid. Massive, May 2020
• Hurricanes are shaping lizard feet all over the world. Massive, April 2020
• Chemists are decoding the fruity scent of lemur love. But are they pheromones? Massive, April 2020
• With no vaccine any time soon, how will we treat COVID-19? Massive, March 2020
• To stop pancreatic cancer from spreading, cut out the chatter. Massive, December 2019
• Bioethics experts call on GoFundMe to ban unproven medical treatments. The Verge, December 2019
• Snow Strokers Provides Hope on the Slopes. 5280, November 2019
• Dangerous results from unproven stem cell clinics led to Google ad ban. The Verge, September 2019
• Climate change is triggering floods and disease outbreaks in East Africa. Massive, September 2019
• Meet the all-star cast of bacteria that can ruin your summer. Massive, September 2019
• Netflix’s new show Diagnosis exposes failures in the U.S. healthcare system. Massive, August 2019
• How a pair of rude gut germs perfectly describe our war against superbugs. Massive, June 2019
• How Scientists Use Climate Models to Predict Disease. Smithsonian, May 2019
• Mosquito-borne diseases get a boost from climate change. Massive, March 2019 Republished in Pacific Standard & Salon
• Mosquito control could slow the spread of disease in a warming world. The Verge, February 2019
• The FDA is going after stem cell clinics that peddle unproven treatments. Vox, January 2019
• Futuristic organ-on-a-chip technology now seems more realistic than ever. Massive October 2018 Republished in Salon

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