All stories written can be viewed here, or below:
03.19.2021 How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race (for SAPIENS, >10,000 reads)
For Massive Science (as certified science writer):
11.07.2020 Island-and mainland-dwelling gibbons have differently shaped jaws
12.02.2020 Monkeys and apes in Africa and Asia are also susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
02.09.2020 Meet Jane Colden, the 18th century botanist snubbed by Linnaeus (for Science Heroes series)
03.24.2021 Orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated for COVID-19
04.27.2021 Neandertals don't deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation
08.03.2021 Meet Evelyn Boyd Granville, the mathematician who mass produced computers and shot Apollo into space (for Science Heroes series, >15,000 reads)
For Labroots (as contracted science writer):
07.17.2021 Temperature drives body, not brain, size in human evolution
07.20.2021 Pregnant and lactating people can pass COVID-19 antibodies from the vaccine
07.25.2021 Warming climates contributes to increasing stress, especially for vulnerable populations
07.27.2021 Toxic pollution due to climate change is more likely in low income areas
08.03.2021 Teeth record life's stressful events in primates
08.09.2021 Surprisingly, human nose adaptations are not always driven by colder climates
08.10.2021 Soccer players, CTE, and Neurodegenerative disease
08.16.2021 Why is the Delta variant causing more infections?
08.17.2021 Neandertal genome gives insight into their social structure (>5,000 reads)
08.19.2021 The Hobbit's feeding biomechanics were similar to humans
08.24.2021 Flanged male orangutans experience more severe early life stress
08.26.2021 Your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
09.07.2021 All dogs may be descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestor
09.08.2021 Are the skeletons of macaque hybrids distinct?
09.14.2021 A lower sodium diet decreases the chance of stroke and other heart disease
11.08.2021 Over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancy, a new study finds
11.10.2021 Meet Leti, a fossilized Homo naledi child skeleton
11.17.2021 Apes and humans communicate similarly when completing tasks
11.30.2021 Historical land dispossession makes Native Americans more vulnerable to climate change
03.09.2022 Merian, Dorrien, and Colden: Three 18th Century Women Scientists Who Helped Found the Field of Taxonomy
I also frequently contribute Letters to the Editor and Opinion pieces regarding science education and climate change to local newspapers; email me if you'd like copies.
03.19.2021 How Scientific Taxonomy Constructed the Myth of Race (for SAPIENS, >10,000 reads)
For Massive Science (as certified science writer):
11.07.2020 Island-and mainland-dwelling gibbons have differently shaped jaws
12.02.2020 Monkeys and apes in Africa and Asia are also susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
02.09.2020 Meet Jane Colden, the 18th century botanist snubbed by Linnaeus (for Science Heroes series)
03.24.2021 Orangutans and bonobos at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated for COVID-19
04.27.2021 Neandertals don't deserve their bad, dim-witted reputation
08.03.2021 Meet Evelyn Boyd Granville, the mathematician who mass produced computers and shot Apollo into space (for Science Heroes series, >15,000 reads)
For Labroots (as contracted science writer):
07.17.2021 Temperature drives body, not brain, size in human evolution
07.20.2021 Pregnant and lactating people can pass COVID-19 antibodies from the vaccine
07.25.2021 Warming climates contributes to increasing stress, especially for vulnerable populations
07.27.2021 Toxic pollution due to climate change is more likely in low income areas
08.03.2021 Teeth record life's stressful events in primates
08.09.2021 Surprisingly, human nose adaptations are not always driven by colder climates
08.10.2021 Soccer players, CTE, and Neurodegenerative disease
08.16.2021 Why is the Delta variant causing more infections?
08.17.2021 Neandertal genome gives insight into their social structure (>5,000 reads)
08.19.2021 The Hobbit's feeding biomechanics were similar to humans
08.24.2021 Flanged male orangutans experience more severe early life stress
08.26.2021 Your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
09.07.2021 All dogs may be descended from the same 23,000-year-old Siberian ancestor
09.08.2021 Are the skeletons of macaque hybrids distinct?
09.14.2021 A lower sodium diet decreases the chance of stroke and other heart disease
11.08.2021 Over 900 genes are expressed during human pregnancy, a new study finds
11.10.2021 Meet Leti, a fossilized Homo naledi child skeleton
11.17.2021 Apes and humans communicate similarly when completing tasks
11.30.2021 Historical land dispossession makes Native Americans more vulnerable to climate change
03.09.2022 Merian, Dorrien, and Colden: Three 18th Century Women Scientists Who Helped Found the Field of Taxonomy
I also frequently contribute Letters to the Editor and Opinion pieces regarding science education and climate change to local newspapers; email me if you'd like copies.
