Book Review: Behind the Quest for Eternal Life
In “The Price of Immortality,” author Peter Ward weighs products, promises, and scientific advances on their relative likelihood of...
Book Review: The Past, Present, and Future of Poop
In “The Other Dark Matter,” Lina Zeldovich surveys the history and science of how human sewage is handled. When you are interested in...
Why Whale Poop Matters More Than You Might Think
A new paper in Nature suggest whales poop a lot. That’s great news! When a journalist follows a specific beat, they develop a network of...
Death Holidays and Why We Celebrate Them
When one of my favorite editors asked if I would write an article on death holidays for WebMD just in time for Halloween, I happily...
When memes fail anatomy: The scale of a blue whale’s butthole
Is a politician really the world’s second biggest a-hole? Just in time for the new year, I have a story about whale butts! I cannot...
As Election Day Nears, Taking Stock of an Expertise Exodus
This story represents a lot of firsts for me. This is my first politics-heavy story, my first story that required extensive data...
The Election Interference Game
Election interference, in which one country conspires to elect a favored candidate in another country, is a classic example of a...
Should Plants and Animals that Relocate Because of Climate Change be Considered Invasive?
Some researchers are calling for a more nuanced approach when it comes to flora and fauna that adjust their range to accommodate a...
Listening to Silence: Why We Must Protect the World’s Quiet Places
As more people push into once-remote areas, truly quiet spots — devoid of the noise of traffic or crowds of tourists — have become...
Wasps (Yes, Wasps) Are Helping Scientists Create a New Kind of Beer
Researchers in North Carolina mashed up a wasp, found a weird yeast, and turned it into award-winning booze. They say it tastes amazing....
