Colgate University Research Magazine • 17th June 2026

Drawing a Line Through Time

Tracking the history of graphite in the Adirondacks

National Geographic • 15th May 2026

Lessons of a Landslide Detective

Across our warming world, the ground is growing less stable. Nowhere is the problem more evident than in Alaska, where one maverick geologist is now on a mission to discover where the next big disasters might strike.

The New York Times • 6th May 2026

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.

Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent.

Interlochen Public Radio • 31st March 2026

The Wind and the Withered

One day, about a decade ago, Seth Swoboda was mowing his lawn when he noticed something strange.

Colgate University Research Magazine • 26th February 2026

Quantifying the Wetland Methane Emission Feedback Loop

Can we prevent wetland methane emissions from spiraling out of control?

The Atlantic • 31st January 2026

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It?

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.

Smithsonian Magazine • 15th January 2026

The Hidden World of Cold-Water Corals Rises to the Surface With These Glass Sculptures That Are Resurrecting a Lost Craft

As increased industrial activity puts fragile deep-sea ecosystems at risk, one artist is raising awareness about imperiled corals through scientific model making

Science • 7th January 2026

As deep-sea mining race ramps up, mission will assess whether ecosystems recover afterward

A new series of research cruises will study rare abyssal species in areas slated for mining

NOEMA • 6th January 2026

Where The Prairie Still Remains

Are pioneer cemeteries key to the Iowa prairie’s revival, or its final resting place?

National Geographic • 4th December 2025

The disease detectives who solve the world’s strangest outbreaks

When weird fungal epidemics crop up in far-flung places, scientists work together to unravel how the microscopic murderers show up and turn deadly.

Smithsonian Magazine • 2nd December 2025

The Ten Best Science Books of 2025

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year

bioGraphic • 25th November 2025

The Scourge of Native Oaks is Blowing in the Wind

Scientists and conservationists in the U.S. Midwest are working to stop herbicides from industrial agriculture from drifting onto the region’s remaining hardwood trees.

New York University Magazine • 18th November 2025

The Birds and the Bees (Of Engineering)

How NYU Tandon is partnering with nature to develop new solutions to the challenges we face

Smithsonian Magazine • 21st April 2025

As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts

In the past, scientists, industry and government have worked together in surprising, tense and fruitful ways

Undark • 26th February 2025

Opinion: Carbon Capture Scale Up Brings New Problems to the Midwest

Sequestration subsidies are a boon for ethanol. But the agricultural system and technology it relies on pose risks.

MIT Technology Review • 18th December 2024

AI is changing how we study bird migration

After decades of frustration, machine-learning tools are unlocking a treasure trove of acoustic data for ecologists.

Smithsonian Magazine • 9th December 2024

The Ten Best Science Books of 2024

From a deep dive on a fatal space shuttle disaster to a study of a dozen iconic trees, these are our favorite titles this year

Hakai Magazine • 27th November 2024

The Secret Sex Lives of Deep, Dark Corals

A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that typically live thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface.

NOAA • 8th October 2024

SWFO-L1: Safeguarding society, a million miles from home

I wrote the script for this NOAA x NASA explainer video about the first dedicated space weather satellite.

Smithsonian Magazine • 6th August 2024

This Innovative Device Allows South American Paleontologists to Share Fossils With the World

PaleoScan offers scientists at far-flung institutions a less expensive way to digitize their collections and preserve at-risk specimens of fish, turtles, pterosaurs and more.

Hakai Magazine • 5th June 2024

Sailing in Alaska? Watch Out for Tsunamis

Tour boat operators and cruise ship captains face a growing hazard: tsunamis generated by collapsing cliffs. If disaster strikes, what should they do?

Smithsonian Magazine • 24th April 2024

How the Great Alaska Earthquake Shook Up Science

Sixty years ago, the largest earthquake in U.S. history shocked geologists. It’s still driving scientific discoveries today

Science • 18th April 2024

Daring ‘James Bond’ mission to drill Antarctic ice cores could reveal future of sea level rise

To understand the glaciers holding back meters of sea level rise, climate scientists swoop in to extract ice from Antarctica’s remote west coast

National Geographic • 13th February 2024

Which animal is a better spy—a pigeon or a cat? We actually know the answer.

The CIA spent $20 million on an eavesdropping cat, but it’s the humble pigeon that’s pulled off the greatest intelligence heists.