Articles

I wrote a feature for BBC Science Focus (October 2022) about blood-feeding animals.

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“Nature's real-life vampires” (published Oct. 12, 2022 in print, Nov. 15, 2022 online)

 

I wrote a piece for Nature about what scientists can expect doing what I do.

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“What scientists can expect when dabbling in science writing” (June 5, 2019)

 

My full-length Massive Science articles and short format "lab notes" indexed on my Massive Science author page. Some highlights include: 

 

"Whale sharks’ huge bodies mean they’ve never really been cold-blooded" (August 25, 2020)

"Meet mathematician Emmy Noether, mother of the most beautiful theorem in the world"   (April 13, 2019)

"Humans appear to be worse for animals than radioactive fallout" (January 15, 2018).

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My author profile at The Conversation located here.

 

​“Why we see hope for the future of science journalism" (February 26, 2019).

“Being a dad is hard when you're a plainfin midshipman fish" (February 21, 2019). 

“Meet the famous mummichog: Model fish extraordinaire” (November 12, 2018). 

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I've written several articles for the Canadian Science Publishing Blog. Some highlights are:

 

"Using DNA libraries to track mysterious, microscopic, and endangered animals" (January 26, 2021)

"The secret to good Chinese liquor is in the mud" (May 12, 2020)

"Wood bison dodge biting flies and soggy soil" (March 30, 2020)

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My articles in the Journal of Experimental Biology including Outside JEB (editorial commentary) and peer-reviewed papers are here. Some of my Outside JEB highlights:

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"Most salamander glow: now what?" (June 4, 2020)

"Fish larvae are oxygen fans" (February 4, 2020)

“Fasting fish risk oxidative stress” (August 30, 2018) 

"Widespread 'gassing off' in killifishes" (November 1, 2018)

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I've written for many other outlets, including CSZ-SCZ Blog (where I am also Managing Editor). A complete list of my published articles is available upon request.