​About Me

​I'm a science writer living in New York City with my family and a small herd of cats. I mostly write about environmental science these days, but my past beats have included health, space exploration, food science, and more.

Currently I work at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Previously I edited State of the Planet, the news site of the Climate School at Columbia University. Before that, I spent three years as a writer and editor at Popular Science. My articles have also appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, New Scientist, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic, and in other publications. I have a master's degree in journalism and a bachelor's in biology. 

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Recent Highlights

Keeping tabs on ticks in the Hudson Valley
Cary Institute, 16 April 2025

Getting hit by lightning is good for some tropical trees
Cary Institute, 26 March 2025

Trees can clean up pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks, and wildfires — but where we plant them matters
Cary Institute, 18 July 2024

Let Them Wear Dirt: Penmai Chongtoua Turns Soil Into Textiles
State of the Planet, 14 February 2023 

At 90, Still Studying Ancient Pollen
State of the Planet, 15 April 2022

U.S. May Have Been Responsible for Almost Half of Recent Past Illegal Tiger Trade
State of the Planet, 12 January 2022

Reactions That Store Carbon Underground Can Cause Cracking. That’s Good News.
State of the Planet, 14 December 2021

CO2 Dip May Have Helped Dinosaurs Walk From South America to Greenland
State of the Planet, 15 February 2021

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