Book Contributions:
“How to Take the Real Measure of a Man”
The Best Science Writing Online 2012
Scientific America Books/Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2012.
Print and Online Stories:
Climate change may be irreversible, but we control the future trajectory
Ars Technica – 4/4/13
Human colonization of the Pacific left piles of dead birds in its wake
Ars Technica – 3/27/13
Ten years after SARS, a noval coronavirus causes global health concerns
Ars Technica – 3/14/13
Small rise in global temperatures could thaw permafrost
Ars Technica – 2/25/13
Climate change may be hitting migratory species harder than we thought
Ars Technica – 1/30/13
Starved brains kill memory-making to survive
Ars Technica – 1/28/13
Don’t read the comments! Online communities shape risk perception
Ars Technica – 1/8/13
Climate change is big business (for the insurance industry)
Ars Technica – 12/24/12
Decreasing rural populations lead to increasing fires in Amazonia
Ars Technica – 12/15/12
Large, old trees disappearing worldwide
Ars Technica – 12/14/12
Scientists create a “Dow Jones” for ocean health
Ars Technica – 8/15/12
Seeing red on eBay has buyers spending more green
Ars Technica – 7/20/12
Scientists take a bird’s eye view of bird-aircraft collisions
Ars Technica – 7/17/12
Certain coral species may be better adapted to deal with ocean acidification
Ars Technica – 4/13/12
Singing in the brain: wrens cooperate to make better music
Ars Technica – 11/13/11
Dive trips link opening night speeches
The Miami Planet – 10/20/11
Storytelling drives compelling video
The Miami Planet – 10/19/11
Science press decries elusive federal science experts, applauds better data access
The Plainspoken Scientist (American Geophysical Union blog) – 10/13/11
European wars, famine, and plagues driven by changing climates
Ars Technica – 10/12/11
Study shows how warm swath of ocean may keep hurricanes at sea
GeoSpace (American Geophysical Union blog) – 10/7/11
How a brain-manipulating virus turns caterpillars into zombies
Ars Technica – 9/12/11
Seafood at Risk: Dispersed Oil Poses a Long-Term Threat
Scientific American Guest Blog – 4/20/11
The Murky Picture Beneath The Surface
RedOrbit – 11/5/10
Ecosystem Resource Planning Extends Offshore
Bay Soundings – Fall 2010
USGS Scientists Raise Coastal Change Awareness at Community Hurricane Expo
Sound Waves – Aug/Sept 2010
Toxic threat to nature’s nursery?
Long Island Herald – 5/13/10
Radio:
Greenpeace Launches Expedition to Study Impacts of Gulf Oil Spill
WMNF 88.5FM Community Radio, Tampa Bay – 8/11/10
Gulf Oil Spill Community Forum Discusses Long-Term Impacts
WMNF 88.5FM Community Radio, Tampa Bay - 6/16/10
Photography:
Stroller Brigades: Families march for chemicals law reform
Chemical & Engineering News – 8/12/11
Video:
Microfossils Reveal Climatic History of the Gulf of Mexico
USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Podcast – 4/27/11
Corals: A 50-Year Photographic Record of Change
USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Podcast – 12/29/10
In Harm’s Way: Measuring Storm Impacts to Forecast Future Vulnerability
USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Podcast – 9/2/10
Selected Blog Posts:
The Political Climate of Climate Politics
Brace for Impact – 11/27/12
The 99 Percent vs. The 1 Percent
Brace for Impact – 11/21/12
Zombie Ants and The Bite of Death
Oh, For the Love of Science! – 5/9/11
Bufotoxin Tolerance in Keelback Snakes: recent adaptation to a new threat, or preadaptation from an ancient foe?
Oh, For the Love of Science! – 11/30/10
Prehistoric Clues Provide Insight into Climate’s Future Impact on Oceans
Oh, For the Love of Science! – 11/26/10
Flyover of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Deep Sea News – 7/8/10
West Nile Virus in a Warming World
Oh, For the Love of Science! – 1/31/09