Please see links below for selected articles.

Ecology and Evolution

Cities serve as testbeds for evolutionary change – PNAS Front Matter, 2019

Journal entries, maps, and photos help ecologists reconstruct ecosystems of the past – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Can microbes keep time for forensic investigators? – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

In the mouse gut, a bacteria-killing virus evolves to attack a new strain – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

A physicist’s take on the age-old ecological puzzle of how species form communities – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Can animal culture drive evolution? – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

The Microbiome of Green Design – BioScience, 2016

Lizard gets to grips with city life by evolving stickier feet – New Scientist, 2016

Health

The race to patch the human heart – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Scientists culture human placenta cells in hopes of understanding pregnancy complications – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Illuminating the neurons that help fruit fly larvae escape danger – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Mutation helps Zika virus evolve to more easily infect mosquitoes, spread infection – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Athletes Go For Gold With Red Spots Blazing – NPR.org, 2016

‘Nose-y’ Bacteria Could Yield A New Way To Fight Infection – NPR.org, 2016

Turning Down The Background Noise Could Help Toddlers Learn – NPR.org, 2016

What Puts The Waddle In The Walk Of Moms-To-Be? – NPR.org, 2016

Environment

Painting with invasive pigments – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Arctic photographers bring climate change into focus – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Antibiotics alter the honeybee microbiome and increase bee death – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Predicting Phenotypes in a Changing Climate – BioScience, 2017

Phytoremediation advances in the lab but lags in the field – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Listening in on the deep sea – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Technology

Wearable tech meets tattoo art in a bid to revolutionize both – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Can robots make good teammates? – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Sentient architecture promises insight into our evolving relationship with AI – PNAS Front Matter, 2018

Food and Food Science

Scientists Are Fighting For The Stricken Pickle Against This Tricky Disease – NPR.org, 2018

Opinion: How I Learned To Face Food Waste And Plan Smarter – NPR.org, 2018

On Christmas Eve, Pass the Pierogi and the Memories – NPR.org, 2017

Companies seek food safety using a microbiome approach – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

Vegetable breeders turn to chefs for flavor boost – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

‘What The Fluff?’ Celebrates A Century Of Peanut Butter’s Marshmallow Friend – NPR.org, 2017

Why Do Parrots (And People) Eat Clay? – NPR.org, 2017

How My Little Community Garden Plot Went From Flop To Flourish – NPR.org, 2017

Mozzarella Magic – NPR.org, 2017

This Modern Meadery Is Making Honey Wine Hip – With Hops – NPR.org, 2016

Meet Hing: The Secret-Weapon Spice Of Indian Cuisine – NPR.org, 2016

Water Ice, Philly’s Classic Summer Cooler, Gets Hot Across The Country – NPR.org, 2016

Slice, Dice, Chop Or Julienne: Does The Cut Change The Flavor? – NPR.org, 2016

Science Careers

Biology Graduate Programs Educating Students for Life beyond Academia – BioScience, 2018

Musicians join scientists to explore data through sound – PNAS Front Matter, 2017

FOJBI: Meet Carolyn Beans, Roadside Scientist Turned Science Journalist – NPR.org, 2016

Study System Envy – Naturejobs Blog, 2016

Confessions of a Herbarium-Savvy Field Biologist – American Scientist’s Macroscope Blog, 2015

Roadside Science – Nature, 2013

Why does the new LEGO scientist work all night? – Naturejobs Blog, 2013

Book Reviews and Author Q&As

Behind the Scenes, Between the Lines, A review of Hope Jahren’s “Lab Girl” – American Scientist, 2016

How The Microbes Inside Us Went From Enemies To Purported Superhealers, A Q&A with author Ed Yong about “I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life” – NPR.org, 2016