November 2023
Winner, Best Explanatory Reporting, 2024, Assn. of British Science Writers
Finalist, Longform Narratives, 2024 Nat'l. Assn. of Science Writers (U.S.) Science in Society Journalism Awards
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How 1% of the population producing 1% of GDP rearranged the political landscape in the Netherlands—
and why your country might be next.
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The Guardian Long Reads
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Photo: Anadolu/Getty
September 2022
Winner, Silver Award, Magazines, from the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science
(publisher of the journal Science), 2023
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9,000 bird flu events worldwide. 1 billion chickens in an area one-quarter the size of Alabama. Poultry farmers mixing human flu viruses with birds’. Experts say it’s a recipe for disaster.
For The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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photo: Roy Slaterus [Sovon]
August 2020
Although salmon and shrimp farming dominate conversations in the Global North, they represent just 10% of global aquaculture production. Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia are showing a better way.
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This article was part of a package in Hakai magazine that won 2nd place for explanatory reporting, small newsrrom, from the Society of Environmental Journalists.
With Htoo Tay Zar
Photo: Htoo Tay Zar
March 2015
Winner, Society of Professional Journalists, NYC chapter ("Deadline Club"), best magazine profile.
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For The New York Times Magazine, a profile of the iconic scientist and conservationist.
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Photo: Michael Christopher Brown
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