Maya bones bring a lost civilization to life
for NaturePublished: February 12, 2019
Trained in both medicine and archaeology, Vera Tiesler has revealed how the human body was deeply woven into the religion, tradition and politics of the Maya world.
An Ocean Apart
for Virginia Quarterly ReviewPublished: Spring 2015
Can two forces threatening the sustainability of sharks—the fishermen of Mexico and consumers in China—help the fish survive?
Outsmarting the CERNageddon
for NuatilusPublished: August 2013
Physics: Can the Large Hadron Collider spawn black holes at full power? CERN investigates.
Hugh and the Boobies
for Hakai MagazinePublished: April 22, 2015
Like characters in a soap opera, boobies on a remote Mexican island cheat, kill, and jostle for power.
Feeding the Billions
for Scientific AmericanPublished: April 2015
How a small group of visionaries are trying to feed China—and save the world's oceans.
Losing Maya Heritage to Looters
for National GeographicPublished: August 8, 2014
Stolen artifacts are making it from the Guatemalan jungle to wealthy black-market buyers.
Wind power: Clean energy, dirty business?
for The Christian Science MonitorPublished: January 26, 2012
Like the oil drilling rig that became an icon of the Industrial Age, the giant, spinning wind turbinehas become a global image of clean power.
Gods of Blood And Stone
for Scientific AmericanPublished: July 2014
Long cloaked in mystery, the ancient Teotihuacán culture is at last giving up its secrets.
On Call in the Wild
for DiscoverPublished: April 2014
Wilderness physician Matt Lewin has traveled to the nether reaches of the planet to treat scientists in the field.