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Project: Emptying the World’s Aquarium
Heavy Rains and Hurricanes Clear a Path for Supercharged Mold
for Scientific American
Published: December 4, 2018
Warmer temperatures and rising CO2 can also ramp up some fungal toxins and allergens
A Dad Takes His Son To The Doctor And Discovers Fear Of Vaccines
for NPR
Published: June 10, 2017
A father discovers an odd fear of vaccines
Maya bones bring a lost civilization to life
for Nature
Published: 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.
The Science Behind Miracles
for Outside
Published: Jan 16, 2017
How our minds push our bodies to defy expectations, beliefs, and even our own biology—in short, to make miracles
The Lobster Wars
for bioGraphic
Published: May 2019
In one coastal Mexican town, a sustainable fishery anchors the community. So why has Florida outlawed the same fishing methods?
An Ocean Apart
for Virginia Quarterly Review
Published: Spring 2015
Can two forces threatening the sustainability of sharks—the fishermen of Mexico and consumers in China—help the fish survive?
Hugh and the Boobies
for Hakai Magazine
Published: 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 American
Published: 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 Geographic
Published: August 8, 2014
Stolen artifacts are making it from the Guatemalan jungle to wealthy black-market buyers.