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Published by Vox

My recent work focuses on biodiversity & climate change. I'm currently a staff writer at Vox.

Vox • 18th June 2024

There’s a secret wildlife wonderland hidden in the US — and it’s in danger

Vox • 29th April 2024

Massive invasive snakes are on the loose and spreading in Puerto Rico

Vox • 22nd April 2024

Most people are disgusted by these animals. These New Yorkers are filling their homes with them.

Vox • 14th December 2023

Welcome to the extinction capital of the world

Vox • 18th September 2023

Florida has become a zoo. A literal zoo.

Vox • 17th September 2023

America’s most iconic coral reef is dying. Only one thing will save it.

Vox • 17th January 2023

We pulled pandas back from the brink of extinction. Meanwhile, the rest of nature collapsed.

Vox • 7th December 2021

The ocean’s rarest mammal has a few final lessons to teach us

Vox • 22nd September 2021

The surprising downsides to planting trillions of trees

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Published by Business Insider

You can find a complete list of my Business Insider stories here.

Business Insider • 3rd December 2020

Plastic empire: Inside Big Oil's massive bet on chemicals that could help save the industry in a future with fewer gas-powered cars

Business Insider • 8th November 2020

Fast-growing energy firm Powerhome Solar uses misleading tactics to lure customers into home solar deals that cost more than a car

Business Insider • 15th September 2020

Schlumberger is slashing its global workforce, but workers in 1 country say the company is taking advantage of weak labor laws to stiff them of fair severance

Business Insider • 30th July 2020

Internal documents and insiders reveal Exxon made managers dub employees poor performers to quietly cut staff

Business Insider • 26th May 2020

'Predatory and harmful': Misleading solar ads touting 100% free panels and fake stimulus programs spread on Facebook

Business Insider • 21st August 2019

‘Unconscionable’: Why an online directory of rehab facilities doubled as a recipe book for drugs like GHB, crack, and meth

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Published elsewhere

I was an editorial fellow at Audubon magazine for several months (years ago now). I also freelanced for a bit. 

Gizmodo • 20th July 2018

People Can't Find the Stars They Paid to Name—and They're Calling Astronomers for Tech Support

National Geographic • 2nd August 2018

Chameleons’ Craziest Color Changes Aren’t for Camouflage

Audubon • 9th April 2018

Inside Reality Star Spencer Pratt’s Hummingbird Empire

Smithsonian Magazine • 7th September 2017

A Few Bad Scientists Are Threatening to Topple Taxonomy

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