Some favorites:
Forget props and fixed wings. New bio-inspired drones mimic birds, bats and bugs
Researchers see big things for the tiny flying machines | NBC News MACH | July 30, 2019
New companion robots can't do much but make us love them
With those big eyes and rounded bodies, who could resist them? | NBC News MACH | June 23, 2019
The science of serial killers is changing
In-depth analysis of murderers might help the rest of us, too. | Popsci.com | March 7, 2019
Civil War study shows father's stress affects son's lifespan
It's part of the growing field of human epigenetics. | NBC News MACH | Nov. 9, 2018
How to remove cactus spines (including ones stuck in your throat)
Experts weigh in on a prickly predicament. | Popsci.com | May 4, 2018
Why Nancy Chen Is Mapping the Family Tree of Florida Scrub-Jays
Understanding the bird's genetic diversity could yield insights about how best to protect it and other threatened species. | Audubon.org | March 29, 2018
Venus may once have been habitable. Now it can tell us if other worlds might be as well.
It’s time to return to our hellish neighbor. | Popsci.com | March 1, 2018
This strange condition makes you feel like you just burned your mouth on hot coffee—indefinitely
You've heard of auditory and visual hallucinations, but what about oral phantoms? | Popsci.com | January 11, 2018
Pythons are invading Florida. Meet the scientists fighting back.
Betrayal, sex pheromones, and a lot of snake wrestling. | Popsci.com | October 13, 2017
How Fragrant Poop and Color-Changing Skin May Help Protect Our Health
Scientists in the nascent field of synthetic biology are exploring ways coax bacteria that live in our bodies to alert us to illness — and even fight it. | NBC News MACH | July 25, 2017
(I was interviewed about this story by Paula Poundstone on her science show at NPR, Live from the Poundstone Institute (August 26, 2017, episode: "Am I Wishing For a Germ Bath?"))
Sex Robots Are Coming, and They're Not as Skeevy as You Think
NBC News MACH | June 2, 2017
Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs
Deep in caverns around the world, bacteria are laboring to make antibiotics we can discover and use for ourselves. | Popsci.com | May 22, 2017
Designer drugs hit dangerous lows to bring new highs
Illicit drugs are staying one step ahead of law enforcement, and users are paying the price | Science News | May 5, 2015
Cities are brimming with wildlife worth studying
Ecologists find plenty of surprises in urban landscapes | Science News |December 29, 2014
A Fine Set of Pipes
Their notes can bring joyous tears / While others may plug up their ears / But to Nate Banton what’s good / Is carving some wood / To craft a bagpipe for the years. | Narratively | March 14, 2014
Researchers see big things for the tiny flying machines | NBC News MACH | July 30, 2019
New companion robots can't do much but make us love them
With those big eyes and rounded bodies, who could resist them? | NBC News MACH | June 23, 2019
The science of serial killers is changing
In-depth analysis of murderers might help the rest of us, too. | Popsci.com | March 7, 2019
Civil War study shows father's stress affects son's lifespan
It's part of the growing field of human epigenetics. | NBC News MACH | Nov. 9, 2018
How to remove cactus spines (including ones stuck in your throat)
Experts weigh in on a prickly predicament. | Popsci.com | May 4, 2018
Why Nancy Chen Is Mapping the Family Tree of Florida Scrub-Jays
Understanding the bird's genetic diversity could yield insights about how best to protect it and other threatened species. | Audubon.org | March 29, 2018
Venus may once have been habitable. Now it can tell us if other worlds might be as well.
It’s time to return to our hellish neighbor. | Popsci.com | March 1, 2018
This strange condition makes you feel like you just burned your mouth on hot coffee—indefinitely
You've heard of auditory and visual hallucinations, but what about oral phantoms? | Popsci.com | January 11, 2018
Pythons are invading Florida. Meet the scientists fighting back.
Betrayal, sex pheromones, and a lot of snake wrestling. | Popsci.com | October 13, 2017
How Fragrant Poop and Color-Changing Skin May Help Protect Our Health
Scientists in the nascent field of synthetic biology are exploring ways coax bacteria that live in our bodies to alert us to illness — and even fight it. | NBC News MACH | July 25, 2017
(I was interviewed about this story by Paula Poundstone on her science show at NPR, Live from the Poundstone Institute (August 26, 2017, episode: "Am I Wishing For a Germ Bath?"))
Sex Robots Are Coming, and They're Not as Skeevy as You Think
NBC News MACH | June 2, 2017
Scientists are spelunking for cave gunk to fight superbugs
Deep in caverns around the world, bacteria are laboring to make antibiotics we can discover and use for ourselves. | Popsci.com | May 22, 2017
Designer drugs hit dangerous lows to bring new highs
Illicit drugs are staying one step ahead of law enforcement, and users are paying the price | Science News | May 5, 2015
Cities are brimming with wildlife worth studying
Ecologists find plenty of surprises in urban landscapes | Science News |December 29, 2014
A Fine Set of Pipes
Their notes can bring joyous tears / While others may plug up their ears / But to Nate Banton what’s good / Is carving some wood / To craft a bagpipe for the years. | Narratively | March 14, 2014