Freelance writer and editor
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Sea life recovered from Permian mass extinction faster than we thought
A diverse set of fossils from China shows that a complex marine ecosystem existed 251 million years ago, shortly after…
UK government announces new science department and minister
Former universities minister Michelle Donelan is appointed head of newly-created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in mini-reshuffle. The United…
Largest-ever study of journal editors highlights ‘self-publication’ and gender gap
Analysis shows that some researchers publish a considerable proportion of their own work in journals they edit. The gender gap…
Human waste could help tackle a global shortage of fertiliser
Tests on cabbage plants suggest fertilisers derived from human urine and faeces are safe and could help bring down food…
Urban lizards have gene mutations that help them adapt to city life
Anole lizards living in three cities in Puerto Rico have mutations in genes linked to immune function, limb and skin…
Ship Noise Kills Crabs’ Libidos
For green crabs, ship noise is like an anti–Barry White. The constant thrum of ship engines and other human noises…
Publications
- Aperio (1)
- Arctic Deeply (3)
- Audubon Magazine (1)
- BMJ (3)
- Canadian Geographic (14)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal (61)
- Canadian Science Writers' Association (1)
- Chemistry World (11)
- CICNews (12)
- Ensia (1)
- FACETS (1)
- Great Lakes Now (13)
- Hakai (52)
- Inside Science (52)
- Ivy Asks (4)
- Materials Today (6)
- Medscape (16)
- Motherboard (2)
- Nature (94)
- Nature Biotechnology (5)
- Nature Index (5)
- Nature Medicine (4)
- Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (1)
- New Scientist (49)
- Research Canada (2)
- Research Fortnight (6)
- SciDev.Net (5)
- Science (15)
- Science Borealis (2)
- Science.ca (1)
- Scientific American (1)
- The Lancet (19)
- The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (1)
- The Lancet Rheumatology (4)
- The Narwhal (2)
- The Pharmaceutical Journal (6)
- The Tyee (83)
- University Affairs (26)
- Water Canada (1)
- WebMD (1)
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