Recent Essays

“Good Neighbors,” Sierra Magazine, Fall 2025

“‘Climate Delusion’ Or Vital Solution? Carbon Capture’s Uphill Battle,” Noema, July 2025.

“Stares and Ear Twitches: The Linguist Learning to Speak the Expressive Language of Cows,” BBC Future, February 2025.

“Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction is Still Forever,” Yale E360, January 2025.

“Where Compassion and Conservation Meet,” Sierra Magazine, 2024.

“Why Grazing Bison Could be Good for the Planet,” BBC Future, 2023.

“Prune a Tree, Save a Bear,” Orion Magazine, 2023.

“The Far-Reaching Influence of Alaska’s Sea Otters,” BBC Future, 2023.

“Bringing Back Bison is a Genetic Challenge,” Wall Street Journal, 2023.

“Wolf Restoration in Colorado Shows How Humans are Rethinking Their Relationship with Wild Animals,” The Conversation, 2023.

“Professional ‘Owl Terrorists’ scare off Barred Owls with Shotguns in the Name of Conservation,” Salon, 2023.

“How the Resurgence of Whale Populations Impacts Our Ecosystem,” Lithub, 2023.

“The Dawn of a Synthetic Age,” Slate, 2022.

“What the Loss of Pure Bison Means for Conservation,” Discover, 2022.

“Why Italians are Growing Apples for Wild Bears,” The Atlantic, 2020.

“How Cities and Lights Drive the Evolution of Life,” Smithsonian, 2019.