Selected highlights below – my full digital portfolio is available on Muckrack.
BBC News
Yes, Antarctica has a fire department
Liquid water ‘lake’ revealed on Mars
Could an emoji save your life?
Climate change ‘hurts women more’
Does Jurassic Park make scientific sense?
The Meg: the myth, the legend (the science)
Petrichor: why does rain smell so good?
Ocean wilderness ‘disappearing’ globally
Margaret Atwood: ‘If the ocean dies, so do we’
How the ‘chickens from hell’ nested
When flying to Mars is your day job
Ancestral remains ‘people, not objects’
Heatwaves ‘cook’ Barrier Reef corals
Europa-like lakes found in Canada
Hunting mystery lightning from space
The whales who love to sing in the dark
Are earthquake warnings effective?
BBC 100 Women
The women championing their scientific ancestors
The ‘ice’ ceiling that held women back
Nobel Prize: Where are the women?
Other science writing
TED Ideas – Humans are made to be touched – so what happens when we aren’t?
TED Ideas – Seasonal Affective Disorder is not just the winter blues
Gizmodo – The Meteorite Hunters Who Trade in Precious Space Debris
New Scientist – A new London musical will change the way we think about cancer
New Scientist – Why rest and relaxation are such a serious business
Alphr – Meet the people living on (artificial) Mars
Gender, sexuality, pop culture & being human
TED Ideas – How you can support someone who is in an abusive relationship
TED Ideas – We need to talk about the orgasm gap – and how to fix it
TED Ideas – How to get over a friendship breakup
Medium – When Burnout Doesn’t Get Better (or How To Break Your Own Heart)
Medium – Women are deprived of solitude
work i have edited
I was a healthy 38-year-old … but now I have long COVID
How you can support a friend through cancer
Why we need to end the silence around pregnancy loss
What if 1 or 2 flu shots could cover us for the rest of our lives?
We don’t need statues — we can preserve our history in more memorable ways
TED’s giant summer reading list
8 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders whose innovations have changed your life
Awards
Association of British Science Writers – Newcomer of the Year, 2019
The judges said: A great eye for stories on a variety of topics that were well-researched and told from a variety of angles.
BBC Ivan Noble Bursary, 2018
Mary Halton 