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“Weird COVID,” Slate, June 2022

“A racist scientist built a collection of human skulls. Should we still study them?” Science, July 2021.

Finalist in the Science Features category of the 2022 Science in Society Awards from the National Association of Science Writers

“From Black Death to fatal flu, past pandemics show why people on the margins suffer most,” Science, May 2020

“‘Astounding new finds’ suggest ancient empire may be hiding in plain sight,” Science, February 2020

“Caribbean excavation offers intimate look at the lives of enslaved Africans,” Science, November 2019

Winner of the 2020 Gene Stuart Award from the Society for American Archaeology

“In search of the ‘white jaguar’: Archaeologists travel deep into the jungle to find a lost Maya city,” Science, September 2019

“To overcome decades of mistrust, a workshop aims to train Indigenous researchers to be their own genome experts,” Science, September 2018

“Feeding the gods: Hundreds of skulls reveal massive scale of human sacrifice in Aztec capital,” Science, June 2018

“Colombian scientists race to study once forbidden territory before it is lost to development—or new conflict,” Science, April 2018

Reporting supported by the Pulitzer Center

“How the Amazon became a crucible of life,” Science, October 2015

Winner of the 2016 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism from the American Geophysical Union

“Reared by Puppets,” Aeon, April 2014