Freelance Writing

New Scientist

I have written for this popular science magazine about all sorts of unusual animal behaviour, including orange crocodiles, vampire ants from hell and sharks fighting alligators.

Weird orange crocodiles found gorging on bats in Gabon’s caves

Fish eat bits of plastic because they think they smell good

Magic mushroom chemical may be a hallucinogenic insect repellent

Mud eel’s wonky body may help it ambush prey

BBC

I've had the opportunity to write many feature articles for BBC Earth and BBC Future on some fascinating topics. These include efforts to release elephants and lions onto the plains of North America and Europe, and the surprising reasons why ordinary people all over the world are eating dirt.

Would the candiru fish really eat your genitals?

The people who can't stop eating dirt

The zoo that wants to release elephants in Denmark

The man who tried to photograph thoughts and dreams

Other outlets

My work has been published in a variety of other science and nature outlets, including Nautilus, Scientific American, BBC Focus Magazine, Hakai Magazine, SAPIENS and Audubon.

Audubon - Scientists pinpoint the secret password that unlocks cowbirds' self-identity

Hakai Magazine - Seafood is getting less nutritious

Nautilus - City living makes animals dishonest

SAPIENS/Scientific American - Is violence embedded in our DNA?

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