Science writer, cartoonist and editor based in Australia

WRITING

This is a collection of some online and print science articles I have written for publications such as Cosmos, Hakai Magazine, Nature Index, Australian Geographic, The Conversation and Lateral Magazine.

I specialise in science and health/ medicine reporting. I have also written for custom publishing and institutional publications.

‘Phantom Limb Pain‘ (Sweaty City) was selected for ‘The Best Australian Science Writing 2021‘

‘Barnacles are a clock for the dead‘ (Hakai Magazine) was selected for ‘The Best Australian Science Writing 2020‘.

‘Life after Death‘ (The Wheeler Centre) was selected for ‘The Best Australian Science Writing 2019’.

'Toxic Medicine' (Lateral Magazine, Issue 10) was selected for 'The Best Australian Science Writing 2017' anthology, published under the title 'Medicine with bite'.

FEATURES: ONLINE

BARRIERS THAT STOP INDIGENOUS PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO SCIENCE

PHANTOM LIMB PAIN

BARNACLES ARE A CLOCK FOR THE DEAD

LIFE AFTER DEATH

DEATH OF A GIANT

TOXIC MEDICINE

THE COLD CASE OF DEEP LAKE

MARINE MANNA

TAG YOU'RE LIT

RIDING LIGHT THE SCIENCE OF SOLAR SAILS

CYANOBACTERIA THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS PIONEER

REWRITING THE TREE OF LIFE?

FEATURES: PRINT

WINDOW TO THE STARS

Nature: Meet the Power Players

2017 Science Ultimate Careers

A Menagerie in Glass

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Contraception options should be given with oral retinoids to avoid serious harm to unborn babies

Antibiotics for common childhood infections no longer effective

Childhood maltreatment responsible for up to 40 percent of mental health conditions

Study reveals severe impact of button battery injuries in young children

How science can help combat jet lag

Sydney leads new trial of youth vaping schools program

Spinal cord stimulation doesn't help with back pain, says new review

Patient's heart and related carbon footprint can both be cared for

No clear link between weather and common muscle and joint symptoms

Depressed adolescents twice as likely to vape

Nanotech opens door to future of insulin medication

Medicine and health stories that got people talking in 2022

A year of research in pictures

How COVID-19 created dramatic changes in a 'winter virus'

Many Australian medical researchers not declaring conflicts of interest: Study

First WHO 'watch list' of health-threatening fungi released

Better reporting of harms needed in clinical trials

Discovery of new Hendra virus variant example of being proactive on emerging diseases

Scientists manufacture 'living blood vessel'

Youth outline top health concerns on scientific stage

No clear medical definition of 'growing pains'

During general anaesthesia, 1 in 10 people may be 'conscious' following intubation

Can you outrun a poor diet?

Want to be sustainable and cool? Choose fans more and aircon less

Researchers find surprising twist behind rare neurological disorder

Lack of funding for dental health research despite growing impact on Australians

People with disability and carers at more risk of homelessness, PTSD after floods

Floods expose social inequities, and potential mental health epidemic in its wake

Review of Australian COVID-19 research finds lack of collaboration and crucial gaps

University of Sydney to advance COVID-19 DNA vaccine to human trials

Sydney to undertake clinical studies of needle-free vaccine patchch

Influence of bots on spreading vaccine information not as big as you think

How doctors can have more confidence in a COVID-19 diagnosis: analysis

Food delivery services making junk foods more accessible

Expert alliance to support improved immunisation in Indo-Pacific

COVID-19 study confirms low transmission in educational settings

Genetic 'fingerprints' of first COVID-19 cases help manage pandemic

Missing piece identified for lower-cost, high-quality MRI scans: study

Heart disease & stroke research receives $12.4 million federal funding boost

Rapid growth of intravenous iron therapy raises concerns - study

For successful COVID-19 treatments, pharmacological benchmarks are crucial: international statement

Sydney researchers test tuberculosis vaccine combination for COVID-19

Text service to support at-risk respiratory patients during COVID-19

COVID-19 restrictions came at the right time: new study

Reform needed to counter cancer overdiagnosis

'DNA time capsule' reveals birthplace of modern humans

Opioid prescriptions for chronic non-cancer pain doubled in 24 years

3D mammograms could improve breast cancer screening

Estuarine waters hold promise in global pain-relief hunt

First case of drug-resistant typhoid reported in Australia

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Leaving microbes out of climate change conversation has major consequences, experts warn

From honours degree to a deep dive into the abalone industry

Mentoring and allowing serendipity is the key to great science: Sir Fraser Stoddart

The sky should be the limit: meet the researcher working towards new horizons for women in astronomy

One student’s journey from culture shock to global health advocacy

UNSW alumnae off to Antarctica with women leadership program

More than one in four high school students have experienced signs of depression

Introduced daisy changes its appearance on Australian beaches, defying evolutionary expectations

MIND over Mediterranean: Australian study suggests MIND diet reduces the risk of dementia

All creatures great and small: celebrating World Wildlife Day

Meet the scientist leading a tidal wave of climate change communication

Faint stellar glow reveals the location of dark matter in galaxy clusters

Biology experiment helps historic UNSW fig trees put down new roots

Video game players exposed to graphic content may see the world differently

How dingoes sculpt the shape of sand dunes in the Australian desert

Cardiology gender gap: less than 5 in 100 interventional cardiologists are women

Mind matters: UNSW graduate creates change through medicine

Finding the melody: how did our ancestors change their tune about music?

UNSW cancer researcher recognised as champion of STEMM diversity

It’s a wrap: PhD student dons rapper persona to compose song about plastic pollution

App helps ecologists map vulnerable ecosystems within minutes

UNSW study shows hospital hand hygiene rates may be worse than reported

In search of the best telescope location, UNSW team heads to high places

Cassowary leaping high caught on film

eamwork of the highest degree

A winning formula – new Professor of Practice Richard Hopkins

Medical students confront injured passenger in elevator 'accident'

40-year-old promise honoured in new scholarship

Leading theoretical physicist to join UNSW Science

UNSW Medicine alumna appointed CEO of Medicines Australia

SCIENCE NEWS REPORTING

NATURE NEWS

Indonesian scientists embrace preprint server

NATURE INDEX

Chatter makes popular metric unreliable: study

New preprint server for palaeontologists

Young researchers preach open access, yet many don't practice

Global universities ranked by a different measure

A great leap forward, but China needs more scientists

8 things scientists want from a collaboration

US supercomputer needs more people power

How research paper titles can make or break

Innovators file record number of patent applications in China

Reviewing the reviewers

International collaborations on the rise

the limbic

What can be done to improve massive transfusion protocols?

Tumour DNA provides clearer genetic profiles of lymphoid malignancy

AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC

Festival to make noise to save the snapping turtle

4.1kg gold nugget found in Victoria

THE CONVERSATION

Ancient Egyptian pigment provides modern forensics with new coat of paint

New helium microscope reveals startling details without frying the sample

Antibody injections could be stepping stone to HIV vaccine

What the universe’s most elusive particles can tell us about the universe’s most energetic objects

Solomon Islands expedition seeks to conserve the extraordinary monkey-faced bat and giant rat

Virtual reality brings new dimension to conservation

Bacteria found to thrive better in space than on Earth

Supermassive black holes could be a source of mysterious cosmic rays

Discovery of carbon on Mercury reveals the planet’s dark past

The genetic 'switch' that makes many animals look alike as embryos

Pancreatic cancer is really four separate cancers: study

Child lead exposure linked to aggressive crime later in life: study

Other Publications

Swinburne University: The inside of cells as you've never seen before

Swinburne University: Ageing study considers food for thought

Zhejiang University: Research highlights

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences: Stars of CAAS researcher profiles

Tongji University: Institution highlight

Tongji University: Design and Innovation - Reinventing the wheel

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