The Atlantic
Whoever Controls Scotland’s Land Controls Its Climate Future
A net-zero land rush is sweeping the country, and both locals and wealthy “green lairds” are trying to buy in.
I’m a South African science journalist based in Scotland. I’m a contributing correspondent for Science, and my work has also been published in The Atlantic, National Geographic, Hakai, Undark, FiveThirtyEight, and The Guardian, among others.
My own background is in evolutionary linguistics, so I sometimes cover research in that field – language, animal behaviour, cognitive science, and evolution. But I mainly write about science and society, which means I find myself delving into almost any subject where the scientific rubber hits the road: climate change, environment, health, how governments are using & funding science, and scientists who study other scientists.
Science
In the Line of Fire
Scientists have been harassed for years. But a Science survey shows the pandemic has made things far worse for some
Science
Power to the People
Nations are increasingly turning to citizens’ assemblies to weigh up climate policies.
The Atlantic
The Price of Protecting Rhinos
More than a decade into the rhino poaching crisis, South Africa is still figuring out how to achieve justice for rhinos and people at the same time.
Hakai Magazine
The Race Against Catastrophe
In Arctic waters, researchers are scrambling to record baseline environmental data, while communities brace for the inevitable—shipping disasters.
You can find the rest of my work on Muck Rack