Ann Finkbeiner Author bio Ann Finkbeiner is a freelance science writer based in Baltimore, Maryland who usually writes about astronomy and defense science, often for Nature or Science. She is co-proprietor of a splendid group science blog, The Last Word on Nothing.
An Ecologist Organizes the World Jane Lubchenco helped change the field of ecology by making the science useful to society. Feb 4, 2020 | 2,800 words, about 14 minutes
The Scientist Who Reads a Lost History in the Mud Hard working and tough as nails, Grace Brush did what others couldn’t—she teased out the mystery of the Chesapeake Bay. Nov 1, 2017 | 3,500 words, about 17 minutes
Hunger’s Children Fleeing the Irish Famine, some immigrants brought their islands with them to North America. Jul 18, 2017 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes
The Great Quake and the Great Drowning Mega-quakes have periodically rocked North America’s Pacific Northwest. Indigenous people told terrifying stories about the devastation but refused to leave. Sep 14, 2015 | 3,100 words, about 15 minutes