Hannah Waters

Author bio

Hannah Waters is a science writer based in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared online or in print for Smithsonian Magazine, Scientific American, Popular Science, Nautilus, and other fine publications. She is the managing editor for the Smithsonian Ocean Portal out of the National Museum of Natural History, and blogs at A More Human Nature.

Articles by Hannah Waters

Darwin’s Cage Match

In the Australian outback, researchers are pitting small endangered marsupials against feral cats to see if they can force evolution’s hand.

Apr 7, 2016 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

A spiky crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on a coral polyp in Micronesia. Photo by Norbert Wu/Science Faction/Corbis

A Shot of Lime

Lime juice is a cheap and easy way to exterminate crown-of-thorns starfish.

Dec 16, 2015 | 550 words, about 2 minutes

The container ship Rena spilled 350 tonnes of oil into the water off New Zealand after it ran aground on the Astrolabe reef in 2011. Photo by HO/Reuters/Corbis

Should the World Have a Strategic Dawn Detergent Reserve?

Dawn is heralded as the best detergent for cleaning oiled wildlife. But in most countries, you can’t buy it at the store.

Oct 22, 2015 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

The Ocean’s Laboratory

Where the Red and Arabian Seas meet the Indian Ocean, coral reef fish interbreed at the world’s hybrid hotspot.

Oct 1, 2015 | 650 words, about 3 minutes

A guitarist enjoys the summer sun in London’s Greenwich Park. Photo by Velar Grant/ZUMA Press/Corbis

Scientists Want to Know: Are Musicians Playing to the Weather?

Meteorologists are on the hunt for weather patterns—in pop music.

Jul 29, 2015 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Life Finds a Way

How will Japan’s new volcanic island turn green?

May 4, 2015 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes

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