Rebecca Boyle

Author bio

Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning freelance journalist who writes about astronomy, zoonoses, and everything in between. She is a contributing writer for the Atlantic and her work regularly appears in Popular Science, New Scientist, FiveThirtyEight, Wired, and many other publications for adults and children. Rebecca lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

Articles by Rebecca Boyle

In the Arctic Ocean, Hurricane Season Hits in the Summer

People are flocking to the Arctic—and right into harm’s way.

Jul 5, 2018 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

One Tree Island and reef, Capricorn-Bunker group, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Queensland, Australia

A Scheme to End the World’s Worst Acid Trip

This geoengineering idea is potentially risky and largely untested, but it does work—theoretically.

Mar 28, 2018 | 850 words, about 4 minutes

Did Ancient Greeks Sail to Canada?

Researchers think Plutarch’s De Facie tells the tale of Greek sailors making the treacherous transatlantic crossing. They dug into the science to show how it could have happened.

Feb 1, 2018 | 1,800 words, about 9 minutes

Greenland Ice Melt Could Push Atlantic Circulation to Collapse

New research gives a glimpse of the potential long-term consequences of anthropogenic warming.

Jan 3, 2017 | 950 words, about 4 minutes

Biased Tide Gauges Mean We’ve Been Systematically Underestimating Sea Level Rise

Most historical tide gauges were installed in the northern hemisphere, a legacy that has been skewing scientists’ modern interpretations of sea level rise.

Nov 1, 2016 | 900 words, about 4 minutes

For the Melting Arctic, Fuzzy Forecasts Are the Best We Can Do

People keep claiming to know when the Arctic will become ice-free. They don’t.

Sep 15, 2016 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Hakai Magazine

Coastal science and societies