2024…
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2024 (Mariner Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
Rogues of the rainforest, bioGraphic, 22 March 2023
Journey under the ice, Science News, 21 April 2023
2023…
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2023 (Mariner Books/HarperCollins Publishers)
The coming collapse, Scientific American, November 2022
2019…
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2019 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
The brain re-imagined: Physicists who have revived experiments from 50 years ago say nerve cells communicate with mechanical pulses, not electric ones, Scientific American, April 2018
2018…
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2018 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Firestorm, High Country News, 3 April 2017
Walter Sullivan Award for in-depth science journalism (American Geophysical Union), 2018
Firestorm, High Country News, 3 April 2017
2017…
2017 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Gold Award for Excellence in Science Writing, Magazine Category
Firestorm, High Country News, 3 April 2017
2015…
Walter Sullivan Award for in-depth science journalism (American Geophysical Union), 2015
The dust detectives, High Country News, 22 December 2014
2013…
Science in Society Award, science reporting (National Association of Science Writers), 2013
Witness to an Antarctic meltdown, Scientific American, July 2012
2012…
The Best American Science Writing 2012 (Ecco)
The limits of intelligence, Scientific American, July 2011
2011…
American Society of Journalists and Authors, Award for Reporting on a Significant Topic, 2011
Where are we headed? The future of energy, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 November 2010
2010…
The Best Technology Writing 2010 (Yale University Press)
Thinking machine, Discover, October 2009
2010 Bronze Award: Best Travel Article, Bay Area Travel Writers
Icemen cometh, Discover, September 2008
2009…
2009 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award for Excellence in Science Writing for Children
Where rivers run uphill, Science News for Kids, 23 July 2008
The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2009 (Houghton Mifflin)
Did life begin in ice? Discover, February 2008
Honorable Mention: American Society of Journalists and Authors, Award for Medical Journalism, 2009
Private life of the brain, New Scientist, 8 November 2008
2008…
Cited as Notable Writing: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008 (Houghton Mifflin)
Consciousness… in a cockroach? Discover, January 2007
Outstanding Feature Article: Society of National Association Publishers, 2008
Worlds collide, Conservation Magazine, January-March 2007