Newsweek – Science reporter (2022-2025)

Some favourites:

• Could Lake Mead End Up Drying Out Like the Ill-fated Aral Sea?
• America’s Feral Hog Problem Is About to Get Even Worse
• Could There Be a Black Hole Lurking on the Edge of the Solar System?
• Joining the 245-Mile-High Club Would Be ‘Quite a Challenge’ Warns Scientist
• This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Die
• What Happens to Your Body If You Get Lost in Space?
• Could Whakaari Volcano Erupt Again?
• Bats Are Going Through a Rare Evolutionary Phenomenon
• If You Fell Into a Black Hole, You’d Be Frozen in Space and Time Forever
• Best Place to Survive Nuclear War in the U.S.
• Invasive Feral Cats Could Be Wiped Out Using Genetic Modification
• Orca Pair Rip Open Great White Sharks to Feast on Their Livers and Hearts
• The Y Chromosome Is Going To Disappear, Scientists Say
• Could a Rogue Planet Destroy the Earth?

Freelance journalism (2019-present)

Culture and the internet

• ‘Becoming a meme totally helps a show’: is TV being written with epic gifs in mind? – The Guardian
• Reading is a Competition Now – The Cut
• Bitcoin is Astrology for Men – Bitch Media
• Tingling Meditation: The Pandemic Gives Medical ASMR New Meaning – Bitch Media
• “An evolution in online gossip”: has our obsession with ‘celeb spot’ accounts gone too far? – Stylist
• Why do we love doing chores in video games? – Inverse
• Financial Experts Debunk TikTok’s Viral Money Advice – VICE
• How queer folks embraced the positive masculinity of ‘Jackass’ – Xtra
• What “Sexy Beasts” reveals about ‘pretty privilege’ – Reader’s Digest
• Craze for an IKEA bear – Dirt
• The “I’m not like other girls” Mentality is Alive and Well on TikTok – INTO
• Why Pixar’s ‘Soul’ is the Film We Need to Stay Hopeful in the New Year – Filmdaze

Life

• How to Get Over an Unexpected Breakup and Move On – VICE
• Guys — stop using ChatGPT to flirt – The Times
• Inside Oxford University’s Most Exclusive Sex Party – VICE
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Shagging Your Flatmate – VICE
• Why does no one want me? How to deal with constant job rejections –Cosmopolitan
• I’m a couples therapist – the problems you can’t ignore (and why flirting is key) – The i Paper
• Why is it still hard to find affordable, plus-size wedding dresses in 2021? – Cosmopolitan
• When I met my long-lost grandfather, I found the missing puzzle piece of my identity – The Telegraph
• I’m an immigrant but because of white privilege, I’m never treated like one – Metro UK
• How to live with someone you hate so, so, SO much – MEL
• What Mamma Mia 2 got wrong about Oxford graduation – The Tab

Science

• Live Science – Regular contributor
• What Severance Life Would Really Be Like, according to a Psychologist – Scientific American

• The foods to eat – and avoid – for a better night’s sleep – The i Paper
• The healthiest oils to cook with – and the ones to avoid – The i Paper
• The nutrients your child isn’t getting enough of, according to the experts – The i Paper
• The healthiest eggs to buy – and why brown isn’t always better – The i Paper
• Why does second-hand embarrassment make me want to claw my eyes out? – Refinery29
• The Torment of Misophoniacs: the wild science of the people who hate the sound of chewing – Inverse
• Is cracking your knuckles bad for you? – Inverse
• Climate Change Could Make American Alligators’ Sex Ratios Go Haywire – Earther
• The secret sex lives of ducks – Salon
• The return of the Cornish Chough – Footprint
• PrEP 101: the pill that stops you from catching HIV – Adolescent

Food/Travel

• To find the soul of another country, head to the supermarket – CityAM
• Finding Solace In Cooking My Childhood Comforts: How I Rediscovered Foods That Bought Me Joy As A Child – Delish
• Apple crumble for the soul – Mishmash

Personal Essay

• Jumping Off Cliffs Helps Me Feel Alive Again – Shondaland
• The Oxford Hangover – Ogma Mag
• Scar Tissue: flashing friendships – The Demented Goddess
• Feathers in the tar – Dear Damsels

Fiction/short stories

• Marmite for Breakfast – Filler Zine
• The Apprentice and the Chef – Potluck Zine
• an ode to soup and its magic powers – Potluck Zine
• Operation Earlybird – Southchild Lit Mag