The Eagle and Child, Oxford

Written for a General Audience

Palau's unique jellies are a portrait of evolution in action.

High-tech tags put sperm whales under scientific scrutiny.

What happens when killer whales and great white sharks go fin-to-fin?

How seahorses are becoming "poster ponies" for marine conservation.

The Tolkien sites of Oxford, England, including the hobbit-sized pub where JRR first read aloud the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings.

A bit of piscine propaganda on behalf of ocean wildlife.

Whales, otters, eagles and salmon in America's greatest wilderness.

Other Articles and Essays
"Breakthrough." The Writer, October 2007
"Everybody in the Water!" Scuba Diving, June 2005.
"The Big One." Scuba Diving, May 2005.
"Tsunami Tales." Scuba Diving, May 2005.
"Pilgrims Progress" (book review). California Wild, Spring 2005.
"Shark Tale." Scuba Diving, January/​February 2005.
"The World's Largest No-Take Zone." Scuba Diving, October 2004.
"Gorillas in the Midst." California Wild, Summer 2004.
"Ursine Paradise Lost" (book review).
California Wild, Spring 2004.
"In the Forest of the Night" (book review). Christian Science Monitor, September 18, 2003.
"Wave Rider." California Wild, Spring 2004.
"Saving Fiji's Future." Scuba Diving, December 2003.

"Killer Eyes." Scuba Diving, August 2003.
"Pearly Whites." Islands, November 2003.
"The Pull of the Wild." World Traveler, January 2003.
"Too Tasty to Survive." Scuba Diving, May 2003.
"House of the Spirits." Common Ground, Spring 2003.
"Building Better Parks." Scuba Diving, June 2003.
"Shrunken Species." Islands, January/​February 2003.
"Uncommon Octopus." Wildlife Conservation, February 2003.
"Globetrotters Circle Toward Home." Christian Science Monitor, March 18, 202.
"Man vs. Mollusk." World Traveler, November 2001.
"The Cave that Microbes Built." California Wild, Fall 2002.
"Beachfront Bonanza." Archaeology, May/​June 2002.
"A Striking Shrimp." Fauna, January 2002.
"Regarding the Flag, Again." Christian Science Monitor, September 28, 2001.
"River Dogs." Bark Magazine, Summer 2001.
"Frozen Frogs." California Wild, Spring 2001.

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Books for Young Readers
PROJECT SEAHORSE
Seahorses and people sharing a Philippine coral reef.
PROWLING THE SEAS: EXPLORING THE HIDDEN WORLD OF OCEAN PREDATORS
One shark, one sea turtle, one tuna, two seabirds...and one very big ocean.
THE FROG SCIENTIST
Tyrone Hayes's efforts to investigate the link between pesticides and amphibian declines
A LIFE IN THE WILD: GEORGE SCHALLER'S STRUGGLE TO SAVE THE LAST GREAT BEASTS
Awards & Honors: Golden Kite Award winner; NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book; Kirkus Best Book for Young Adults
LIFE ON EARTH...AND BEYOND: AN ASTROBIOLOGIST'S QUEST
Awards & Honors: School Library Journal and Booklist starred reviews; finalist for AAAS/Subaru Science Writing Prize
GORILLA DOCTORS: SAVING ENDANGERED GREAT APES
Awards & Honors: ALA Notable Book, Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, ASPCA Henry Bergh Award, Kirkus, School Library Journal, and Horn Book starred reviews
HACHIKO: THE TRUE STORY OF A LOYAL DOG
Awards & Honors: Golden Kite Honor, Booklist Editor's Choice, Horn Book starred review
Magazine Articles, Essays, and Stories