I’m a freelance writer with work forthcoming in Northern Woodlands magazine’s The Outside Story and Drizzle Review. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Physics degree from MIT where I also took science journalism classes. I’m fascinated by the natural world, from plants that don’t photosynthesize (look up ghost pipes!) to what astrophysics reveals about our entire universe. I wrote my first popular science article at age 10, creating a kids magazine with my friend. My contribution gushed about the Kuiper belt of asteroids at the edge of our solar system.

When a person "detransitions," pressure and threats — not regret — are most often the cause

In a study published in LGBT Health, researchers analyzed survey data of 27,715 trans and gender diverse US adults