Julia Darcey | julia@freeradicalsmag.com | 4 posts
As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Julia spent most of her time learning about global warming and torturing plants in the name of science. After graduation, she worked for a marine conservation nonprofit in DC. She loved her job but decided it paid too well, so she came to Boston University's Science Journalism program to spread environmental science to the masses.
Crude tells the story of Amazon villagers struggling to sue Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of oil near their villages. It's a story that's gone unheard in America for too long. Too bad no one's going to see the movie.
Global warming isn't just 2050's problem. From the rainforest to the South Pacific, big bad climate change is already wrecking crops, flooding towns, killing frogs and generally making a mess of things.
The underground hobby of pigeon fancying showcases the intricacies of artificial selection, and the flamboyant attributes a breeder can tease out of a bird's genetic makeup.
Imagine if the waters of Boston Harbor rose up, ran through the streets and flooded the subways. It has happened before, and it will happen a lot more as climate change pushes sea levels higher.
