Michelle Nijhuis
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Michelle Nijhuis
Environmental & Science Journalist

Writing about humans and other species

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How We Broke up with Our Phones (Sort Of)
How We Broke up with Our Phones (Sort Of)
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisFebruary 23, 2018Reviews and Interviews
"I'm Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison"
"I'm Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison"
New York Times MagazineMichelle NijhuisFebruary 13, 2018Energy and Climate Change
The Book That Colored Charles Darwin's World
The Book That Colored Charles Darwin's World
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisJanuary 27, 2018Ecology and Conservation, Art and Artists, History
A Six-Hour Theatrical Epic About the Hole in the Ozone Layer
A Six-Hour Theatrical Epic About the Hole in the Ozone Layer
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisJanuary 25, 2018Art and Artists, Energy and Climate Change, Reviews and Interviews
Juli Berwald on the Art of Growing a Backbone
Juli Berwald on the Art of Growing a Backbone
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisJanuary 22, 2018Ecology and Conservation, Reviews and Interviews
Sticking up for Your Colleagues, in the Lab and in the Field
Sticking up for Your Colleagues, in the Lab and in the Field
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisDecember 12, 2017On Science
After Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, Where Will Trump's War on the Public Lands End?
After Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, Where Will Trump's War on the Public Lands End?
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisDecember 6, 2017Ecology and Conservation
Why Everyone Should Learn About Western Civilization
Why Everyone Should Learn About Western Civilization
The AtlanticMichelle NijhuisNovember 8, 2017History, Literature, Essays
The Beginning of the Endling
The Beginning of the Endling
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisOctober 19, 2017Ecology and Conservation, History
A Tree Persists in Brooklyn
A Tree Persists in Brooklyn
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisOctober 5, 2017Literature, Essays, Ecology and Conservation
Better Science Writing Through Improv
Better Science Writing Through Improv
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisSeptember 12, 2017On Writing, Reviews and Interviews
The Eagle Creek Fire and the New Reality of Life in the Smoke-Filled American West
The Eagle Creek Fire and the New Reality of Life in the Smoke-Filled American West
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisSeptember 7, 2017Energy and Climate Change
When Cooking Kills
When Cooking Kills
National GeographicMichelle NijhuisSeptember 1, 2017Energy and Climate Change
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2017
BooksMichelle NijhuisSeptember 1, 2017
Totality Awesome
Totality Awesome
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisAugust 23, 2017Parenting
This Secret Police Archive Holds Clues to Terrible Crimes
This Secret Police Archive Holds Clues to Terrible Crimes
National GeographicMichelle NijhuisAugust 17, 2017History
Science Metaphors (cont.): Arctic Resignation
Science Metaphors (cont.): Arctic Resignation
The Last Word on NothingMichelle NijhuisAugust 1, 2017Ecology and Conservation, Essays
What's Missing From "An Inconvenient Sequel"
What's Missing From "An Inconvenient Sequel"
The New YorkerMichelle NijhuisJuly 29, 2017Reviews and Interviews, Energy and Climate Change
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