The World’s Newest Whale Species Is Already Endangered
For National Geographic, I reported on the discovery of a new whale species, the Rice’s whale, already critically endangered with only 51 left alive. […]
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The Samurai Who Helped Found California’s Wine Industry
For the BBC’s Rediscovering America series, I told the stranger-than-fiction story of Kanaye Nagasawa, who was born a samurai, escaped feudal Japan, and helped found the California wine industry only to lose it all due to anti-Asian hate. Read it here. […]
The Lost Golden Grape of Venice
For Condé Nast Traveler, I wrote about one family’s quest to rediscover a lost Venetian grape. Read it here. […]
Parade Magazine Cover Story: Bucket List Travel
This cover story for Parade magazine presents 10 must-do adventures across America. Read it here. […]
Life Lessons from a Lost Utopia
This essay for The Statesider explores the ties between the Roycroft Movement and Scientology. Read it here. […]
National Geographic: Mysterious Starling Murmurations
For National Geographic, a researched narrative on starlings and the phenomena of murmurations, in which enormous flocks fly in mysteriously synchronized patterns. Read it here. . […]
National Geographic: Shark Gangs
This feature for National Geographic covers new research showing that sharks aren’t the lone predators we once thought. Read it here. […]
CNN: Turkey’s Turquoise Coast
This article on the Turkish Riviera and Turquoise Coast was one of CNN’s most popular travel features of the year. Read it here. […]
Magical Milan for Alaska Beyond
From the ancient Romans to one of today’s hottest arts and design scenes, Milan has it all, as shown in this 5-page feature for Alaska Beyond. Read it here. […]
Ottoman Art and History in Western Anatolia, Turkey
In this 8-page feature for Morning Calm, the in-flight magazine of Korean Airline, I write about the historic towns of Amasya and Safranbolu in Turkey. Read it here. […]