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The Strangest SeaWriting by Courtney HumphriesMenuSkip to contentHomeNotebookArticlesBooksI’m a freelance journalist and author who writes about ideas and developments in science, nature, and the built environment. I’m also a PhD candidate in environmental sciences (and a former Coasts & Communities IGERT fellow) at UMass Boston researching waterfront infrastructure history and future climate adaptation. I was a Public Research Fellow at the Norman P. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library in 2020-2021. I was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT in 2015-2016. My work has appeared in the Boston Globe, MIT Technology Review, Nautilus, Politico, CityLab, New Scientist, Nature, Science, Wired, The Atlantic, Harvard Magazine, Architect, ArchitectureBoston, and other publications. My article on suburban forests for CityLab won the 2017 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism – News from the American Geophysical Union. I’m the author of Superdove: How the Pigeon Took Manhattan….And the World, a natural history of pigeons published by Smithsonian Books, which was acclaimed in the New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, and Audubon. I’m an alum of MIT’s Graduate Program in Science Writing. See an interview with me on CASW Showcase about being a science writer back in school.Contact meRecent WorkCan sewage save us?To survive rising seas, Boston may need to 'make' land againThe uneven rise of the healthy workplaceA DNA mystery: A woman was supposed to get Alzheimer’s by 50. Why didn’t she?When it comes to battling climate change and sea rise, what does it mean to be ‘resilient’?Reversal of fortune?Recent Tweets Spotted on this beautiful day in Boston Common: the annual #Boston #fishweir project, a reminder that this land was once tidelands and stewarded for its natural resources. https://t.co/jeVBFsSls2, May 13A great story by ⁦@zteirstein⁩ looking at the complex tradeoffs involved in pursuing cleaner energy. https://t.co/sv0PeQnudR, May 13With community input, a revitalization project along the Malden River strives to mix waterfront recreation and industry. https://t.co/vDc1hdxBAN by @bytimlogan, May 6Fascinating story about restoring urban rivers by rebuilding their microbe-rich “guts,” by ⁦@egies⁩. https://t.co/8wto7KinHc, Mar 22All content by Courtney Humphries ©2022