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Joel Shurkin is a freelance writer in Baltimore. He is a former science writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for covering Three Mile Island. He has nine published books and is working on a tenth. He has taught journalism at Stanford University, the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Photo of an airliner flying away from the photographer, over a forested seashore, as sun is low in the multicolored sky.

If Pilots Took More Control of Traffic Over the North Atlantic

New research recommends allowing pilots to choose their own routes on trans-Atlantic flights to reduce carbon emissions.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

worker bees surrounding queen

Honeybees Use Scent Maps to Keep Track of Their Queen

Honeybees relay the location of the queen through pheromones.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Several medical students wearing blue scrubs walk in a hallway.

Medical Students Push to Add Climate Change to the Curriculum

New courses could help prepare young doctors for the medical challenges of a warming world.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

dolphin rescue

Research Shows Range of Contaminants in the Blubber of Whales and Dolphins

The animals' bodies contained pollutants not found in dolphins before.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Fox

Urban Foxes Are Starting to Resemble Domesticated Animals

Some evidence suggests that foxes may be trying to domesticate themselves.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

School bus

The Lost Spring of 2020: When Schools Reopen, How Will Students Catch Up?

Some students are continuing to learn while school doors are closed, but others may not be able to avoid losing ground.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

See all articles by Joel Shurkin

Contributor

Joel Shurkin is a freelance writer in Baltimore. He is a former science writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for covering Three Mile Island. He has nine published books and is working on a tenth. He has taught journalism at Stanford University, the University of California at Santa Cruz and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Author website

Author Articles

Latest Articles by Joel Shirkin

Photo of an airliner flying away from the photographer, over a forested seashore, as sun is low in the multicolored sky.

If Pilots Took More Control of Traffic Over the North Atlantic

New research recommends allowing pilots to choose their own routes on trans-Atlantic flights to reduce carbon emissions.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

worker bees surrounding queen

Honeybees Use Scent Maps to Keep Track of Their Queen

Honeybees relay the location of the queen through pheromones.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Several medical students wearing blue scrubs walk in a hallway.

Medical Students Push to Add Climate Change to the Curriculum

New courses could help prepare young doctors for the medical challenges of a warming world.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

dolphin rescue

Research Shows Range of Contaminants in the Blubber of Whales and Dolphins

The animals' bodies contained pollutants not found in dolphins before.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Fox

Urban Foxes Are Starting to Resemble Domesticated Animals

Some evidence suggests that foxes may be trying to domesticate themselves.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

School bus

The Lost Spring of 2020: When Schools Reopen, How Will Students Catch Up?

Some students are continuing to learn while school doors are closed, but others may not be able to avoid losing ground.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

See all articles by Joel Shurkin