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April Reese

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April Reese is an associate editor at Discover, where she edits features as well as the magazine’s earth and environmental sciences column, Notes from Earth. Her freelance work has appeared in many publications, including the Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic.com, Smithsonian.com. and High Country News. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and serves on the board of Scrubland Films, a nonprofit documentary film production company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Annotation Tuesday: The shadowy world of "involuntary celibates"

Annotation Tuesday: The shadowy world of “involuntary celibates”

Elliot Rodger, 22, who went on a deadly rampage near a California university, was an “involuntary celibate.” Most in the “incel” culture disavowed his actions.Writer Peter C. Baker’s recent work…
June 21, 2016
Annotation Tuesday! Sarah Scoles and “How to Save People from Snakebites”

Annotation Tuesday! Sarah Scoles and “How to Save People from Snakebites”

Science presents particular challenges for narrative writers, like deciphering the often arcane language of scientific studies, or coaxing pithy quotes from scientists accustomed to speaking in academicese, and wary of…
March 1, 2016

Annotation Tuesday! Faith Kohler and the documentary “30 Seconds Away”

In cities across the country, hundreds of thousands of homeless men, women and children live on the streets. We pass by them every day, yet they are almost invisible to…
January 5, 2016
“Why’s This So Good?” No. 98: Craig Childs and Muddy Waters

“Why’s This So Good?” No. 98: Craig Childs and Muddy Waters

Several writers have explored the ecological transformation of the Colorado River, dammed decades ago to supply water for 33 million people in the West and northern Mexico, but Craig Childs…
November 23, 2015