Portfolio | Amanda Womac | Freelance Science Writer

A Synthesis of Science and Art

Preeti Chandrachud, a fifth-year graduate student had her third paper published in the journal Organometallics in June 2016. The editorial board selected this article as a ...Read More

New Elements

Research can have various forms of impact. Some discoveries shape the very nature of our existence. Others can be extremely important to the scientific community but barely ...Read More

A wing, a prayer and some tender, loving care

Morgan Kessler appears around the corner of the cabin with the red tail hawk in her gloved hands. Holding it close, she walks slowly but deliberately to the spot where she ...Read More

Getting to know the red tail hawk

If you’ve ever seen a movie in which a hawk or an eagle appears, or the camera pans a mountain and valley landscape, then you’ve probably heard the thrilling, raspy ...Read More

Of all dangers, man is raptors’ biggest threat

Raptors are often thought of as strong, fierce birds of prey, but the reality is they face more threats than most people realize. Many birds of prey species are highly ...Read More

Percussion to Pluto: A UT student’s unusual journey

Chad Melton has always loved astronomy, but he never really mastered mathematics in high school. Since math is essential to astronomy, majoring in it in his first round of ...Read More

Short history of studying Pluto

In 1930, astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered the first dwarf planet we now refer to as Pluto. For decades, our solar system contained nine planets. Teachers taught ...Read More

Private sector takes larger role in space exploration

In April of 2010, President Barack Obama promised NASA $6 billion over the next five years to help lay the foundation for private space companies. The U.S. commercial space ...Read More

Getting Under Your Skin

Warm summer evenings are often accented with the seemingly magical illumination of fireflies. While not the only species that glows, fireflies are perhaps the best-known ...Read More

Looking for Action

Love Canal became a national crisis in 1978 when rusting metal drums poked through the surface of an elementary school playground built on a former industrial dump site. The ...Read More