Christian Elliott
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About Christian Elliott
Christian Elliott is a freelance science and environmental journalist and audio producer based in Illinois. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Discover, Sierra, MIT Technology Review, and elsewhere. He is a graduate of the science journalism master’s program at Northwestern University’s Medill School in Chicago, Illinois.
A toxic threat lurks in thawing permafrost
Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
Salt marsh microbes threaten to mutate the atmosphere
Turf wars between the microbes dictate how much carbon salt marshes store and how much methane they pump into the air.