Michael Allen is a freelance science journalist and editor based in Somerset in England. Although he has a zoology degree, over the last few years he has found himself tackling stories covering a breadth of subjects, such as sonic tractor beams, composting toilets, snakebites, and suspected Russian spies. He regularly contributes to specialist publications based in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
From 2013 to 2016, the Blob derailed the ecosystem in the northeast Pacific. Years later, scientists are still uncovering new consequences wrought by this extreme heat wave.
