Consulting Editor, Down To Earth. She has been associated with the magazine since 2000 and has written extensively on health, science and food issues. She is a biologist by training and holds a PhD in Botany
Blame gorillas, not chimps
Drug-resistant malaria traced back to gorilla
Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder
Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity
Trick and treat
How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food
Trick and treat
How to make healthy food taste as good as junk food
A perplexing water cycle
Agricultural areas get no rain, urban areas face water logging
Cooking stoves in carbon trade
Improved stoves will be standardized for fuel and emission efficiency
Abscisic acids stressful tactics
Scientists figure out how to make plants drought-resistant
Vaccine shortage to continue
Government denies it; its own data tells a different story
Lungs, beware
Switching to ozone-friendly inhalers is not going to be easy