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Bacteria devoured methane from Gulf spill

Brian — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:46:16 +0000

Hungry microbes ate nearly all of the methane spewed by the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, I report in this piece for the Washington Post.

Invasive insects threaten trees, forest

Brian — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:31:55 +0000

Invasive insects, like this emerald ash borer, have destroyed tens of millions of trees in the United States. In a piece for the Washington Post, I track the bugs and call into question USDA regulations meant to stem the tide of tiny invaders.

Injections of Hope – Doctors Promote Offshore Shots but Some Patients Cry Foul

Brian — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:24:09 +0000

Patients are paying tens of thousands of dollars for stem cell treatments overseas, yet there’s little evidence the shots do any good. My reporting for the Washington Post turned up dozens of stem cell clinics and plenty of unhappy patients [Read Story]