2018
Behold a Neurological Wonder, National Wildlife Federation, 2018.
2017
Scientist Shocks Himself with an Electric Eel So You Don’t Have To, The Verge, 2017
Testing an Electric Eel’s Shock Powers With His Own Arm, The New York Times, 2017
This Neuroscientist Loves The ‘Extremes’ In The Animal Kingdom, NPR Science Friday, 2017
Inside the Bizarre Life of the Star-Nosed Mole, World’s Fastest Eater, National Geographic, 2017
See a Biologist Brave Eel Shocks in the Name of Science, National Geographic, 2017
Watch an Electric Eel Zap a Biologist in the Name of Science, Washington Post, 2017
It’s Like an ‘Electric Fence Sensation’, Says Scientist Who Let an Electric Eel Shock His Arm, NPR, 2017
2016
Watch an Electric Eel Leap Out of Water to Shock a Threat, CNBC, 2016
Like a Slimy Taser, Electric Eels Can Leap Out and Zap Their Prey, The New York Times, 2016
The Shocking Behavior of Leaping Eels, NPR Science Friday, 2016
Science Proves Electric Eels Can Leap From Water to Attack, Smithsonian, 2016
The Stunning Case of Leaping Electric Eels, The Atlantic, 2016
Watch These Leaping Electric Eels Validate One of Science History’s Wackiest Stories, The Washington Post, 2016
2015
Electric Eels Shock Scientists With Sophisticated Hunting Strategies, Discover, 2015
The Electric Eel’s Superpower Just Got Even Cooler, National Geographic, 2015
Electric Eels Use an Astonishing Science Trick to Double Zap Large Prey, The Washington Post, 2015
A Scientist’s Shocking Discovery About Electric Eels, The Atlantic, 2015
2014
How an Eel Locates and Attacks Its Prey: Remote Control, USA Today, 2014
Electric Eels Jolt Their Prey By Remote Control, NPR, 2014
Electric Eels Use Built-In “Taser” to Remotely Stun Their Prey, National Geographic, 2014
The Surprising Power of an Electric Eel’s Shock, New York Times, 2014
2013
Mole Smells in Stereo, ScienceNews, 2013
Stereo Mole Noses, National Geographic, 2013
A Mole’s Nose Knows, With Stereo Sniffing, New York Times, 2013
Vanderbilt Neuroscientist Honored by National Academy of Sciences, Research News at Vanderbilt, 2013
2012
Croc Skin Bumps Are Signs of Sensitivity, ABC News 2012
Crocs Have Super-Sensitive Jaws, BBC News, 2012
Croc Jaws More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips, National Geographic News, 2012
2011
Worm Grunting On NPR, Vanderbilt Research Blog, 2011
2010
Tentacled Snake Uses Odd Appendages to Sense Prey, National Geographic News, 2010
Snake uses odd tentacles to sense prey , CBC News, 2010
Second Nature, Vanderbilt Magazine, March 2010
2009
Easy Lunch for Fish-Tricking Snake, ABC News, 2009
Snakes Trick Prey for Easy Meal, The Scientist, 2009
2008
No Joke, Arts and Science Magazine, Vanderbilt University, 2008
Uncovering the Mystery of the Worm Charmer, New York Times, 2008
Moles, not magic, make worm ‘grunting’ work, ABC News
Assignment Earth: Worm Grunting, Video on Mother Nature Network
2006
A Mammal That Can Smell Underwater, Science Friday Interview, 2006
Star-Nosed Mole Can Sniff Underwater, NewScientist, 2006
The MacArthur and the Mole, U.S. News and World Report, 2006
Mole Man Gets a MacArthur, SEED Magazine, October 2006
Adapted to Follow Their Noses Underwater, New York Times, 2006
2005
A Many Fingered Nose, National Geographic News, 2005
Star-nosed mole has moves that put the best magician to shame, Exploration Magazine, February 2005
Underground Gourmet: Mole Sets a Speed Record, New York Times, 2005
2002
Brain Organization, Too, Sets Naked Mole-Rat Apart, Scientific American, 2002
2001
The Early Nerve Gets the Brain Space, Science News, 2001
1999
Snouts: A Star is Born in a Very Odd Way, Science News, 1999