Stephen Ornes

Stephen Ornes lives with his family and writes from a backyard shed in Nashville, Tennessee. His work has appeared in Discover, Scientific American, PNAS, and elsewhere. You can find more at  stephenornes.com.

Header image for Bringing out the Dead - Deep sea octopus Benthoctopus johnstoniana

Bringing out the Dead 10.28.2021 Article - By sinking a wide array of carcasses into the deep ocean and studying what turns up when they fall, scientists are learning about some of the world’s most exotic scavengers and the roles they play in the darkness.

A variety of freshwater mussels illustrates the wide diversity of sizes, shapes and colors in this, the most imperiled group of organisms in the U.S. Photograph by Gary Meszaros

Resurrecting the Riverkeepers 07.11.2017 Article - The dieoff is happening out of sight and out of mind. Reversing it will require scrappy scientists and unlikely allies.

Stephen Ornes

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