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Allie Wilkinson

Allie Wilkinson

Web Producer

Allie Wilkinson is a web producer and occasional writer at Science News. She has a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Eckerd College and a master’s degree in journalism from Hofstra University. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, Popular Science, Scientific American, and elsewhere. She’s also an award-winning baker and freelance cheesemonger.

All Stories by Allie Wilkinson

  1. phage virus attacking bacteria
    Health & Medicine

    In ‘The Perfect Predator,’ viruses vanquish a deadly superbug

    In ‘The Perfect Predator,’ an epidemiologist recounts the battle to save her husband from an antibiotic-resistant infection.

  2. Chinese food
    Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, people thought MSG caused ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’

    In the 1960s, people blamed monosodium glutamate in Chinese food for making them sick, but the claim hasn't stood up to time or science.

  3. peregrine falcon
    Animals

    50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction

    In 1969, peregrine falcons were at risk of extinction. But a ban on the pesticide DDT and new captive breeding programs allowed the raptors to recover.

  4. Bottlenose dolphins
    Climate

    Bull sharks and bottlenose dolphins are moving north as the ocean warms

    Rising temperatures are making ocean waters farther north more hospitable for a variety of marine species.