Erin Wayman

Erin Wayman

Managing Editor, Print and Longform

Erin Wayman is Science News’ managing editor for print and longform. She previously served as the production editor and reported on earth and environmental sciences for the magazine. A former primatologist-in-training, Erin decided to leave monkey-watching behind after a close run-in with angry peccaries in Ecuador. Once she completed her master’s degree in biological anthropology at the University of California, Davis, she switched careers and earned a master’s in science writing at Johns Hopkins University. Erin was previously an associate editor at EARTH and an assistant editor at Smithsonian magazine, where she blogged about human evolution. Her work has also appeared in New Scientist, Slate, ScienceNOW and Current Anthropology.

All Stories by Erin Wayman

  1. Climate

    Carbon dioxide in atmosphere reaches landmark level

    At 400 parts per million, greenhouse gas concentration is now higher than it has been for millions of years.

  2. Earth

    Japan’s 2011 earthquake upped Tokyo’s risk

    Chance more than doubled that capital city will soon experience big temblor, researchers calculate.

  3. Earth

    The Arctic was once warmer, covered by trees

    Pliocene epoch featured greenhouse gas levels similar to today's but with higher average temperatures.

  4. Climate

    Ice loss from Greenland’s glaciers may level off

    Simulation suggests long-term effect on sea level not as dire as some predictions.

  5. Earth

    Toxic waste sites may cause health problems for millions

    Exposures to lead and chromium represent particular problems, study finds in India, Indonesia and Philippines.

  6. Anthropology

    Paleofantasy

    What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live by Marlene Zuk.

  7. Space

    Snapshots reveal details of Saturn’s gigantic hurricane

    Storm dwarfs anything on Earth, with enormous eye and whipping winds.

  8. Earth

    Early Earth’s chlorine blown away by giant impacts

    Low levels of chlorine on planet's surface have long puzzled scientists.

  9. Earth

    Remnants of Earth’s crust survive in the planet’s interior

    A slab stayed unperturbed in the mantle for billions of years before resurfacing, sulfur measurements suggest.

  10. Earth

    Yangtze’s age revealed

    Geologists narrow window on time of the Chinese river’s origin to 23-36 million years ago.

  11. Planetary Science

    Faint Young Sun

    Scientists struggle to understand how early Earth stayed warm enough for liquid water.

  12. Earth

    Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Iran

    Casualties reported in nearby Pakistan from temblor.