Lizzie Wade

Writer, Science Magazine

Lizzie Wade is a science writer. She is the Latin America correspondent for Science, and her work has also appeared in Wired and Slate. She lives in Mexico City.

Written by Lizzie Wade

Two colourful Christmas tree worms on a coral surface, displaying bright orange and blue spiral structures.

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Astronomy

Alien rights

When we meet aliens, it won’t be a friendly encounter nor a conquest: it will be a gold rush. Can we make sure it’s ethical?

Lizzie Wade

A California condor with a colourful head and dark feathers set against a black background.

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Biology

Reared by puppets

To breed condors in captivity, we must pull on the strings of nature. But does that matter if we save a species?

Lizzie Wade