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Laura Poppick

Laura Poppick is a science and environmental journalist whose stories have appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, and elsewhere. She has been listed as a finalist for the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award and the Maine Literary Awards. Her debut book, Strata: Stories from Deep Time, provides context for modern environmental change by exploring four other moments of global transformation in Earth’s deep geologic history. She lives in Portland, Maine.

The Stories Rocks Tell Us

Lessons for our current Earth from the geologic past

July 15, 2025

When Earth Had No Fire

Laura Poppick’s 3 greatest revelations while writing her book, <i>Strata: Stories from Deep Time</i>

July 15, 2025