Some of my favorite pieces 
The majority of my work can be found at Authory.com

https://www.sciencesocieties.org/publications/csa-news/2026/august/wildfire-aftermath

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Citation: Sever, M. (2026), Burned homes, contaminated soils: the aftermath of wildfire. CSA News. Published online 8 July 2026.

https://www.sciencesocieties.org/publications/csa-news/2026/july/why-the-vadose-zone-matters

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Citation: Sever, M. (2026), The science of the in-between: why the vadose zone matters. CSA News. Published online 17 June 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.70030.

 

https://www.sciencesocieties.org/print/pdf/node/298

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Citation: Sever, M. (2025), Soil health management practices in the diverse Intermountain West. Crops & Soils Magazine. Published online 25 February 2025.

 

https://sciencesocieties.org/print/pdf/node/219

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Citation: Sever, M. (2024), Orange-fleshed sweet potato truly an emerging superfood in Ethiopia. Crops & Soils. Published online 4 July 2024.

 

https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2023/07/21/100-years-since-we-learned-dinosaurs-laid-eggs-what-do-we-know-now/

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Citation: Sever, M. (2023), 100 years since we learned dinosaurs laid eggs, what do we know now? EGU GeoLog. Published online 21 July 2023.

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/crso.20232

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), Managing for resiliency in the face of drought. Crops & Soils. Published online 11 October 2022. In print in a coming issue. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20232

 

https://www.snexplores.org/article/how-to-be-heat-safe-when-playing-sports

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Citation: Sever, M. (2023), How to be heat-safe when playing sports. Science News for Students. Published online 20 April 2023. In print in August 2023.

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/crso.20221

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), Could tile drainage be another form of crop insurance in a changing climate? Crops & Soils. Published online 22 August 2022. In print in a coming issue. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20221

 

https://www.snexplores.org/article/wildfire-health-risks-air-smoke-west-east-united-states

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), Wildfire smoke poses health risks from coast to coast. Science News Explores. Published online 18 August 2022. 

 

https://www.snexplores.org/article/wildfire-health-greatest-risks-smoke-children-infants-aerosols-particulates

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), Wildfire smoke seems to pose its biggest health risk to kids. Science News Explores. Published online 18 August 2022. 

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/csan.20833

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), For the love of peat. Crops & Soils. Published online 10 August 2022. In print October 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/csan.20833  

 

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wildfire-health-risks-air-smoke-west-east-united-states

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Citation: Sever, M. (2022), Western wildfires' health risks extend across the country. Science News. Published online 17 June 2022. In print 18 June 2022. 

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/crso.20164

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Is freeze damage ever as bad as we think it will be? Crops & Soils. Published online 27 December 2021. In print January-February 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20164

 

https://eos.org/articles/a-road-map-for-climate-retreat

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), A road map for climate retreat. Eos. Published online 23 July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO161000

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crso.20129

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Blockchain and production agriculture: How - and whether - it will be used still an open question. Crops & Soils Magazine. Published online 18 July 2021. In print, July-August 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20129

 

https://www.pnas.org/content/118/27/e2110558118.full

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Inner Workings: Big wildfires mobilize mercury. What are the risks to surface water? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Published online 6 July 2021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2110558118

Highlights.com

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Deep Dive: The deepest places on Earth. Highlights. Published in print May 2021. 

 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crso.20118

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), 4R management of phosphorus fertilizer in the Northern Great Plains. Crops & Soils Magazine. Published online 27 May 2021. In print, May-June 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20118

https://eos.org/geofizz/geomojis-translate-geoscience-across-any-language

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Geomojis translate geoscience across any language. Eos. Published online 20 April 2021. 

https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO157236094

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/wildfire-smoke-microbes-air-health-risk-bacteria-fungi

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Wildfires launch microbes into the air. How big of a health risk is that? Science News. Published online 13 April 2021. In print, 10 April 2021. 

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crso.20106

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Careful placement allows manure to replace starter phosphorus in corn. Crops & Soils Magazine. Published online 11 March 2021. In print, March-April 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20106

https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crso.20094

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Citation: Sever, M. (2021), Soybean gall midge: How do you solve a problem you know little about? Crops & Soils Magazine. Published online 6 January 2021. In print, January 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/crso.20094

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/plastic-drinking-water-pipes-high-heat-wildfire-hazardous-chemicals

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Plastic drinking water pipes exposed to high heat can leak hazardous chemicals, Science News. Published online 23 December 2020. 

https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/kilauea-starts-new-eruptive-cycle-with-a-lava-show-12256/

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Kilauea starts new eruptive cycle with a lava show, Temblor. Published online 22 December 2020. https://doi.org/10.32858/temblor.147

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/technology-natural-hazards-natech-disasters-lightning-wildfire

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Technology and natural hazards clash to create 'natech' disasters, Science News. Published online 13 November 2020.

https://eos.org/articles/biggest-risk-to-surface-water-after-a-wildfire-its-complicated

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Biggest risk to surface water after a wildfire? It’s complicated, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO150691. Published online 20 October 2020.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/invasive-jumping-worms-damage-soil-threaten-forests

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests, Science News. Published online 29 September 2020.

https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/rapid-climate-change-caused-las-vegas-fault-to-shake-11601/

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Rapid climate change caused Las Vegas fault to shake, Temblor, https://doi.org/10.10.32858/temblor.111. Published online 13 August 2020.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/asteroid-impact-volcanism-earth-dinosaurs-deccan-mass-extinction

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), An asteroid impact, not volcanism, may have made Earth unlivable for dinosaurs, Science News. Published online 17 July 2020.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/deforestation-trees-indonesia-cash-poor-families-programs

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), How giving cash to poor families may also save trees in Indonesia, Science News. Published online 12 June 2020.

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/heavy-rain-kilauea-volcano-lava-eruption

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Did rain put the Kilauea volcano's lava-making into overdrive?, Science News for Students. Published online 15 May 2020.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heavy-rain-kilauea-eruption

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Did heavy rain trigger Kilauea's eruption? It's complicated, Science News. Published online 23 April 2020.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-economic-costs-rising-seas-will-be-steeper-than-thought

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), Economic costs of rising seas will be steeper than we thought, unless we prepare, Science News. Published online 21 February 2020, and in print 28 March 2020.

https://eos.org/features/what-is-left-in-the-air-after-a-wildfire-depends-on-exactly-what-burned

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Citation: Sever, M. (2020), What is left in the air after a wildfire depends on exactly what burned, Eos, 101, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO138965. Published on 23 January 2020.

https://eos.org/articles/iconic-palms-add-to-fire-danger-in-southern-california

 

Citation: Sever, M. (2019), Iconic palms add to fire danger in Southern California, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO136574. Published on 22 November 2019.

https://eos.org/articles/asbestos-fibers-thread-through-rocks-and-dust-outside-vegas

 

Citation: Sever, M. (2019), Asbestos fibers thread through rocks and dust outside Vegas, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO136324. Published on 06 November 2019.

https://eos.org/articles/road-dust-a-health-hazard-hidden-in-plain-sight

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Citation: Sever, M. (2019), Road dust: A health hazard hidden in plain sight, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO136341. Published on 07 November 2019.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/worst-wildfires-can-send-smoke-high-enough-affect-ozone-layer

 

Citation: Sever, M. (2019), The worst wildfires can send smoke high enough to affect the ozone layer, Science News. Published on 08 August 2019, and in print 14 September 2019.

https://eos.org/articles/wildfires-affect-water-resources-long-after-the-smoke-clears

 

Citation: Sever, M. (2019), Wildfires affect water resources long after the smoke clears, Eos, 100, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EO134717. Published on 07 October 2019.