Lizzie Wade

Freelance Science Journalist

Lizzie Wade is a freelance science journalist and a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. She covers archaeology, anthropology, and all things Latin America from her home in Mexico City. Her writing has also appeared in Aeon, California Sunday, Wired,and Slate, among others. Her story “Cradle of Life” (featured on Showcase), about the debate over the Amazon rainforest’s deep past, won the 2016 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism—Features from the American Geophysical Union. Follow Lizzie on Twitter @lizzie_wade.