Recent Work

As a journalist with more than 20 years of experience, I have written more than 100 articles for popular magazines, newspapers, and other media, including The Athletic, National Geographic, Rolling Stone, and Smithsonian. I am currently the publisher and president of Natural History, am a former editor at Islands magazine, where I edited the entire front-of-the-book, and a former AAAS Mass Media Fellow at the Los Angeles Times. I’m also a biologist (specifically an entomologist) still active in teaching and research, and am grateful for my academic background in reporting on science and other topics. My professional affiliations include the California Academy of Sciences (Research Associate), the National Association of Science Writers (member), the Authors Guild (member), and the International Heteropterists Society (member).

If you’re interested in getting in touch, please email me at bbalukjian@gmail.com.

Below is a selection of my past work:

“Glacier melting and ocean blooms”‍ ‍Natural History

“Half of these earwigs use their right penis. The other half use their left penis. Why?”‍ ‍Smithsonian

“A grounded view of the empire of insects” Los Angeles Times

“Why I’m starting a community college natural history program in 2018” Bay Nature

“Know any good snail jokes?” Slate

“Walk-Up Revolution: Royce Clayton’s pitch to change MLB at-bat music” Rolling Stone

“Miracle Met Jerry Koosman selling World Series ring”The Athletic

“The History of WrestleMania 2” The Ringer

“Not the end of chocolate”‍ ‍Breakthroughs

“The Toronto Blue Jays memorabilia Lloyd Moseby saved from his career”‍ ‍The Athletic