Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

A video recorded by phone shows a U.S. Marshal kicking a dog.

Video Shows U.S. Marshal Kicking a Small Dog During Arrest

A small dog runs into a courtyard as officers make an arrest. What happens next is hard to watch.

Video Shows U.S. Marshal Kicking a Small Dog During Arrest

A small dog runs into a courtyard as officers make an arrest. What happens next is hard to watch.

Side-by-side image showing a crowded industrial chicken barn on the left and a close-up of chickens behind green cage bars on the right.

Croatia Faces an Industrial Poultry Takeover With Animals Paying the Price

Hundreds of millions of chickens. Massive slaughterhouses. Small communities surrounded by waste, water loss, and silence.

Croatia Faces an Industrial Poultry Takeover With Animals Paying the Price

Hundreds of millions of chickens. Massive slaughterhouses. Small communities surrounded by waste, water loss, and silence.

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

You rinse out sweat and stains. Your washing machine sends something else down the drain.

Clean Clothes Are Quietly Polluting Marine Life Worldwide, But There Are Many Solutions

You rinse out sweat and stains. Your washing machine sends something else down the drain.

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

Each year, up to 14,000 tons of UV chemicals from our skin wash into the ocean. Scientists in Singapore may have found the solution — a reef-safe sunscreen made from...

The Sunscreen That Saves Reefs: Singapore Scientists Turn Tea Pollen into Ocean-Friendly UV Shield

Each year, up to 14,000 tons of UV chemicals from our skin wash into the ocean. Scientists in Singapore may have found the solution — a reef-safe sunscreen made from...

Two people on a boat adjusting a fishing net fitted with a glowing green light device during daylight.

A Simple Sun-Powered Glow Is Stopping Sea Turtles From Dying in Fishing Nets

Sea turtles don’t see fishing nets in the dark — until it’s too late. But researchers and fishers found a simple fix. Solar-powered LED lights attached to nets make the...

A Simple Sun-Powered Glow Is Stopping Sea Turtles From Dying in Fishing Nets

Sea turtles don’t see fishing nets in the dark — until it’s too late. But researchers and fishers found a simple fix. Solar-powered LED lights attached to nets make the...

Harbor seals rest on a quiet sandy beach beside calm ocean water, with palm trees, distant shoreline, and soft evening light in the background.

Scientists Discover Hidden Underwater “Language” of Hawaiian Monk Seals

What if monk seals have been speaking a secret language this whole time?

Scientists Discover Hidden Underwater “Language” of Hawaiian Monk Seals

What if monk seals have been speaking a secret language this whole time?

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