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Avery Orrall
Avery Orrall
Avery is a health and environment reporter based in Manhattan. She graduated from New York University with a B.A. in English and American literature and minors in chemistry and psychology. Her interests (scientific) include health equity and microbiology. Her interests (non-scientific) include knitting, hoarding books, and hanging out with her cat, Gorgonzola Cheese.
Opinion: New York City’s buildings are designed to leak energy. Retrofitting them may be the only option
Avery Orrall • October 30, 2024
Under the facade of NYC’s shiny, storied exterior is infrastructure designed without emissions in mind. The city is struggling to fix that.
Avery Orrall • May 6, 2024
Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before they disappear.
Avery Orrall • January 13, 2024
What a bid to free a zoo elephant says about the evolving legal rights of animals
Avery Orrall • January 11, 2024
Unearthing the millions-year-long process that fuels our world
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature for his innovations in theater and poetry
Avery Orrall • October 5, 2023
Fosse was applauded for his ability to “give voice to the unsayable”