Selected Writing

I’m a freelance science writer. Reach me at contact@tanushrisundar.com 2022 AAAS Mass Media Fellow for the Idaho Statesman

Boise-area wellness centers use oxygen devices authorities deem unsafe. What we found

Boise-area wellness centers use oxygen devices authorities deem unsafe. What we found

By Tanushri Sundar and Angela Palermo in Idaho Statesman

August 2022

Idaho National Laboratory ‘leads the way,’ chosen to host new nuclear reactor

Idaho National Laboratory ‘leads the way,’ chosen to host new nuclear reactor

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

August 2022

‘If they can’t make it, none of them will.’ These Idaho salmon may hold key to survival

‘If they can’t make it, none of them will.’ These Idaho salmon may hold key to survival

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

August 2022

Not swarms of locusts — they’re Mormon crickets. Why experts fear their rise in Idaho

Not swarms of locusts — they’re Mormon crickets. Why experts fear their rise in Idaho

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

July 2022

Worried about energy use during heat waves? Idaho Power explains rising demand

Worried about energy use during heat waves? Idaho Power explains rising demand

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

July 2022

Idaho’s sand dunes are a lot like Mars. Here’s how scientists simulated a space mission

Idaho’s sand dunes are a lot like Mars. Here’s how scientists simulated a space mission

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

July 2022

Idaho dairy is worth billions of dollars. Here’s why it could be in trouble this summer

Idaho dairy is worth billions of dollars. Here’s why it could be in trouble this summer

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

June 2022

Big data on a little bird: What 30 years of Idaho research says about declining raptor

Big data on a little bird: What 30 years of Idaho research says about declining raptor

By Tanushri Sundar in Idaho Statesman

June 2022

Mozart and the Effort Paradox: Who bears the cost of effort and why does it matter?

Mozart and the Effort Paradox: Who bears the cost of effort and why does it matter?

By Joachim Krueger, Tanushri Sundar, Erin Gresalfi and Anna Cohenuram in Psychology Today

May 2021