Rachel Becker

Rachel Becker is a freelance science journalist who writes about science, the environment, and technology for publications including bioGraphic, Hakai Magazine, National Geographic News, Nature, Nature Medicine, NOVA Next, Slate, and others.

Stories from this author

The Cascadia Subduction Zone could unleash "the big one" soon, causing havoc in Seattle.

Slow Earthquakes Are a Thing

Slow earthquakes regularly move more earth than deadly fast quakes, but no one feels a thing

The San Andreas Fault, cause of countless big quakes.

Seismic Slowdowns Could Warn of Impending Earthquakes

An “earthquake machine” in the lab is helping scientists understand what goes on just before a quake