Stories by Brittney J. Miller

Brittney J. Miller is a news writing intern at Nature.

Racism Drives Environmental Inequality—But Most Americans Don’t Realize

Survey finds that most people think poverty is why pollution disproportionately affects Black people, despite evidence that racism is the major cause

June 17, 2022 — Brittney J. Miller and Nature magazine

Epidemiology

Why Unprecedented Bird Flu Outbreaks Are Concerning Scientists

Mass infections in wild birds pose a significant risk to vulnerable species, are hard to contain and increase the opportunity for the virus to spill over into people

May 31, 2022 — Brittney J. Miller and Nature magazine