Amber Dance

Amber Dance

Science writer

Amber Dance is an award-winning freelance science writer based in Southern California. She is a contributor at Knowable Magazine, program director for the New Horizons in Science Briefings at the Sciencewriters annual conference for the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and an instructor teaching Science Writing I for UCLA Extension.

Latest articles by Amber Dance

We know humans arose in Africa, but archaeology is only just uncovering secrets of the continent's early civilizations

By Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine published

Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa's archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent history. An archaeologist explains the findings and threats to this heritage.

Archaeology
cell garbage disposal systems, proteasome, proteins, protein tags, ubiquitin

Cellular Garbage Disposals Clean Up

By Amber Dance published

Constant cleaning is crucial to function properly.

Health
cilia, reproductive process

Cilia: Biology's Brooms

By Amber Dance published

Tiny, but mighty, the lash-like structures are essential to life.

Health
aerobatic pilot

Wireless Sensors Monitor Your Thoughts on the Fly

By Amber Dance published

Electroencephalography used to require a person to sit still while a computer tracked the brain's electrical impulses. A newer technology untethers this research

Neuroscience