Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell

Matthew Russell is a West Michigan native and with a background in journalism, data analysis, cartography and design thinking. He likes to learn new things and solve old problems whenever possible, and enjoys bicycling, spending time with his daughters, and coffee.

Articles by Matthew Russell

Bill Gates Pledges His Entire Fortune to Save Millions of Lives

Bill Gates Pledges His Entire Fortune to Save Millions of Lives

Bill Gates is giving away nearly everything he has—$200 billion—to fight poverty, disease, and preventable deaths in Africa.

Bill Gates Pledges His Entire Fortune to Save Millions of Lives

Bill Gates is giving away nearly everything he has—$200 billion—to fight poverty, disease, and preventable deaths in Africa.

Drug Waste Is Turning Sharks Into Unwitting Victims of Cocaine Addiction

Drug Waste Is Turning Sharks Into Unwitting Victims of Cocaine Addiction

What happens when sharks start testing positive for cocaine? It’s not the plot of a late-night thriller—it’s real. Scientists off Brazil’s coast made a chilling discovery with global implications for...

Drug Waste Is Turning Sharks Into Unwitting Victims of Cocaine Addiction

What happens when sharks start testing positive for cocaine? It’s not the plot of a late-night thriller—it’s real. Scientists off Brazil’s coast made a chilling discovery with global implications for...

Shark Meat Demand Is Surging While Our Oceans Grow Silent

Shark Meat Demand Is Surging While Our Oceans Grow Silent

They’re not just being hunted for fins anymore—now it’s their meat, their oil, even their cartilage. As laws meant to protect sharks take a deadly turn, millions are dying under...

Shark Meat Demand Is Surging While Our Oceans Grow Silent

They’re not just being hunted for fins anymore—now it’s their meat, their oil, even their cartilage. As laws meant to protect sharks take a deadly turn, millions are dying under...

Underwater Robots Uncover Organic Secret as Heavy as 250 Million Elephants

Underwater Robots Uncover Organic Secret as Heavy as 250 Million Elephants

There’s a hidden world beneath the ocean’s surface—one that weighs more than 250 million elephants. Scientists have uncovered massive stores of phytoplankton deep underwater, invisible to satellites and critical to...

Underwater Robots Uncover Organic Secret as Heavy as 250 Million Elephants

There’s a hidden world beneath the ocean’s surface—one that weighs more than 250 million elephants. Scientists have uncovered massive stores of phytoplankton deep underwater, invisible to satellites and critical to...

Behind Pet Shop Windows Lies a Factory of Cruelty

Behind Pet Shop Windows Lies a Factory of Cruelty

That adorable puppy in the pet store window may have come from a place of horror. Crammed cages, chronic illness, lifelong trauma—these are the real origins of most puppies sold...

Behind Pet Shop Windows Lies a Factory of Cruelty

That adorable puppy in the pet store window may have come from a place of horror. Crammed cages, chronic illness, lifelong trauma—these are the real origins of most puppies sold...

America's Elephants Are Dying in Silence Behind Zoo Walls

America's Elephants Are Dying in Silence Behind Zoo Walls

They rock back and forth for hours. They cry out in pain no one hears. Their babies die young. You might think zoos protect elephants—but the truth tells a far...

America's Elephants Are Dying in Silence Behind Zoo Walls

They rock back and forth for hours. They cry out in pain no one hears. Their babies die young. You might think zoos protect elephants—but the truth tells a far...