Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content including plants, algae, and fungi; insects and spiders; and renewable energy and environmental engineering. She also handles certain topics in Christianity, notably Protestant history and churches. She joined Britannica in 2009 and is a member of the National Association of Science Writers.
A passionate native plant gardener and conservationist, Melissa is a member of the Florida Native Plant Society and served on the Board of Directors of the St. Kateri Conservation Center.
EDUCATION
M.S. Plant Biology and Conservation | Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Her thesis examined plant-pollinator interactions in a Penstemon population in Zion National Park, UT.
B.S. Biological Science; minor Biblical Studies | Biola University, La Mirada, CA.
Comprehension Quiz: Water Scarcity
A Is for Animal Quiz
Types of Chemical Reactions
Biodiversity Loss
Latin American Authors
English Romantic Poets
Pope Quiz
Columbian Exchange: New World or Old World?
Nut or Not?
Botany Basics: Fact or Fiction?
Grains and Pseudograins
Ecosystems
Tasty Taxonomy
Plants with Religious Meaning
Oh My Gourd
What Is It? Fruits and Veggies Edition
Animal Group Names
Plants and Booze
Scientific Names of Edible Plants
(Not) All in the Family
This or That? Annual vs. Perennial
Climate Change
Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?