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Ayurella Horn-Muller

Ayurella Horn-Muller is a staff writer at Grist, where she covers food and agriculture. Prior to that, she reported for Axios and Climate Central, and produced broadcast news at WPLG. Her reporting has won multiple honors from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Green Eyeshade Awards and she has completed media fellowships with the Society of Environmental Journalists, Metcalf Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Oregon State University. She is the author of Devoured: The Extraordinary Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Ate the South.

Latest articles by Ayurella Horn-Muller

Climate
How climate science is sneakily getting funded under TrumpHow climate science is sneakily getting funded under Trump
Climate

Scientists are keeping their climate work alive by any other name.

By Kate Yoder, Ayurella Horn-Muller and 1 more
Future Perfect
How the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhereHow the war in Iran threatens food supply everywhere
Future Perfect

The ingredient that feeds the planet’s crops just got stuck in war.

By Ayurella Horn-Muller