Bethany Brookshire

Bethany Brookshire was a longtime staff writer at Science News Explores and is the author of the book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She has a B.S. in biology and a B.A. in philosophy from The College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She was a 2019-2020 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, the winner of the Society for Neuroscience Next Generation Award and the Three Quarks Daily Science Writing Award, among others.

All Stories by Bethany Brookshire

  1. Climate

    Scientists Say: Cyclone

    These strong storms have different names in different oceans. But all are cyclones.

  2. Cookie Science 18: Eating it up

    My cookie baking is at an end, but the steps in Cookie Science can be used to help you conduct any experiment in the kitchen and beyond.

  3. Fall into science with a new podcast

    There are science shows and science books and science games for kids. Now there’s also an engaging science podcast.

  4. Planets

    Scientists Say: Exoplanet

    Eight planets orbit our sun. We give a slightly different name to the millions of similar bodies orbiting other stars.

  5. Climate

    Scientists Say: Hurricane or typhoon?

    Sometimes you read about hurricanes, and sometimes about typhoons. The difference? Location, location, location.

  6. Cookie Science 17: Posters — the good and the bad

    Scientists often initially report results of their experiments in a poster. It may seem easy, but here are some common mistakes to avoid.

  7. Planets

    Scientists Say: Satellite

    When we think of satellites, we often think of objects we send into space from Earth. But most satellites are actually all natural.

  8. The accidental experiment at your bird feeder

    Bird feeders might seem harmless, if not good for the environment. But the birds native to your area might view things differently, new data show.

  9. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Zoonosis

    Sometimes diseases in people come from animals. These diseases have a special name.

  10. Chemistry

    Taking chicken off the grill and into the lab

    Grilling meat can produce carcinogens. A teen studied how to grill chicken to produce the fewest of these cancer-causing chemicals.

  11. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Carcinogen

    We have all heard that some things — such as ultraviolent rays from the sun or dangerous chemicals — can cause cancer. These agents have a special name.

  12. This “sun” dress mixes fashion and science

    Allison Clausius, 18, combined her love for fashion and science in a dress that incorporates solar panels to charge portable electronics.

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