Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Planets

    Two Suns in the Sky

    Some planets may orbit double stars, which means that the planets might have double sunrises and double sunsets.

  2. Tech

    How to Fly Like a Bat

    Everyone knows that bats aren't birds, but it turns out that they don't even fly the same way.

  3. Brain

    Talking with Hands

    Studies of chimpanzees suggest that our ancestors may have "talked" to each other using hand gestures before they learned to speak.

  4. Planets

    Liquid Mercury

    Our solar system's innermost planet has a molten core.

  5. Planets

    The Wind in the Worlds

    On other planets, the weather can be frightful.

  6. Animals

    Big squid

    Florida fishermen recently hauled in a squid that's like no other ever found in the Atlantic Ocean.

  7. Tech

    Sugar power for cell phones

    New technology could lead to cell phones that are powered by sweet drinks.

  8. Animals

    Cacophony acoustics

    How do frogs hear each other in a noisy pond? Just the way we would, as it turns out.

  9. Health & Medicine

    A Better Flu Shot

    A new kind of vaccine that's made in caterpillar cells prevents influenza.

  10. Planets

    Martian Caves

    New images taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars show what appear to be entrances to caves.

  11. Tech

    Getting in touch with touch

    By simulating the sense of touch, engineers hope to improve robots, surgery, and even video games.

  12. Space

    Galactic Growth Spurts

    A newly discovered galaxy that grew in fits and starts is like no other galaxy known.

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