Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Animals

    Chicken eggs as drug factories

    Researchers have created chickens that produce useful drugs in their eggs.

  2. Brain

    Video game violence

    Playing violent video games may have harmful effects on the brain.

  3. Environment

    Shrimpy invaders

    A shrimplike creature that has invaded the Great Lakes could spell big trouble for young fish.

  4. Plants

    A Giant Flower’s New Family

    The world's largest known flower may be a relative of the poinsettia plant.

  5. Planets

    Strange Neptune

    From giant storms and icy geysers to tilted orbits and weird spins, Neptune and its moons have many surprising features.

  6. Planets

    A star’s belt of dust and rocks

    Astronomers have obtained hints of a dusty asteroid belt around a nearby star.

  7. Animals

    G-Tunes with a Message

    Apes known as gibbons can rearrange the notes of their songs to communicate with one another.

  8. Fossils

    Fossil Forests

    The remains of ancient trees can help us better understand the effects of climate change on Earth.

  9. Tech

    Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel

    Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.

  10. Space

    Titan’s Massive Mountains

    The Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has spied a chain of large mountains on Titan.

  11. Animals

    The Littlest Lemurs

    Studies of mouse lemurs may tell us something about our own origins.

  12. Health & Medicine

    Smiles Turn Away Colds

    A good mood and a relaxed attitude help keep colds away.

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