Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Animals

    A microbe nanny for young wasps

    A smear of bacteria helps baby wasps survive infancy.

  2. Humans

    Makeup science

    Looking your best may be as much a science as it is an art.

  3. Animals

    Python Hearts Pump Up

    A Burmese python can increase the size of its heart by 40 percent in just two days.

  4. Climate

    Arctic algae show climate change

    Sediment from Arctic lakes shows that much of the Northern Hemisphere has been warming for many decades.

  5. Tech

    Power of the Wind

    Wind is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world.

  6. Space

    Dark galaxy

    Astronomers have spied a massive galaxy that appears to contain no stars.

  7. Environment

    Shrinking fish

    Because of fishing, fish are becoming smaller and growing more slowly.

  8. Humans

    A diamond polish for ancient tools

    People in Stone Age China may have used diamonds to polish their stone axes.

  9. Animals

    Sleep Affects a Bird’s Singing

    Young birds sing badly in the morning but do much better later in the day.

  10. Physics

    Thinner air, less splatter

    At low air pressure, a liquid drop that hits a surface makes no splash.

  11. Animals

    Stunts for High-Diving Ants

    When some tree-dwelling ants fall out of their homes, they often control the direction of their tumbles.

  12. Planets

    Sounds of Titan

    A space probe touches down on an alien, but eerily familiar world and samples its music.

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