Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Planets

    Icy Orbs at the Solar System’s Edge

    A ring at the solar system's outskirts appears to contain smaller objects than expected.

  2. Fossils

    Big fish in ancient waters

    Fossils have revealed an ancient, oversized relative of modern-day swordfish.

  3. Fossils

    Downsized dinosaurs

    Island living may have led to miniature versions of giant dinosaurs.

  4. Space

    Baby star

    Astronomers have observed the earliest twinkles ever picked up from a newborn star.

  5. Physics

    Einstein’s skateboard

    Kids vying to be top young scientist of the year tackled challenges inspired by the work of Albert Einstein.

  6. Animals

    Toxic Birds May Get Poison from Beetles

    Eating certain beetles may make the skin and feathers of some birds poisonous.

  7. Brain

    Sleep to Remember Places and Routes

    Deep sleep may help your brain solidify memories of where you've been and how you got there.

  8. Tech

    Explorer of the extreme deep

    A new project to build an improved research sub aims to shed light on the mysterious ocean depths.

  9. Humans

    Little people cause big surprise

    Scientists uncover the skeleton of a small-bodied relative of human beings.

  10. Animals

    Growing up in dangerous waters

    Wild guppies that live in dangerous places don't live fast and die young as scientists previously thought.

  11. Tech

    Inspired by nature

    Researchers are applying lessons learned from butterflies, beetles, mussels, and other creatures to problems of human survival.

  12. Health & Medicine

    Packing Fat

    Even among kids, waistlines are bulging, and many people are worried about the trend.