Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Math

    Losing with Heads or Tails

    Flipping a coin may not be the fairest way to make a choice.

  2. Environment

    Missing tigers in India

    Tigers are among the most endangered animals on Earth.

  3. Health & Medicine

    Walking to exercise the brain

    Light exercise can help elderly people keep their brains in shape.

  4. Environment

    Nanosponges soak up pollutants

    Tiny, specially designed particles draw pollutants out of contaminated soil.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Building a food pyramid

    Experts are trying to work out new rules on which foods to eat and which ones to avoid.

  6. Fossils

    Winged insects may go way back

    A fossil's mouthparts hint that winged insects lived on Earth 400 million years ago.

  7. Physics

    A sweet advance in candy packing

    Objects shaped like M&Ms can snuggle together more tightly than spheres do.

  8. Space

    Strange Universe: The Stuff of Darkness

    Figuring out what's hidden in outer space between the visible stars and galaxies isn't easy.

  9. Health & Medicine

    Strong Bones for Life

    Weak bones are an increasing problem for kids and teenagers.

  10. Genetics

    Animal clones: Double trouble?

    From agriculture to medicine to law, animal cloning to create genetic twins could change our lives.

  11. Brain

    What Video Games Can Teach Us

    If used in the right way, video and computer games can inspire learning and improve some skills.

  12. Brain

    The Violent Side of Video Games

    Playing video games and watching TV and movies can change the way we act, think, and feel.