Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Tech

    Electronic paper turns a page

    Changeable ink and battery-powered paper may make textbooks lighter and bring video newspapers into daily use.

  2. Brain

    Brain signals attention disorder

    Children with attention disorders appear to have less tissue in certain parts of their brain.

  3. Humans

    Preserving Ancient Warrior Paint

    Chemistry helps keep paint on ancient clay statues from cracking and quickly peeling off.

  4. Earth

    Killer space rock snuffed out ancient life

    Rock fragments from Antarctica suggest a huge meteor struck Earth 250 million years ago.

  5. Environment

    Toxic cleanups get a microbe boost

    Certain soil bacteria can help clean up toxic waste.

  6. Fossils

    Dinosaurs grow up

    Learning how fast dinosaurs grew may help link birds to dinosaurs.

  7. Chemistry

    How a Gecko Defies Gravity

    A gecko's tight grip on walls and ceilings suggests new types of sticky materials.

  8. Physics

    Echoes of a stretched egg

    Sound waves bounce off people as if each person resembles an elongated egg.

  9. Environment

    Will climate change depose monarchs?

    If Mexico gets too wet, migrating monarch butterflies could lose their winter refuges.

  10. Animals

    Poisonous Spiders as Reluctant Hunters

    The brown recluse spider prefers scavenging dead food to hunting live prey.

  11. Environment

    Plastic meals for seals

    Pieces of discarded plastic can end up in the stomachs of seals.

  12. Tech

    Running with sneaker science

    For marathon runners and other athletes, sneaker research helps reduce the pain.

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