More from Kat Eschner (Page 5)

five identical men in white turtlenecks look confused
Health

People with extreme political views have trouble thinking about their own thinking

By Kat Eschner

baby feet under blanket
Gene Editing

The gene-edited Chinese twins represent a multi-generational ethical quandary

By Kat Eschner

carbon emissions
Climate Change

The U.S. keeps causing trouble at a crucial climate change summit

By Kat Eschner

scissors cutting ribbon
Gene Editing

CRISPR has many promising applications—but the gene-edited twins represent something more troubling

By Kat Eschner

What the new climate report says about where you live
Climate Change

What the new climate report says about where you live

By Kat Eschner

The International Space Station is crawling with bacteria and some may be harmful
International Space Station

The International Space Station is crawling with bacteria and some may be harmful

By Kat Eschner

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to
Gene Editing

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

By Kat Eschner

Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats
Health

Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats

By Kat Eschner

We finally know how wombats poop cubes
Animals

We finally know how wombats poop cubes

By Kat Eschner

a mosquito on a white background
Animals

How many mosquitoes can you squish into a syringe? Scientists may finally have an answer.

By Kat Eschner

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?
Diseases

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

By Kat Eschner

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
Conservation

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

By Kat Eschner

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us
Conservation

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

By Kat Eschner

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
Conservation

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

By Kat Eschner

chickadee eating caterpillar
Animals

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

By Kat Eschner

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs
Cancer

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs

By Kat Eschner

Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence
Dinosaurs

Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence

By Kat Eschner

Adult mouse with two mothers
Animals

Scientists just created healthy mice with same-sex parents

By Kat Eschner

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice
Gene Editing

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice

By Kat Eschner

There’s a goblin lurking on the outskirts of our solar system
Science

There’s a goblin lurking on the outskirts of our solar system

By Kat Eschner

a corgi catches a frisbee but looks kind of silly doing it
Animals

Dogs aren’t especially smart, but they have a particular set of skills

By Kat Eschner

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces
Climate Change

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

By Kat Eschner

A piece of blue fabric with electronics attached
Robots

Slipping into this ‘skin’ turns any object into a robot

By Kat Eschner

a sea otter
Animals

A blindfolded sea otter named Selka shows how the critters find food in murky water

By Kat Eschner

If you want personalized medicine, we’ll need to know what time it is in your liver
Health

If you want personalized medicine, we’ll need to know what time it is in your liver

By Kat Eschner

This new blood test can figure out what time it is inside your cells
Health

This new blood test can figure out what time it is inside your cells

By Kat Eschner

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK
Aviation

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

By Kat Eschner

E. coli doesn’t just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients
Health

E. coli doesn’t just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients

By Kat Eschner

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.
Robots

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.

By Kat Eschner

two contact lenses on a pink and blue background
Climate Change

Contact lenses don’t belong in your toilet

By Kat Eschner

New fracking wells are using many times more water than their predecessors
Energy

New fracking wells are using many times more water than their predecessors

By Kat Eschner

We may finally know why marijuana helps people with chronic gut problems
Health

We may finally know why marijuana helps people with chronic gut problems

By Kat Eschner

Even when developing countries receive global aid, teens miss out
Health

Even when developing countries receive global aid, teens miss out

By Kat Eschner

a tiny robot next to a penny
Animals

Itsy bitsy spider robots might crawl around inside you one day

By Kat Eschner

Plastic junk spews greenhouse gases, just like cows and cars
Climate Change

Plastic junk spews greenhouse gases, just like cows and cars

By Kat Eschner

How jumping genes hijack their way into the next generation of babies
Biology

How jumping genes hijack their way into the next generation of babies

By Kat Eschner

Hurricanes may have made these lizards better huggers
Animals

Hurricanes may have made these lizards better huggers

By Kat Eschner

Dr. Seuss might have written the Lorax after seeing these creatures in Kenya
Animals

Dr. Seuss might have written the Lorax after seeing these creatures in Kenya

By Kat Eschner

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists
Cancer

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists

By Kat Eschner

These tiny tree shrews can handle hotter peppers than you
Animals

These tiny tree shrews can handle hotter peppers than you

By Kat Eschner

Pesticides are making bees dumber
Agriculture

Pesticides are making bees dumber

By Kat Eschner

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Conservation

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

By Kat Eschner

spider on a flower
Animals

Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense

By Kat Eschner

koala in tree
Animals

Koala genes might reveal how they survive a toxic diet

By Kat Eschner

a pattern of colorful lego blocks
Technology

Lego blocks could be the key to detecting nerve gases in the field

By Kat Eschner

CRISPR could use gold nanoparticles to edit your brain
Gene Editing

CRISPR could use gold nanoparticles to edit your brain

By Kat Eschner

Connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and viruses are building, but stop freaking out about herpes
Health

Connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and viruses are building, but stop freaking out about herpes

By Kat Eschner

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference
Climate Change

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

By Kat Eschner

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.
Climate Change

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.

By Kat Eschner

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life
Health

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life

By Kat Eschner

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
Biology

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

By Kat Eschner

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats
Physics

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats

By Kat Eschner

Shyness pays off…when you’re a hungry prawn
Animals

Shyness pays off…when you’re a hungry prawn

By Kat Eschner

You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout
Climate Change

You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout

By Kat Eschner

Lab-grown meat might not be the answer to our protein problem
Environment

Lab-grown meat might not be the answer to our protein problem

By Kat Eschner

a woman sleeping
Health

Sleeping in on the weekend might be good for you, but it’s not going to fix all your problems

By Kat Eschner

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?
Cancer

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?

By Kat Eschner

a baby drinking a glass of water
Environment

The EPA is keeping a troubling new study on drinking water under wraps. Here’s what you need to know.

By Kat Eschner

Mystery meat: scientists are investigating the roadkill we never get to see
Animals

Mystery meat: scientists are investigating the roadkill we never get to see

By Kat Eschner

The Leaning Tower of Pisa stays up for the same reason it leans
Science

The Leaning Tower of Pisa stays up for the same reason it leans

By Kat Eschner

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska
Animals

Russian cuckoos are taking over Alaska

By Kat Eschner

pac man
Physics

The universe may be a giant video game, but it certainly isn’t Pac-Man

By Kat Eschner

a degraded coral reef
Animals

A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.

By Kat Eschner

Good job: Arctic sea ice is full of our junk plastic
Climate Change

Good job: Arctic sea ice is full of our junk plastic

By Kat Eschner