More from Kendra Pierre-Louis (Page 2)

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm
Science

What Star Wars taught scientists about sperm

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

There’s no such thing as clean coal
Pollution

There’s no such thing as clean coal

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

hot chili peppers
Science

We ate the world’s spiciest chip, cried for 45 minutes, then wrote this article about it

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle
Ocean

A clownfish can take on a shark, but this predicament may prove harder to handle

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

We finally know how durian got so stinky
Science

We finally know how durian got so stinky

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Good news! We’re probably not living in a computer simulation.
Physics

Good news! We’re probably not living in a computer simulation.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake
Diseases

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

rescue workers in flood
Weather

There’s actually no such thing as a natural disaster

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters
Agriculture

To fight antibiotic resistance, we need higher taxes—or fewer meat eaters

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Reminder: super random research can produce some amazing science
Science

Reminder: super random research can produce some amazing science

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

A warming Arctic can actually make our winters colder
Climate Change

A warming Arctic can actually make our winters colder

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

It’s actually really dangerous to go down a slide with your kid
Health

It’s actually really dangerous to go down a slide with your kid

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

aerial crop art keystone pipeline
Agriculture

This land is (still) their land. Meet the Nebraskan farmers fighting Keystone XL

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts
Animals

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Researchers just figured out how to get robots to join forces
Robots

Researchers just figured out how to get robots to join forces

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Our pollution might actually be causing thunderstorms
Pollution

Our pollution might actually be causing thunderstorms

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Hurricane flood waters
Weather

Predicting a hurricane’s intensity is only going to get harder

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

High fat diets may make mice live longer—but you (probably) shouldn’t live on butter
Nutrition

High fat diets may make mice live longer—but you (probably) shouldn’t live on butter

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Reading this headline might make you yawn. Here’s why.
Psychology

Reading this headline might make you yawn. Here’s why.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

What happens when you heat the Antarctic Ocean by a single degree?
Climate Change

What happens when you heat the Antarctic Ocean by a single degree?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Even more evidence that we’re eating all wrong
Nutrition

Even more evidence that we’re eating all wrong

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse
Climate Change

The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Hurricane Harvey is far from over
Weather

Hurricane Harvey is far from over

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

satellite image of hurricane harvey
Weather

Hurricane Harvey is hitting Texas even harder than expected. Here’s what you need to know.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

flexible nanotube yarn
Energy

This yarn makes its own electricity

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy
Renewables

Almost every country in the world can power itself with renewable energy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Taking loads of vitamin B could increase your risk of lung cancer
Cancer

Taking loads of vitamin B could increase your risk of lung cancer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Chemists confirm that whiskey really does taste better with a splash of water
Science

Chemists confirm that whiskey really does taste better with a splash of water

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Beauty standards are literally toxic for women of color
Health

Beauty standards are literally toxic for women of color

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
Ocean

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The Forest Service really doesn’t want you flying your drones into wildfire
Drones

The Forest Service really doesn’t want you flying your drones into wildfire

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

UK climate report confirms 2016 was really hot
Climate Change

UK climate report confirms 2016 was really hot

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

An extra dose of this longevity hormone helped make mice smarter
Health

An extra dose of this longevity hormone helped make mice smarter

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Add Greenland to the growing list of countries on fire
Climate Change

Add Greenland to the growing list of countries on fire

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How not burn down the forest while you’re watching the eclipse
Space

How not burn down the forest while you’re watching the eclipse

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

This woman swallowed her braces 10 years ago and didn’t know it
Health

This woman swallowed her braces 10 years ago and didn’t know it

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

This is how much of the world is currently on fire
Climate Change

This is how much of the world is currently on fire

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

I floated in zero-g with former astronaut Scott Kelly
Space

I floated in zero-g with former astronaut Scott Kelly

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

What’s really going on with sea level rise
Climate Change

What’s really going on with sea level rise

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

handful of pills
Nutrition

The three types of supplements you should never buy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Sunscreen made from DNA would last forever
Technology

Sunscreen made from DNA would last forever

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

The world’s water quality might be in trouble
Climate Change

The world’s water quality might be in trouble

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

tuskegee study subject
Health

The Tuskegee Study reminds us that transparency in government science is vital

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)
Medicine

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Sea ice, before it’s too late
Environment

Sea ice, before it’s too late

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

There may be something weird going on with Western men’s sperm
Pollution

There may be something weird going on with Western men’s sperm

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Why scientists are racing to uncover the Greenland shark’s secrets
Sharks

Why scientists are racing to uncover the Greenland shark’s secrets

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Chemicals lurking in household dust may prime cells to store fat
Health

Chemicals lurking in household dust may prime cells to store fat

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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Ocean

Guess how many giant patches of garbage there are in the ocean now?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Protecting our children from climate change might take more than just cutting emissions
Global Warming

Protecting our children from climate change might take more than just cutting emissions

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

It’s not your imagination: 2017 has been abnormally hot so far
Climate Change

It’s not your imagination: 2017 has been abnormally hot so far

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

You’re probably terrible at spotting faked photos
Science

You’re probably terrible at spotting faked photos

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Fracking pollution stays in waterways long after the fracking is done
Fossil Fuels

Fracking pollution stays in waterways long after the fracking is done

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Mac-n-cheese probably isn’t more toxic than other foods
Nutrition

Mac-n-cheese probably isn’t more toxic than other foods

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Here’s how we were able to see that giant chunk of ice break off of Antarctica
Climate Change

Here’s how we were able to see that giant chunk of ice break off of Antarctica

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change
Climate Change

Here’s how you can actually help stop climate change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Greenland’s ice sheet is full of toxins waiting to break free—and microbes that eat them
Climate Change

Greenland’s ice sheet is full of toxins waiting to break free—and microbes that eat them

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

As the Arctic gets warmer, our winters get colder
Climate Change

As the Arctic gets warmer, our winters get colder

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.
Climate Change

30 percent of the energy sent to Earth bounces back into outer space. Climate change could upend that.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

10,000 years ago, North Americans were chowing down on potatoes—some things never change
Archaeology

10,000 years ago, North Americans were chowing down on potatoes—some things never change

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

fluorescent coral
Ocean

Scientists may finally know why these magnificent corals glow in the dark

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

If you live in the South, climate change could kill your economy
Climate Change

If you live in the South, climate change could kill your economy

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer
Cancer

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too late
Climate Change

Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too late

By Kendra Pierre-Louis