Florida confirms first cases of locally-transmitted Zika in the continental US July 29, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment No mosquitos have been found to carry Zika, but the patients had no contact with the virus any other way. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Neuroscientists say that hypnosis could actually help you focus better July 28, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment There’s an actual brain-change happening there. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Scientists are looking everywhere, and we mean everywhere, for new antibiotics July 27, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment It was right under their noses—or in them—the whole time. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Weirdly, watching The Bachelorette can teach you some hard truths about love July 26, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment I took a break from science writing to write about one of my guilty pleasures. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Why we still don’t know all of the ways you can contract Zika July 26, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Worked on this piece with the ‘contagion dream team:’ Akshat Rathi and Annalisa Merelli. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Couples who drink together are “less irritated” by each other, scientists say July 22, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Cheers to you and your significant other. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Researchers say one of the most powerful tools to diffuse hate is the hardest to master: genuine empathy July 21, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Sometimes, we forget that we’re all human. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
When a crow dies, other crows investigate July 20, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Coincidence a group of them is called a murder? I think not. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
If you thought the idea that drinking wine before bed would help you lose weight sounded strange, you were right July 20, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Sadly, wine isn’t for weight loss. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.
Why our weight fluctuates on a daily basis July 15, 2016July 31, 2016Leave a comment Two to three pounds a day is totally normal. Click here to read the full story on Quartz.