Low-tech scientists are using their eyes, ears, and intuition to make important discoveries

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A fancy new satellite? A particle accelerator? Not required

Hannah Thomasy

August 27, 2019

Being a Pokémon Master in childhood permanently alters your brain

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Hours spent catching 'em all primes the brain to recognize familiar, pixelated Pikachus

Hannah Thomasy

May 20, 2019

What do we really know about the safety of probiotics?

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Messing with our gut microbiome could hurt us

Hannah Thomasy

February 28, 2019

Saliva is just what we needed to create a new malaria vaccine

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The mistake mosquitos made? Leaving their spit behind

Hannah Thomasy

December 20, 2018

New research in sea slugs sparks controversy about the way that memories are stored

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Can slugs teach us about human memory?

Hannah Thomasy

September 14, 2018

Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain

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New research suggests bad sleep causes a build-up of plaque associated with Alzheimer's

Hannah Thomasy

July 17, 2018

How to peacefully coexist with potentially dangerous species

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Biodiversity keeps rabid vampire bats feeding on their natural prey – not on us

Hannah Thomasy

May 14, 2018

The secret to sounder sleep may be lurking in our guts

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New research shows that stressed med students on probiotics got better shut-eye

Hannah Thomasy

April 17, 2018