Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Environment

    Food web woes

    If sharks disappeared from the oceans, rays might thrive, but shellfish would probably suffer.

  2. Health & Medicine

    Chew for Health

    Surprise your teacher: New studies show that chewing gum might be good for you!

  3. Health & Medicine

    Wake Up, Sleepy Gene

    Variation in the length of one gene affects how well you function when short of sleep.

  4. Humans

    Earth Rocks On

    Some rocks in Greenland show that Earth's crust was moving even 3.8 billion years ago.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Childhood’s long history

    Our ancient ancestors had long childhoods, just as we do today.

  6. Space

    A family in space

    Astronomers have discovered a "family" of related objects in a distant region of the solar system.

  7. Chemistry

    A Spider’s Silky Strength

    What makes spider webs so strong? Scientists attempt to unravel the secrets of silk.

  8. Animals

    Revenge of the cowbirds

    Some cowbirds seem to force other birds to raise their chicks.

  9. Environment

    Hazy with a chance of sunshine

    Air pollution may reduce rainfall.

  10. Tech

    Sweet, Sticky Science

    Toss out that bucket and kettle: Making maple syrup goes high tech.

  11. Brain

    Chimpanzee hunting tools

    Some chimps, especially youngsters and female adults, use spearlike wooden tools to hunt.

  12. Space

    Tracking Solar Storms

    Electrical storms on the sun can send charged particles all the way to Earth.