Emily Sohn

All Stories by Emily Sohn

  1. Animals

    Mosquito duets

    Bugs sing sweet nothings to each other.

  2. Animals

    Longer lives for wild elephants

    A surprising new study shows that female elephants in the wild might live up to three times longer than those born in zoos.

  3. Health & Medicine

    Math is a real brain bender

    Learning mathematics may make the brain reorganize the way it works.

  4. Health & Medicine

    Double take

    By studying twins, scientists help us understand what makes people who they are.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Salt secrets

    You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health.

  6. Tech

    Hubble trouble doubled

    The Hubble Space Telescope has faced a series of malfunctions in the last few weeks.

  7. Animals

    Grunting for worms

    Want to catch some earthworms? Pretend you're a mole. For experienced worm hunters, the technique works like magic.

  8. Tech

    Ready, unplug, drive

    Plug-in hybrid cars, coming within a few years, will help save gasoline.

  9. Animals

    Weird, new ant

    Recently discovered South American species shakes up ant family tree.

  10. Environment

    Our plastic world

    Some products contain chemicals that can pose a serious health risk.

  11. Health & Medicine

    The chemistry of sleeplessness

    A brain chemical may help people stay awake even when they are really, really tired.

  12. Tech

    Nanomagnets corral oil

    Scientists may have found a clever way to clean up oil spills -- with magnets.