My name's Dan. I'm the Senior Editor at Massive Science. When I was a researcher, I would read paper after paper, wishing scientists would write like humans. Now, at Massive, I am striking ...

Soren Emerson is a an entering first year PhD student in the Vanderbilt University neuroscience program. He previously attended, and graduated from, Davidson College with a B.S. in neuroscience. He ...

Kathryn Paige Harden’s book tries to demonstrate how genetics can ameliorate societal ills. She falls well, well short The last decade has seen genetics and evolution grapple with its history; one ...

I’m a PhD student at McMaster University studying the application of atmospheric chemistry to art conservation. Throughout undergrad, I became fascinated by how we interact with history, especially ...

There are a few more complexities that could change the color a star appears to us. For example, clouds on brown dwarfs may change how their atmosphere absorbs light, and that’s something researchers ...

Bacteria survive and thrive even in the harshest environments. Scientists have characterized species thriving in Antarctica, and even in deep-sea oil wells. Now, a study published in PNAS in August ...

During Thomas's three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet Valerie Thomas retired from NASA in 1995 after three decades of work, and she ...

The newly identified psychrotolerant yeast, Rhodotorula frigidialcoholis, was isolated from 150,000-year-old ice cemented permafrost in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The researchers found it ...

The jelly ice cubes were most effective at temperatures below zero, because they tend to lose water at higher temperatures. To test whether the jelly ice cubes reduced cross-contamination, the ...

The newly identified psychrotolerant yeast, Rhodotorula frigidialcoholis, was isolated from 150,000-year-old ice cemented permafrost in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica. The researchers found it ...

This topic definitely feels like “looking behind the curtain” of these “miracles.” Absolutely, this problem of “misinformation mills” challenging better science is a huge problem across several fields ...

There is something to be said about an individual who not only shaped science as we know it, but was also able to impart knowledge as a teacher. With science comes teaching, but often science comes ...