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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Scientists are grappling with our biggest limitation in spaceflight: our own bodies
    Science

    We’ve sent people to space for decades — but we’re only beginning to learn what that means for human health.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The hasty plan to get Americans back on the moon by 2024, explainedThe hasty plan to get Americans back on the moon by 2024, explained
    Science

    If NASA’s going to pull this one off, it needs to get through an enormous to-do list.

    By Brian Resnick
    Future Perfect podcast
    Going back to the moon could cost $30 billion. It might be worth it.Going back to the moon could cost $30 billion. It might be worth it.
    Podcast
    Future Perfect podcast

    If we collect more moon rocks, we could unlock secrets about the Earth, the moon, and the solar system.

    By Byrd Pinkerton, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
    Apollo astronauts left their poop on the moon. We gotta go back for that shit.
    Podcast
    Science

    What 50-year-old dirty diapers can teach us about the potential origins of life on Earth.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Louisiana may get hit by a hurricane this weekend. New Orleans is already flooded.Louisiana may get hit by a hurricane this weekend. New Orleans is already flooded.
    Climate

    Barry could bring dangerous flooding to the central Gulf Coast. Here’s what we know.

    By Brian Resnick
    The war to free science
    Explainers

    How librarians, pirates, and funders are liberating the world’s academic research from paywalls.

    By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz
    Science
    Scientists claim they’ve found the oldest human remains outside of AfricaScientists claim they’ve found the oldest human remains outside of Africa
    Science

    A new Nature study reinforces the idea that humans and Neanderthals overlapped in Europe.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Scientists found a seaweed patch stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to AfricaScientists found a seaweed patch stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Africa
    Science

    Fertilizer runoff is likely fueling an explosion of seaweed in the Atlantic.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    One big reason you can’t get rid of cockroachesOne big reason you can’t get rid of cockroaches
    Science

    Cockroaches can quickly evolve resistance to insecticides. But we can still fight back.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The people going to the hospital for fireworks injuries are exactly who you thinkThe people going to the hospital for fireworks injuries are exactly who you think
    Science

    What happens when you mix teenage boys with fireworks, in one chart.

    By Brian Resnick