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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    Teen girls are now poisoning themselves at alarming rates. There are ways to help.Teen girls are now poisoning themselves at alarming rates. There are ways to help.
    Science

    In teen suicide data, deaths are rare but just the tip of the iceberg.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Another dangerous tropical cyclone just hit MozambiqueAnother dangerous tropical cyclone just hit Mozambique
    Science

    Tropical Cyclone Kenneth threatens 750,000 people in Mozambique.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The Lyrid meteor shower peaks Monday night. Here’s how to watch.The Lyrid meteor shower peaks Monday night. Here’s how to watch.
    Science

    Watch comet debris burn up in the night sky.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
    Climate

    The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.”Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.”
    Podcast
    Science

    Scientists hooked up 32 dead pig brains to a machine to revive them. And it worked.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.
    Science

    The sexist backlash against the woman involved with the black hole image, explained.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    How to make sense of the black hole image, according to 2 astrophysicistsHow to make sense of the black hole image, according to 2 astrophysicists
    Science

    Think on this: The light at the center of the black hole picture has been forever removed from the observable universe.

    By Brian Resnick
    Video
    Why this black hole photo is such a big dealWhy this black hole photo is such a big deal
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    Video

    How do you take a photo of a black hole? It’s simple: Just make a virtual telescope the size of the Earth.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The first-ever picture of a black hole was unveiled today. Here’s how to watch.The first-ever picture of a black hole was unveiled today. Here’s how to watch.
    Science

    Humanity has never seen a black hole. Today, that changed.

    By Brian Resnick
    This is the first-ever picture of a black hole
    Science

    “We exposed part of the universe we thought was invisible before.”

    By Brian Resnick