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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    Netflix’s Our Planet focuses on the most important nature story of our time: lossNetflix’s Our Planet focuses on the most important nature story of our time: loss
    Science

    The David Attenborough-narrated series can’t really describe the scale of what’s missing.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The strange sight of a solar eclipse on MarsThe strange sight of a solar eclipse on Mars
    Science

    NASA’s Curiosity rover saw two solar eclipses on Mars in March.

    By Brian Resnick
    Most images of black holes are illustrations. Here’s what our telescopes actually capture.
    Science

    Finally, next week, we may get to see one up close for the first time.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Cholera is spreading in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone IdaiCholera is spreading in Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Idai
    Science

    The infection can kill within hours.

    By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz
    Science
    Why NASA canceled the first all-female spacewalkWhy NASA canceled the first all-female spacewalk
    Science

    A spacewalk is still scheduled for Friday. Due to a spacesuit sizing issue, a man will go instead of a woman.

    By Brian Resnick
    Photos: what Mozambique’s unfolding flooding catastrophe looks like
    Climate

    Flooding following Cyclone Idai has left hundreds dead and more than 100,000 displaced in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

    By Brian Resnick
    Explainers
    800 scientists say it’s time to abandon “statistical significance”800 scientists say it’s time to abandon “statistical significance”
    Explainers

    P-values and “statistical significance” are widely misunderstood. Here’s what they actually mean.

    By Brian Resnick
    Wednesday’s “supermoon,” explained in one chart
    Science

    The full moon will be a bit bigger and brighter than usual tonight. Go outside!

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Cyclone Idai: “The scale of devastation is enormous”Cyclone Idai: “The scale of devastation is enormous”
    Climate

    A catastrophe is unfolding in southeast Africa.

    By Brian Resnick
    What the historic Midwest floods look like from space — and from the ground
    Climate

    “This really is the most devastating flooding we’ve probably ever had in our state’s history,” Nebraska’s governor said.

    By Brian Resnick and Kainaz Amaria