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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    The Arctic has lost 2.6 million reindeer over the past 20 yearsThe Arctic has lost 2.6 million reindeer over the past 20 years
    Science

    The Arctic is changing — fast. That’s bad news for reindeer and caribou.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    This is what wind on Mars sounds likeThis is what wind on Mars sounds like
    Science

    Listen to the wind on Mars, as heard by NASA’s InSight lander.

    By Brian Resnick
    What humpback whales can teach us about alien languages
    Science

    How to recognize a potential alien language, in two steps.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The mind-bendy weirdness of the number zero, explainedThe mind-bendy weirdness of the number zero, explained
    Play
    Science

    We explain nothing.

    By Brian Resnick
    Why it’s so hard to get people to care about mass suffering
    Future Perfect

    When the number of victims in a tragedy increases, our empathy decreases.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    NASA just landed InSight, a robot geologist, on MarsNASA just landed InSight, a robot geologist, on Mars
    Science

    NASA landed on Mars for the first time since 2012.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Don’t eat romaine lettuce. If you have any, throw it away.Don’t eat romaine lettuce. If you have any, throw it away.
    Science

    32 people have been sickened with E. coli infections. Romaine lettuce is to blame.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Northern California still has dangerous air quality due to wildfire smokeNorthern California still has dangerous air quality due to wildfire smoke
    Climate

    An enormous area of California has smoke-polluted air.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The surprisingly weak scientific case for emotional support animalsThe surprisingly weak scientific case for emotional support animals
    Science

    Increasingly, Americans are bringing pets on planes to destress. But there’s little rigorous evidence to back them up.

    By Brian Resnick
    The world just redefined the kilogram
    Science

    It involves complex science and beautifully simple philosophy.

    By Brian Resnick

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