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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Photos: what Hurricane Michael’s destruction looks like on the ground
    Climate

    The storm hit as a very powerful Category 4 with 155 mph winds.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Hurricane Michael and why it’s so hard to predict storm intensityHurricane Michael and why it’s so hard to predict storm intensity
    Climate

    Good news: Hurricane track forecasts get better every year. Bad news: Intensity forecasts are much harder.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Hurricane Michael “is a worst-case scenario for the Florida Panhandle”Hurricane Michael “is a worst-case scenario for the Florida Panhandle”
    Climate

    Michael got bad, fast. And it just made landfall with 155 mph winds.

    By Brian Resnick
    This is the very fattest bear in Katmai National Park
    Science

    The “fat bear week” competition in Alaska’s Katmai National Park, explained.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Hurricane Michael is heading to Florida and the Southeast. Here’s what we know.Hurricane Michael is heading to Florida and the Southeast. Here’s what we know.
    Climate

    The storm is expected to intensify before making landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Why Florida’s red tide is killing fish, manatees, and turtlesWhy Florida’s red tide is killing fish, manatees, and turtles
    Climate

    Where the red tide is, and why it’s so dangerous for marine life.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    What Cassini discovered just before it crashed into SaturnWhat Cassini discovered just before it crashed into Saturn
    Science

    Saturn’s innermost ring rains dust.

    By Brian Resnick
    Donald Trump’s attack on Christine Blasey Ford’s memory is cruel — and wrong
    Politics

    Forgetting details does not mean a memory is wrong.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Donna Strickland had no Wikipedia page before her Nobel. Her male collaborator did.Donna Strickland had no Wikipedia page before her Nobel. Her male collaborator did.
    Science

    The 2018 Nobel Prize reminds us that women scientists too often go unrecognized.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Donna Strickland is the 3rd woman ever to win the Nobel Prize in physicsDonna Strickland is the 3rd woman ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics
    Science

    “I thought there might have been more,” Strickland said, reacting to her win. She shares the prize with two other laser physicists.

    By Brian Resnick