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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Politics
    Exclusive: Roy Moore campaign distributes “primer” on how to discredit accusers, “fake news”Exclusive: Roy Moore campaign distributes “primer” on how to discredit accusers, “fake news”
    Politics

    Official talking points cite Breitbart, and Moore himself, as proof that sex abuse allegations are made up.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Trump slashed Utah national monuments by 2 million acres. Now comes the legal battle.Trump slashed Utah national monuments by 2 million acres. Now comes the legal battle.
    Climate

    The president is testing his power to destroy our national monuments.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Go outside this weekend to see the only supermoon of 2017Go outside this weekend to see the only supermoon of 2017
    Science

    A slightly larger, brighter full moon will appear in the sky Sunday night.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Psychologists have found a way to reduce anti-Muslim prejudicePsychologists have found a way to reduce anti-Muslim prejudice
    Science

    All Muslims are often blamed for single acts of terror. Here’s how to stop it.

    By Brian Resnick
    Climate
    Hurricane season 2017: what the hell just happened?Hurricane season 2017: what the hell just happened?
    Climate

    The 2017 hurricane season, which ends today, was intense. Blaming climate change isn’t so easy.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Tardigrades are the toughest animals on Earth. What would it take to kill them all?Tardigrades are the toughest animals on Earth. What would it take to kill them all?
    Science
    Let’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smellLet’s obliterate the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell
    Science

    Humans have excellent olfaction and can smell more than a trillion odors.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    “Motivated ignorance” is ruining our political discourse“Motivated ignorance” is ruining our political discourse
    Science

    Talking with a political opponent is almost as unpleasant as getting a tooth pulled.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Elephant trophy hunting, and Trump’s reversal on it, explainedElephant trophy hunting, and Trump’s reversal on it, explained
    Science

    The Interior Department ended a ban on importing elephant carcass “trophies.” Then Trump tweeted.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The Leonid meteor shower lights up the sky tonight. Here’s how to watch.The Leonid meteor shower lights up the sky tonight. Here’s how to watch.
    Science

    You can find them rising in the eastern sky overnight.

    By Brian Resnick