
Brian Resnick
Former Science and Health Editor
Latest articles by Brian Resnick


The James Webb Space Telescope is finally launching. But so much can still go wrong.

900 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing pressure, and acid clouds. Venus, what the hell happened?

Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.


How do you feel — literally?

Telescopes are time machines. Someday, they could take us to a time before starlight.

A brief scientific guide to the first day of fall.

Hundreds of psychologists looked for ways to make people feel better during the pandemic — and they found one.

The virus will keep evolving. Here’s what scientists do and don’t know about the future of Covid-19.


Here’s what Olympic athletes can teach us about coping with heat waves.

Planetariums for birds, tiny hats for beetles: how scientists have learned that animals look to the stars.