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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Science
    Why gravitational waves truly are the “scientific breakthrough of the year”Why gravitational waves truly are the “scientific breakthrough of the year”
    Science

    True scientific breakthroughs are extremely rare. We had one in 2016.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Starting school later might really help sleep-deprived teensStarting school later might really help sleep-deprived teens
    Science

    Delay school for an hour, and teens will get an hour more sleep. That’s great news for their health.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    What we lose when we lose the world’s frogsWhat we lose when we lose the world’s frogs
    Science

    Amphibians survived the dinosaur extinction just fine. Why are they in peril now?

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The polar vortex has descended again. This is how it works.The polar vortex has descended again. This is how it works.
    Science

    Bundle up.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why anthropologists were so excited to discover a set of 3.66-million-year-old footprintsWhy anthropologists were so excited to discover a set of 3.66-million-year-old footprints
    Science

    The scientists hypothesize one pair of prints belonged to a polygamist.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Tonight is the last big meteor shower, and the last “supermoon,” of the yearTonight is the last big meteor shower, and the last “supermoon,” of the year
    Science

    Watch asteroid dust light up the sky.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Giraffes are on a path to extinctionGiraffes are on a path to extinction
    Science

    The world has lost a third of its giraffes since 1985

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Astronaut John Glenn loved watching sunsets in spaceAstronaut John Glenn loved watching sunsets in space
    Science

    Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. He returned in awe of the beauty of spaceflight.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Has the rise in C-sections affected human evolution? This scientist predicts yes.Has the rise in C-sections affected human evolution? This scientist predicts yes.
    Science

    Evolutionary theory and mathematical modeling suggest babies’ heads may be growing slightly larger.

    By Brian Resnick
    This audacious study will track 10,000 New Yorkers’ every move for 20 years
    Features

    The Kavli HUMAN project wants to make an atlas of the human condition. Could its Big Data help us live longer, healthier lives?

    By Brian Resnick

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