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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Why do some people never evacuate for a hurricane?
    Science

    “There’s a certain population that’s never going to leave.” It’s important to figure out why.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    The oldest human lived to 122. Why no person will likely break her record.The oldest human lived to 122. Why no person will likely break her record.
    Science

    Even with better medicine, living past 120 years will be extremely unlikely.

    By Brian Resnick
    The immensity of Hurricane Matthew, in one International Space Station video
    Space

    Most things on Earth look peaceful from space. Not this.

    By Brian Resnick
    The 2016 Nobel Prize in physics, explained in 500 words
    Science

    A cinnamon bun, a bagel, and a pretzel help us understand topology.

    By Brian Resnick
    A bot crawled thousands of studies looking for simple math errors. The results are concerning.
    Science

    “Statcheck” is a program that automatically detects errors in psychology papers.

    By Brian Resnick
    Space
    Elon Musk just unveiled his most detailed plan yet for colonizing MarsElon Musk just unveiled his most detailed plan yet for colonizing Mars
    Space

    This is ... really something.

    By Brad Plumer and Brian Resnick
    Science
    How to change the world with a $1 microscopeHow to change the world with a $1 microscope
    Science

    MacArthur “genius” Manu Prakash wants the world to love science as much as he does.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Why physicists really, really want to find a new subatomic particleWhy physicists really, really want to find a new subatomic particle
    Science

    The latest search for a new particle has fizzled. Scientists are excited, and a bit scared.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Neanderthals were stereotyped as savages for a century — all because of one French scientistNeanderthals were stereotyped as savages for a century — all because of one French scientist
    Science

    Why Neanderthals became a savage “other” in our narrative of human evolution.

    By Brian Resnick
    There are more than a billion stars in this photograph of the Milky Way
    Science

    The Europeans shot a billion-pixel camera called Gaia into space. This is what it saw.

    By Brian Resnick