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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

    Explainers
    There’s a lot of junk fMRI research out there. Here’s what top neuroscientists want you to know.There’s a lot of junk fMRI research out there. Here’s what top neuroscientists want you to know.
    Explainers

    It’s easy to misrepresent the findings from brain scan studies. Just ask a dead salmon.

    By Brian Resnick
    The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
    Features

    These are dark times for science so we asked hundreds of researchers how to fix it.

    By Julia Belluz, Brad Plumer and 1 more
    Science
    NASA’s Juno orbiter has sent back Jupiter photos “like nothing we have seen or imagined before”NASA’s Juno orbiter has sent back Jupiter photos “like nothing we have seen or imagined before”
    Science

    This is the first image of the gas giant’s north pole.

    By Brian Resnick
    Hurricane Hermine is set to make landfall in Florida. Here’s what to know.
    Science

    It will be the first hurricane to hit the state in 11 years.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    I was really bad at sports in high school. This study helps me understand why.I was really bad at sports in high school. This study helps me understand why.
    Science

    Practice doesn’t explain why the best athletes are so good. Here’s what does.

    By Brian Resnick
    A rare “ring of fire” eclipse will pass over Tanzania. You, too, can watch.
    Science

    Live-stream the annular solar eclipse right here.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Astronomers just found a new planet that could potentially support life — and it’s really, really closeAstronomers just found a new planet that could potentially support life — and it’s really, really close
    Science

    Why scientists are so excited about the latest exoplanet discovery.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Zika is spreading in Florida. Here are 9 facts to calm you down.Zika is spreading in Florida. Here are 9 facts to calm you down.
    Play
    Science

    There are now more than 25 cases in the Sunshine State.

    By Brian Resnick and Julia Belluz
    The mind, explained
    What is melatonin and can it help me sleep?What is melatonin and can it help me sleep?
    The mind, explained

    The hormone may help you sleep better. But it’s still a lousy sleeping pill.

    By Brian Resnick
    Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.
    Almanac

    Olympic race walking: behold the struggle, the mystique, and the wiggle. Here’s why they do what they do.

    By Brian Resnick and Phil Edwards

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