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Brian Resnick

Brian Resnick

Former Science and Health Editor

    Latest articles by Brian Resnick

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    Science is too secretive and slow. So this researcher is live-blogging her work.Science is too secretive and slow. So this researcher is live-blogging her work.
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    Can blogging upend academic publishing like it did for news?

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth, accomplishing a huge spaceflight milestoneAstronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth, accomplishing a huge spaceflight milestone
    Science

    Now the real science begins.

    By Brian Resnick
    Technology
    Why Stephen Hawking is more afraid of capitalism than robotsWhy Stephen Hawking is more afraid of capitalism than robots
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    Robot workers may bring utopia, if greed doesn’t get in the way.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    3 pregnant women have tested positive for Zika in Florida. Here’s how the state is preparing for an outbreak.3 pregnant women have tested positive for Zika in Florida. Here’s how the state is preparing for an outbreak.
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    Science

    The state is at high risk for the Zika virus.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Allergic to house cats? You may be allergic to lions too.Allergic to house cats? You may be allergic to lions too.
    Science

    Lions and tigers, achoo: The curious evidence for big-cat allergies.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    A selfie mob in Argentina may have killed a dolphinA selfie mob in Argentina may have killed a dolphin
    Science

    Note to beachgoers: Dolphins belong in the sea.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Stare straight at NASA’s year-long time lapse of the sunStare straight at NASA’s year-long time lapse of the sun
    Science

    A NASA scientist explains the star’s awesome magnetic power.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Scientists just detected gravitational waves. We’ve entered a new world for astronomy.Scientists just detected gravitational waves. We’ve entered a new world for astronomy.
    Science

    “It’s huge; it’s up there with the discovery of the Higgs particle.”

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Watch: This video will give you a newfound respect for the cockroachWatch: This video will give you a newfound respect for the cockroach
    Science

    Cockroaches are terrifying and awful. Here’s the one cool thing about them.

    By Brian Resnick
    Science
    Being sleep-deprived makes people much more likely to give false confessionsBeing sleep-deprived makes people much more likely to give false confessions
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    Why would people confess to a crime they didn’t commit? They’re tired.

    By Brian Resnick

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