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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

    Space
    The best photos from the Rosetta mission’s comet landingThe best photos from the Rosetta mission’s comet landing
    Space

    Today, people landed a spacecraft on a comet for the first time ever. This is what it looked like.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    How bionic technology will change what it means to be humanHow bionic technology will change what it means to be human
    Neuroscience

    Researchers have already built exoskeletons for super strength and artificial eyes that let the blind see.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Did you know there’s a part of your brain called “the slime gland”?Did you know there’s a part of your brain called “the slime gland”?
    Neuroscience

    These diagrams show what anatomical names really mean.

    By Susannah Locke
    Science
    Why you’re so tired on Monday morningsWhy you’re so tired on Monday mornings
    Science

    Use the science of social jetlag to your advantage.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Telepathy is now possible using current technologyTelepathy is now possible using current technology
    Neuroscience

    This person moved someone else’s hand just by thinking about it

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    How scientists are helping blind people see with their earsHow scientists are helping blind people see with their ears
    Neuroscience

    Bats can see using sonar, and some people can, too.

    By Susannah Locke
    archives
    Bats jam each other’s sonar like freaking fighter planesBats jam each other’s sonar like freaking fighter planes
    archives

    Here’s a diagram of a bat dogfight.

    By Susannah Locke
    Science of Everyday Life
    Why are peanut allergies on the rise?Why are peanut allergies on the rise?
    Science of Everyday Life

    How researchers are tracking down the causes — and possible cures — for peanut allergies

    By Susannah Locke
    Life
    The surprising reason why you get cold when you sleepThe surprising reason why you get cold when you sleep
    Life

    Thank you, evolution, for making me buy all these blankets.

    By Susannah Locke