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Susannah Locke

Susannah Locke

Former Senior Audience Experience Editor

    Latest articles by Susannah Locke

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    Flies can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteriaFlies can spread antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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    We’re running out of antibiotic drugs, and flies could be speeding up the process by transferring bacteria from farms to our food.

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    Why you can’t remember being a babyWhy you can’t remember being a baby
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    Researchers have found a biological mechanism for why infants don’t retain memories as well as adults do.

    By Susannah Locke
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    How scientists made a new element, in GIFsHow scientists made a new element, in GIFs
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    A synthetic element is getting ready to join the periodic table. Here’s your guide to why researchers created it, and how.

    By Susannah Locke
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    Why polio is backWhy polio is back
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    This paralyzing disease has been nearly eradicated for more than a decade. And now it’s on the rise.

    By Susannah Locke
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    Should we destroy the last samples of smallpox?Should we destroy the last samples of smallpox?
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    This disease once killed millions. Now it’s officially eradicated, but research continues.

    By Susannah Locke
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    We’re headed for a dangerous post-antibiotics eraWe’re headed for a dangerous post-antibiotics era
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    According to the most thorough study of antibiotic resistance ever done, the superbugs are coming (and we don’t have the drugs to stop them).

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    What science actually says about “too much” makeupWhat science actually says about “too much” makeup
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    A new study claims that women wear too much makeup under the false impression that it’s what others like. Here’s what the results actually say.

    By Susannah Locke
    Neuroscience
    Bigger brains are smarter brains, says scienceBigger brains are smarter brains, says science
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    In an investigation of 36 species, animals with larger brains performed better on two problem-solving tasks

    By Susannah Locke
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    Men’s odor could be messing up research with miceMen’s odor could be messing up research with mice
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    A previously unknown variable — the sex of the person in the room — could be influencing rodent studies

    By Susannah Locke
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    Space radiation could make astronauts dumberSpace radiation could make astronauts dumber
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    Researchers showed that rats exposed to space-style radiation have cognitive deficits

    By Susannah Locke