Robby Berman
Contributing Writer
I’m a writer, musician, and father living in central New York with my wife, two daughters, one dog, two cats, and countless questions. I’m especially interested in animal rights, creativity, politics, the nature of things and time, and in making a worthwhile contribution. You can follow me @everyrobby.
A new study suggests that maintaining gut health to avoid diabetes may be little simpler than previously believed.
The satellite would burn instead of becoming more space debris.
Boston Dynamics’ notorious robot goes on an interplanetary mission.
A study explores how your dog does when you’re not home.
More evidence that we’re drowning in microplastic particles.
Scientists watch as mice mouse around an onscreen maze.
Researchers from Norway discover that the Moon’s tides influence the release of methane from the ocean floor.
An important step toward figuring out our space station future.
Research finds that our sense of self can be manipulated by certain smells and sounds.
A new look at existing data by LSU researchers refutes the Trump administration’s claims.
Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.
A new study shows that at least one long-ago journey would have required deliberate navigation.
Scientists at Washington University are patenting a new electrolyzer designed for frigid Martian water.
A clever new design introduces a way to image the vast ocean floor.
Exceptionally high-quality videos allow scientists to formally introduce a remarkable new comb jelly.
The Chumash people poked bits of psychoactive plants into cave ceilings next to their paintings.
Australian researchers figure out a new way to apply extreme pressure and squeeze out diamonds.
Researchers document the first example of evolutionary changes in a plant in response to humans.
Zircons in a Martian meteorite widens the possible timeframe for life on Mars.
An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists.
A new theory suggests that dreams’ illogical logic has an important purpose.
An ancient Martian meteorite carries with it some compelling implications.
Using a laboratory model, scientists get a nice Jovian surprise.
The Earth is not flat. Here’s how you can prove it.
A new study from NASA and the SETI Institute comes up with an exciting number of potentially life-supporting planets.
A Stanford study explores the effect of multitasking on memory in young adults.
A new study tracks the human-dog relationship through DNA.
A study looks at the ingredients of a good scare.
Researchers develop the first objective tool for assessing the onset of cognitive decline through the measurement of white spots in the brain.
The area of the brain that recognizes letters and words is ready for action right from the start.