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 study finds 1.8 billion trees and shrubs in the Sahara desert.
Another amazing tardigrade survival skill is discovered.
New cancer-scanning technology reveals a previously unknown detail of human anatomy.
Scientists confirm that slow blinks are an effective way to connect with a cat.
The sudden prevalence of an artery in the forearm is evidence that we’re still very much a work in progress.
Modern crops have been optimized for a lot of things, but not for climate change.
The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.
While it’s always been a boon to Popeye’s “muskles,” it looks like spinach may also have a role to play in clean future batteries.
It’s hard to stop looking back and forth between these faces and the busts they came from.
Even kids get that a real leader puts others’ interests first.
The microbes that eventually produced the planet’s oxygen had to breathe something, after all.
Crows have their own version of the human cerebral cortex.
Researchers from the University of Toronto published a new map of cancer cells’ genetic defenses against treatment.
The images and our best computer models don’t agree.
Astronomers spot an object heading into Earth orbit.
An intriguing theory explains animals’ magnetic sense.
A new study finds that starlet sea anemones have the unique ability to grow more tentacles when they’ve got more to eat.
Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.
Research from Ohio State finds that acetaminophen affects our emotions.
New prototype Petri dishes let ordinary scientists in on the advanced technology.
A new study bases its calculations on more than the great white shark.
Acorn woodpecker battles over prized territory are serious business.
A study from McGill University reveals the secret of musicians who have excellent time.
A new study finds the rocks that first formed Earth carried with them enough hydrogen for three times the water we have today.
Dust sticking to things on the moon is a serious problem researchers are trying to solve.
Utilizing nuclear waste converted to diamonds, this company’s batteries will reportedly last thousands of years in some cases.
A new study examines the under-researched area of water theft around the world.
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
German researchers have just solved the mystery of how these substances work.
One reason to suspect you have COVID-19 may be the order in which the symptoms appear.