Author Archives: Emily Sohn

Planting seeds for better plastic

By Emily Sohn / February 9, 2011

Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged Biodegradable, biodegradable bags, bioplastic, composting, David Stanton, debris, Eco-Cycle, environmental science, Eric Lombardi, garbage, getinvolved, Hed: Planting seeds for better plastic, lactic acid, landfills, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World, Mark Frauenfelder, Michigan State University, NatureWorks, PLA, plastic, polylactic acid, Ramani Narayan, recyclable plastic, recycling, sustainability

Underwater Racket

By Emily Sohn / February 2, 2011

As more ships traverse the oceans, the volume of sound traveling underwater is increasing. This change can affect humpback whales and other residents who use sound in their daily lives. (miblue5/iStock)

The oceans are getting louder, and scientists want to know what that means for marine residents

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged beaching, birds, getinvolved, hearing, mammals, marine life, physics, reptiles, reptiles/birds/mammals, sonar, sound, sound pollution, waves, Whales

Bullying is an everyday problem

By Emily Sohn / September 29, 2010

New work is showing that the best way to stop bullying is to keep it from ever starting

Posted in Brain & Behavior | Tagged getinvolved

Better living from scorpion venom

By Emily Sohn / September 22, 2010

Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain

Posted in Body & Health

New waves for safe flying

By Emily Sohn / April 28, 2010

Scientists are perfecting a new generation of airport scanning machines.

Posted in Light & Radiation

What the appendix is good for

By Emily Sohn / March 17, 2010

Some body parts seem pointless but in fact have purpose.

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged bacteria, Digestive system, digestive/excretory, vestigial organ

Island of Hope

By Emily Sohn / February 3, 2010

In a remote village in Fiji, nature and people are working together to save each other

Posted in Animals | Tagged feature

Got Milk? How?

By Emily Sohn / January 19, 2010

Scientists are tracking down the first people who squeezed this nutritious liquid out of animals thousands of years ago

Posted in Food & Nutrition

Penguin pressure

By Emily Sohn / September 16, 2009

Scientists are racing to learn as much as they can about penguins in the hopes of saving them from an uncertain future.

Posted in Animals

Kids now getting ‘adult’ disease

By Emily Sohn / April 24, 2009

More kids are developing diabetes, and obesity is a major reason why.

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged diabetes, endocrine, Endocrine system, hormones, insulin, obesity, pancreas

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