Elizabeth hails from the southern climes of Arkansas and has a deep appreciation of nature and science. She earned her B.A. in geology at Bryn Mawr College and enjoyed studying the Earth immensely. However, she discovered that lab work was not as much fun as explaining science to other people. She loves wandering and can often be found on the go listening to a podcast, music or just contemplating the world.| Scienceline
Saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, woolly rhinos and other ice age megafauna are all extinct now, but mystery remains as to who or what is to blame.| Scienceline
Extinct species may soon be resurrected — but just because we can doesn’t mean we’re ready for them| Scienceline
When Medical Privacy Hides the Health of Presidential Candidates| Scienceline
Scientists are using seismic data to track changes in hurricane patterns| Scienceline
How scientists measure the sensitivity of our climate.| Scienceline
New York University Journalism Department Fails to Recycle| Scienceline
This fall, I gave New York University $13,845 for the glorious opportunity to spend one day each week in their newly minted journalism building in Manhattan. Apparently, what that steep […]| Scienceline
The world's largest landfill is slated to become the biggest park in New York City.| Scienceline
Rambo Talabong is an award-winning journalist with a decade of experience covering politics, crime, and disasters in the Philippines. He now covers climate and environment from New York City.| Scienceline
During sugaring season, Aaron Wightman can’t seem to stay off Maple TV. That’s what he calls the phone app he relies on to monitor the forest he oversees near Cornell University. Earlier this spring, the news was sweet. “Right now, it's pouring in. It's quite a sap run we've got going,” Wightman says when interviewed in March — peak time for maple sugar production. The app lets him and the rest of his team at Cornell track virtually every part of the complex, vacuum-sealed netwo...| Scienceline
Pollution from nighttime lights has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York?| Scienceline
I’m a peanut butter fiend. I add it to my smoothies and my granola, top it with some dark chocolate chips for a “healthy” dessert — let me lie to myself, please — and often eat it straight from the jar. But every time I finish a last spoonful, I face a dilemma: how do I recycle the container? As someone who tries to do what I can for the environment, I resort to the extreme. I run my kitchen sink until the water is burning hot (more on that later), let the container fill up and leav...| Scienceline
It sounds like an environmentalist’s dream: a renewable energy source that could generate 10% of the U.S.’s electricity output — and it doesn’t require land. But dig deeper into the climatic and ecological impacts of “floating solar” technology and you’ll find that while it’s still an attractive option, it may not be quite as enticing as it sounds. The problem, explains researcher Nicholas Ray, is that when the floating solar arrays are installed on small bodies of water, they...| Scienceline
The post-conflict Balkan nation is disconnected from many public health efforts in Europe. Aptly, loneliness researchers are working to change that.| Scienceline
Across the country, one in eight adults has taken a medication like Ozempic, according to a KFF poll from last year, and even more people are learning about it. The same poll found that about one-third of all adults have heard “a lot” about these drugs. Recent news about Ozempic seems to include a lot of claims about what it may be able to treat in addition to diabetes and obesity. Some experts are concerned, though, that studies into new applications of the drug may be driven by dishones...| Scienceline
Artificial intelligence may be smart, but trusting your money with AI may not be. AI enthusiasts have proposed that investors might soon rely on stock trading algorithms that could constantly learn from changes in the market to update price predictions. But while they seem a promising use of new technology, new research highlights a feature of AI models that could cost users money. The problem, according to a study out of the University of Alberta, is that as certain types of AI models train ...| Scienceline
Each year, the shorelines of the Great Lakes slip away, taking beaches, stairways and other infrastructure with them. Faced with difficult decisions about how to respond, local officials aren’t sure what to do, in part because the erosion has multiple causes. Extreme changes in water levels, fierce storms, decreasing ice coverage and infrastructure that interferes with the natural coastal cycles are all playing their parts in sculpting drastic and unwelcome changes to the shoreline — an...| Scienceline
Researchers say the health of astronauts' microbiomes should be a concern during spaceflight, according to preliminary research.| Scienceline
Many women experience pain with sex, but this pain isn't normal and may be due to two treatable conditions: vaginismus and vulvodynia.| Scienceline
Age-old remedies drive trade in endangered species and promote animal suffering, despite alternatives| Scienceline
A Manhattan naturopath provides holistic care and discovers personal meaning through natural medicine.| Scienceline
How a story about mammoth bones sparked a “bone rush”| Scienceline
The findings suggest the American Southwest is headed for prolonged drought| Scienceline
A day in the life of Roger D. Flood, marine geologist.| Scienceline
An infographic peering into the teeny tiny plastics that make up many different types of synthetic fabrics.| Scienceline
Researchers have found a new way to recycle plastic, a process called enzymatic recycling. It might help handle some single-use plastic waste.| Scienceline
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A sweaty bearded man was making his way through the 19th century Nicaraguan jungle, when he stumbled upon a trail of ants. The explorer, Thomas Belt, noticed the ants were carrying leaves. As Belt so often did on such occasions, he got out his notebook and began to draw them. When he looked closer, he saw that the ants were not eating the leaves, as thousands before him had supposed — in fact, they were feeding them to something: fungi. Belt was the first Westerner to record ant agriculture...| Scienceline
Kangli Li is waiting for the rain to stop. It should have stopped a month ago. She needs to rebuild the mud floor of her farm’s water cellar, damaged by consecutive droughts the years before. Without the mud, the cellar can’t store water. Without the cellar, Li can’t water her fruit tree farm in Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Li had a new well dug recently and it didn’t hit water until 140 meters (460 feet), so she extended it an additional 70 meters (229.6 feet) to prepare f...| Scienceline
Treatment of opioid use disorder starting in jails could curb America’s fatal drug overdoses. But the country is missing the opportunity. A new nationwide study conducted by researchers at two federal health agencies shows that only 43.8% of jails in the U.S. are providing medications to incarcerated people to treat opioid use disorder, a chronic brain condition. Two-thirds of incarcerated people have a substance use disorder, the majority of which involve opioids. Long-term studies show si...| Scienceline
As text-to music-generators proliferate, tools for detecting music by AI-driven programs are still trying to catch up.| Scienceline
Strong memories might prevent weaker memories from forming, a new study in mice suggests.| Scienceline
A secret weapon to curb global warming even faster than cutting carbon emissions from fossil fuels is lying — and chewing — in plain sight: the cows. Don’t be fooled by their peaceful manner. They are heating up the climate with every breath, belch, fart and poop — but especially breath. The good news is, researchers around the world are working on ways to reduce methane emissions from cows. The stakes are high because methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxid...| Scienceline
Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.| Scienceline
Some bacteria have a natural ability to break down plastics, but scientists say they aren't the answer to the plastic problem yet.| Scienceline
The nascent field of DNA nanotech takes baby steps toward a stellar future| Scienceline
The FDA now requires mammography reports to include information about breast density, which can increase breast cancer risk.| Scienceline
(Math + Art) × Fun = Mathemalchemy!| Scienceline
How do researchers study DNA that is more than 1,000 years old?| Scienceline
Over a year after workplace violence bill, are Georgia hospitals safer?| Scienceline
Cows are a big part of the climate problem — but can be part of the solution, too| Scienceline
Stormwater infrastructure across the United States leaves communities at risk of floods -- like Michigan's 2014 flood.| Scienceline
Lawyers and advocates fighting for the rights of students with disabilities want city schools to do more to address chronic absenteeism.| Scienceline
In Brooklyn, researchers debate whether aging is a disease to be treated with biotech breakthroughs or a natural stage of life.| Scienceline
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine that has been around for centuries, but a new study shows it could have a new use: preventing UTIs.| Scienceline
A new study of how ancient climate changes led to the ocean running low on oxygen has alarming implications for today, experts say| Scienceline
Meet the microscopic technique that turns big DNA strands into decipherable code for treating immune disorders.| Scienceline
New elevation models of Greenland and Antarctica’s ice caps show an undisputable glacial melt| Scienceline
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Bio-inspired soft robots, like the new squidbot, might help researchers learn more about ocean ecosystems.| Scienceline
New twist on microscopic technique lets users feel the forces pressing in on particles| Scienceline
Flexible electroconductive materials will advance medicine| Scienceline
Lessons from approaching Day Zero in Cape Town| Scienceline
What is the brain-eating amoeba, and should we be afraid?| Scienceline
Nanotechnology could ease the world’s water woes.| Scienceline
What to know about how PFAS are affecting your body| Scienceline
Climate change stokes vulnerabilities in water distribution systems. A new study tackles challenges with maintaining water systems for a hotter future.| Scienceline
Scientists expect greenhouse gases to cause a historic dry period in the Great Plains this century| Scienceline
Artist Kaitlin Pomerantz is on a mission to repurpose the unused, forgotten fragments that glue society together| Scienceline
The Eastwick neighborhood of Philly could experience monthly floods as soon as 2060 — a trend experts predict many other coastal cities will face in coming years| Scienceline
As the world warms, scientist David Holland is building a weather forecast for the polar ice caps| Scienceline
Climate change is increasing eczema prevalence worldwide. What natural disasters are causing this? Science has the answers.| Scienceline
How a floating wetland in the middle of the Chicago River has put nature and cleaner water back on the map for city residents| Scienceline
Scientists create new magnetic material with potential applications in prototyping, healthcare and soft robotics| Scienceline
Sigrid Jakob and other citizen mycologists are classifying fungal species before some fungi disappear.| Scienceline
The inside scoop on a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters too)| Scienceline
