Zoë is a senior writer at Newsweek. She covers science, the environment, and human health. She has written for a number of other outlets including The New York Times, Guernica, The Nation, Maddowblog, Gothamist, Guernica, and Talking Points Memo.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will likely by threatened by oil exploration, and a Trump cabinet can go after the Antiquities Act.
Around 169 million gallons of human waste flow into Guanabara Bay—the water-sport venue where Olympic athletes will be competing—every day.
Toxic water isn’t the only threat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The air is pretty bad too, according to a new report.
A new study finds that climate change is significantly stunting trees’ growth—hindering their ability to take carbon out of the air.
Can animal live cams make us feel the same as watching animals IRL? Two scientists are trying to find out.
This could be a big deal for robotics.
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have found new evidence that strengthens the tie between brain trauma and Parkinson’s disease.
A new study has found that goats and dogs are equally receptive to communication with humans.
The fungus can penetrate Aedes aegypti larvae when suspended in water.
An LGBT-themed Birthright program tries to paint over Israel’s political snarl with rainbow colors
The bleaching streak is unprecedented.
Hint: All those extra particles in the air aren’t helping.
The enteric nervous system of the gut is largely a mystery, so a group of researchers devised a way to see directly into the stomachs of lab mice.
Women are still routinely left out of sports medicine research because they menstruate, argue a group of scientists.
The discovery could be a new way to kill cancer cells.
It’s a vicious cycle: As the weather warms, the Earth’s permafrost is melting, releasing greenhouse gases that are going to make the planet even hotter.
“The world is going to have to continue using fossil fuels, whether they like it or not,” said the energy giant’s CEO.
Sexual harassment and discrimination run rampant in the medical profession, according to a survey of doctors.
Metals in air pollution have been linked to damage in children’s lungs.
The nuts had pushed the bars over the legal fat limit for the term “healthy” to apply, but the company CEO says those regulations are outdated.