Rachel Nuwer

Rachel Nuwer

 

Rachel Nuwer is a freelance science writer based in Brooklyn.

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Top Ten Most Damaging U.S. Hurricanes

Surprisingly, Hurricane Katrina is not the most damaging storm on record

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Women Can’t Do Pull Ups? Not So Fast

With enough training and determination, women can do pull-ups

Could a Modern Human Beat a Neanderthal in a Fight?

It's hypothetical conflict, but who would emerge the victor?

A New Tate Online Exhibit Showcases Lost, Stolen and Destroyed Art

The exhibit includes newspaper clippings, photographs and the last known images of each of the featured works

Napoleon’s Army May Have Suffered From the Greatest Wardrobe Malfunction in History

Historians still puzzle over Napoleon's catastrophic Russian defeat, but materials scientists think the army's buttons may be to blame

Can We Excuse Cheating If It Supports a Good Cause?

Is it ever ok for us to bend the rules or cheat in order to achieve a greater good, or to support those who do?

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Don’t Let the Ear Mites Bite

The New England Journal of Medicine recently posted this horror-inducing video of ear mites crawling around in some poor 70-year-old man's ear

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Platonic Friendships Between the Sexes Are Impossible

New research says it's not really possible for straight guys and gals to ever be "just friends"

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There’s No Such Thing As Espresso

Espresso is widely misunderstood and hard to define

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These Were the First Debates Since 1988 In Which Climate Change Went Unmentioned

Climate change was conspicuously missing from this season's presidential debates, the first time the topic has not come up since 1988

A beluga whale

Beluga Whale Learns to Speak Like a Human

Beluga whales can vocalize in a way remarkably close to human speech, according to new observations

Even Darwin Could Be a Debbie Downer

A few bouts of angst written by Darwin reveal that no one is immune to the blues

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The Journalist Who Says ‘I Told You So’ About Lance Armstrong

For 13 years, journalist David Walsh pursued his theory that Lance was doping, but the USDA's recent announcement finally vindicated his long-held beliefs with hard evidence

The giant, newly discovered harvestman from Laos.

Giant, Foot-long Daddy Longlegs Discovered in Cave

A huge, 13-inch long harvestman - better known as a daddy longlegs - turned up in Laos

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Dolphins Sleep With Only Half Their Brain at a Time

Dolphins sleep with only half of their brains at a time, bestowing them with the uncanny ability to stay constantly alert for at least 15 days in a row

Scavenging crow

Brain-Eating Crows May Help Spread Prion Diseases

Prions - the infectious proteins that cause illnesses in humans and other animals such as mad cow disease - can pass through the digestive systems of crows

‘Eye Cells’ Hone in on Eye Contact, Create Special Connections with Others

Researchers may have pinpointed neurons responsible for that "special connection" feeling associated with first making eye contact

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Teenage Brains Are Like Soft, Impressionable Play-Doh

There's a softer side to adolescent minds: they're vulnerable, dynamic and highly responsive to positive feedback

Inside Google’s Top Secret Data Centers

It's the physical network of thousands of fiber miles and servers that create the multibillion-dollar infrastructure that makes Google Google

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What Makes Temple Grandin’s Brain Special?

Temple Grandin, perhaps the world's most famous person with autism, allowed scientists to peak into her exceptional brain for the first time in order to better understand the minds of savants

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