Rachel Nuwer

Rachel Nuwer

 

Rachel Nuwer is a freelance science writer based in Brooklyn.

City Birds Are Evolving To Be More Flexible and Assertive Than Their Country Cousins

Animals are adapting to life in the big city

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Picasso, Matisse and Monet Paintings Stolen From Dutch Museum

Seven paintings from some of Western art's greatest masters went missing from a the Kunsthal Museum in Holland this morning

Digital Laser Scans of Stonehenge Reveal Ancient Graffiti

The first complete 3D laser scan of Stonehenge's prehistoric stone circle revealed ancient graffiti and alignment with the winter and summer solstice

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The Scientific Reason Lena Dunham Got a $3.5 Million Book Advance

Last week, Random House offered a whopping $3.5 million for Lena Dunham's first book, Not That Kind of Girl - but why?

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100-Million-Year-Old Spider Caught in the Act of Pouncing on Its Prey

A rare fossil captured a 100-million-year-old moment in time, a spider attacking an insect trapped in its web

Bafflement Over the European Union’s Peace Prize Win

The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize this morning, much to the dismay of many Europeans and Tweeters

Downer News Bums Out Women But Not Men

Bad news delivered through the media increases women's sensitivity to stressful situations, new research finds, but men are immune to such effects

Mo Yan and Chinese literature translator Howard Goldblatt speak at a literary festival.

China’s ‘Provocative and Vulgar’ Mo Yan Wins Nobel in Literature

Chinese author Mo Yan took this year's Nobel Prize in Literature for his "hallucinatory realism"

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The Science Behind Steak and a Bold Bordeaux

Researchers teasing out the way food feels and interacts in our mouths say they've found out why wine and steak pair so well

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Emily Dickinson: The Remix

An ode to the poet, in four takes

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There’s a 235-Pound, 15-Week-Old, Cuter Than Cute Baby Walrus Coming to NYC

A 15-week-old baby walrus rescued from Alaska arrives in New York City tomorrow

You don’t want this little guy in your brain.

Brain-Invading Amoebas Kill Ten in Pakistan

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Shrew-Eating Scientists Show Humans Can Digest Bone

Scientists set out to measure how well we digest bone by swallowing a whole shrew, but was that really necessary?

This lobate ctenophore is another bioluminescent creature that lives off the coast of the Americas.

Bioluminescent Worms Welcomed Columbus to the New World

Before Columbus made landfall in the New World 520 years ago today, glowing green worms engaged in a mating dance may have welcomed him first

Rogue Ales is planning on brewing a new beer from beard yeast.

Brewmaster Makes Beer From His Beard Yeast

Most fermenting species of yeast are found on animals, insects and rotting fruit, so cultivating yeast from a person's body might not be that far-fetched

Like Salamanders, African Spiny Mice Can Grow New Tails

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When Did Human-Neanderthal Hook Ups End?

Upper Paleolithic humans coming out of Africa lost romantic interest in Neanderthals about 47,000 years ago

Are You an Expert? If Not, Forget the 4-Hour Work Week

The seemingly too-good-to-be-true 4-hour workweek has a few glaring caveats

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French Bees Are Making M&M-Contaminated Blue And Green Honey

In France, bees have been turning up with abdomens swollen in colors of blue and green, an unnatural rainbow that was also reflected in their honey

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The Crazy Things a Few Tiny Little Mouse Eggs Made Scientists Say

Scientists took heed of the announcement that eggs can be made from stem cells, as evidenced by a collection of uncharacteristically colorful reactions

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