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About Nsikan @MoNscience

Nsikan Akpan is the digital science producer for PBS NewsHour and co-creator of the award-winning, NewsHour digital series ScienceScope.

He holds a doctorate in pathobiology (Columbia University) and is an alum of the science communication program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Nsikan served on the board of the National Association of Science Writers from 2016 to 2019.

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Water may become unaffordable for a third of American households within the next five years, according to a Michigan State University study.

Science Jan 20

Scientists give Rick Perry mixed grades on his confirmation hearing

Perry vowed to protect scientists at the Department of Energy, but shrugged on the central tenet of climate change policy.

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When the dust settles this weekend, after inauguration celebrations and protests alike, many may complain of hoarse voices, but why?…

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Cannabis can help chronic pain, and other conclusions from a federal advisory review of more than 10,000 marijuana studies to determine the health pros and cons.

Science Jan 12

Coral bleaching is killing reefs. Is the answer a great migration?

Coral bleaching threatens a third of the planet's reef ecosystems, but can these creatures adapt? Take a voyage deep into the Atlantic Ocean, as the Nekton Mission searches for an answer.

Science Dec 27

Vera Rubin, who spotted the first evidence of dark matter, dies at 88

Vera Rubin, a pioneer astrophysicist who discovered the first evidence for dark matter, passed away Sunday night at the age of 88.

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‘Hidden Figures’ and the journey to celebrate NASA’s black female pioneers

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Here's why this movie warrants a closer look.

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You may want to pack goggles and sunscreen before you visit HAT-P-7b, based on the first convincing report of weather on an exoplanet.

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