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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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Science Apr 06

This supernova blast was so close, it littered the ocean floor with radioactive dust

Radioactive stardust confirms the two closest supernovae to ever explode near Earth. The most recent of the pair may have altered human evolution.

Science Mar 30

This ancient arachnid ushered in the spider uprising

X-ray scans of a 305-million-year old fossil have unlocked a new chapter in the spider origin story.

Science Mar 28

New cousin of El Niño may forecast summer heat waves months in advance

A new climate model, based on a cauldron of Pacific ocean water, may soon be able to predict heat waves 7 weeks before they happen.

Science Mar 24

How many synthetic genes does it take to sustain life?

By nailing down the genetic ingredients for life, synthetic biologists at the J. Craig Venter Institute may have redefined the rules for what's essential for survival.

Science Mar 23

Has health care hacking become an epidemic?

Here are 3 reasons why your health care records will likely be hacked.

Science Mar 23

The woe of being labeled a pit bull

Human perceptions may harm a dog's outcome if it is mislabeled as a pit bull at an animal shelter, according to a new study from Arizona State University.

Science Mar 21

Tourist photos trace the fall and rise of Swedish seabirds

Amateur photography is an untapped resource for ecology research, according to a new study from Sweden.

Science Mar 18

What we’ve learned about Pluto since the flyby

NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto continues to astonish in new set of five studies on the dwarf planet.

Science Mar 14

Before T-rex became humongous, it learned to hear footsteps

Tyrannosaurus rex, the behemoth king of the late ages of the dinosaurs, grew its brain before its noteworthy body. That’s according to scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, who today unveiled the fossils for a new species…

Science Mar 14

3 reasons Pi Day is a sham

Pi isn't the special snowflake of your mathematical dreams.

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