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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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7 times that science explained aliens

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Bacon, hot dogs and processed meats cause cancer, WHO says

World Health Organization rewrites its health guidelines on meat consumption, arguing that processed meats cause cancer. Red meat carries a high risk too.

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The science of how Hurricane Patricia became so colossal

Hurricane Patricia's brute strength is just one sign that 2015's cyclone season is one for the ages.

Science Oct 22

Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious

A new study in the journal Cell rewrites the evolutionary history of the bubonic plague.

Science Oct 22

Will you die prematurely? This blood test may contain the answer

In a new study in Cell Systems, scientists present the possible reasons why a set of blood markers correlate with premature death in ostensibly healthy people.

Science Oct 22

Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)?

A new study spots a "Barry White" effect and other sexual trade-offs in howler monkeys.

Science Oct 21

The countries where global warming will shrink bank accounts

Global warming might tighten your wallet no matter where you live, according to a new study from Stanford University.

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Robots teach themselves martial arts to avoid smashing into the ground

A new computer program from Georgia Institute of Technology takes tips from judo.

Science Oct 15

Did our paleo ancestors sleep better than us?

Did the inventions of modern electricity, the light bulb and the Internet lead to less sleep? A new UCLA study of hunter-gatherer populations has a surprising answer.

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