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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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New study suggest Alzheimer’s disease symptoms were transmitted via human growth hormone treatments.

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Scientists find a fat hormone toggles a runner’s high

Researchers at the University of Montreal have charted what happens to the brain to produce a runner’s high.

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The race for the unbreakable password is almost over

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Satellite measurements suggest that economic and civil unrest cut air pollution in the Middle East.

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Twin typhoons march toward Southeast Asia and Japan

Meteorologists expect two storms in the Pacific to reach super typhoon status by Thursday.

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The heart rates of black bears spike when drones fly overhead

Drones are a popular toy/tool among ecotourists, ecologists and conservationists, but a new study shows an unintended health consequence of their use with bears.

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Why radiation can’t give you superpowers

A new video from the American Chemical Society explains the science behind superpowers.

Science Jul 28

What makes this monkey red in the face?

Scientists explore the anatomy of red faces in Peruvian uakari monkeys.

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