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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 Jul 28

How do ants synchronize to move really big stuff?

Who leads the way when ants carry really big things? Scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science offer an answer.

Science Jul 27

This chicken vaccine makes its virus more dangerous

Scientists find experimental evidence for the first time that a vaccine can make a virus worse.

Science Jul 24

New Horizons mission spots a hazy silhouette and flowing glaciers on Pluto

Flowing glaciers and a spooky silhouette comprise the latest highlights from the New Horizons mission to Pluto.

Science Jul 23

Could these new eye drops cure cataracts?

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have uncovered a natural compound that dissolves cataracts, the world's leading cause of blindness.

Science Jul 23

NASA’s Kepler telescope finds the closest copy of Earth to date

NASA Kepler's mission adds 500 new exoplanets to its library.

Science Jul 20

Russian billionaire and Stephen Hawking announce $100 million search for aliens

Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner funds the most ambitious hunt to date for alien life, thanks to a new $100 million project called the Breakthrough Initiatives.

Science Jul 17

Nepal gets a piece of Pluto plus four new surprises from New Horizons

Gas tails and Nepalese landmarks are just some of the latest updates from NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto.

Science Jul 16

Here’s why human screams make your skin crawl

Neuroscientists unlock what happens to our brains and behavior when we hear a scream.

Science Jul 08

The ant, the butterfly and their chemical warfare with an oregano plant

When pushed to the brink by ant invaders, oregano uses chemical warfare to call in butterfly reinforcements.

Science Jul 07

Male spider genitals have some nerve

A new study shows that male spider genitals have nerve cells and might feel.

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