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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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Ultrasound sensors dig deeper into your fingerprints and fat

Ultrasound sensor can fortify fingerprint scanners and how we measure our waistlines, according to scientists at the University of California.

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Geneticists crack the 20-year mystery of the Kennewick Man skeleton

Will U.S. Army Corps of Engineers return the Kennewick Man's remains now that they've been found to be closely related to Native Americans?…

Science Jun 09

Chimpanzees use leafy cups to chug alcohol

Unlike other booze-seeking wild animals, chimps use tools and exhibit other unique behaviors by partaking in fermented drinks.

Science Jun 08

Injectable nanoscopic mesh could one day be used to monitor our organs

This electronic mesh might one day tell doctors when your brain needs a tuneup.

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Inside the $105 million lab that wants to wipe out MERS and Ebola

How did one patient in South Korea instigate the largest MERS outbreak to-date outside of the Middle East?…

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Science Jun 02

Video: First 3-D bird fossil of South America discovered in Brazil

Paleontologists have stumbled upon a bird fossil in Brazil that is so well preserved its long tail feathers have possibly retained their original color and spots.

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