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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 Sep 03

How seeing a political logo can impair your understanding of facts

Political symbols have a sneaky influence on your brain, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania.

Science Aug 24

How Hurricane Lane’s torrential rain mirrors Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Lane’s rains call to mind the downpour of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in Texas a year ago Saturday. But the hurricanes are likely to have two very different outcomes.

Science Aug 21

Police militarization fails to protect officers and targets black communities, study finds

Police militarization neither reduces rates of violent crime nor changes the number of officers assaulted or killed, a new study finds. It is arguably the nation’s first systematic analysis on the use and consequences of militarized police forces.

Science Aug 15

How to avoid a catastrophic ‘Hothouse Earth’

Humanity only has a handful of decades to determine the future of our planet.

Science Aug 12

Skin poaching of Asian elephants, a crisis unfolding in Myanmar, could crush the species

Asian elephants are 10 times more endangered than African savanna elephant and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of Asian elephants in Myanmar and turning it into ruby red jewelry.

Science Aug 10

WATCH: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe blasts off for 7-year mission around the sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched at 3:31 a.m. ET on Sunday. Watch live here.

Science Aug 09

This EPA rule may expand asbestos use, and the deadline for feedback just passed

Critics say a proposed rule would allow asbestos to make a comeback. EPA officials say it will do the opposite, filling a loophole that companies could use to manufacture asbestos. Here's what you need to know.

World Aug 08

A new lust for elephant skin jewelry could decimate Myanmar’s giants

The poaching of African elephants, where they are murdered for their ivory tusks, is well-documented. But halfway around world in Myanmar, their cousins are 10 times more endangered and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of…

Nation Aug 02

What Trump’s plan to roll back fuel-economy standards means for your wallet and the environment

And a look at how we got to this point.

Science Jul 27

Here’s proof that open office layouts don’t work, and how to fix them

A new study shows moving to an open office dramatically cuts face-to-face conversations, but architects say not all open offices should be treated equal.

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