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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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Nsikan’s Recent Stories

Science Jun 21

Why a U.S. ‘Space Force’ is ‘premature’ but ‘inevitable’

What would a space force look like? Why now? Will NASA play a role? Three experts, including a retired Air Force Lieutenant General, explain the rationale behind President Trump's announcement.

Science Jun 18

Laze, vog and other volcano vocabulary inspired by Kilauea

Kilauea's eruptions have exposed the guts of our planet in ways previously unseen, and along the way, inspired a number of volcanology terms.

Science Jun 04

What made Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano eruption so deadly?

Guatemala's 12,000-foot Volcano of Fire has erupted on and off since 2002. Despite active monitoring, Sunday's eruption caught residents by surprise. Here's why.

Science May 31

Smartphone tracking data reveals that the 2016 election season spoiled Thanksgiving

Americans gave up 74 million hours of Thanksgiving in 2016 due to fears of political strife, according to a study published Thursday in Science Magazine.

Science May 24

Blue flames, toxic gas clouds. How does Kilauea’s latest eruption compare to its past disasters?

Kilauea is the most lethal volcano in American history, but this reputation comes mostly from a single event.

Science May 22

WATCH LIVE: Explosive eruption at Kilauea volcano, as lava threatens geothermal plant

Early Tuesday morning, local news outlets reported another explosive eruption at the Kilauea summit, the fourth to strike the 4,000-foot-high cauldron in three days.

Science May 21

Kilauea’s lava is now spilling into the ocean. Here’s why that’s dangerous

Late Saturday, Kilauea’s lava began oozing into the Pacific Ocean, creating a plume of acid and glass shards. As bad as it sounds, this poisonous haze may not be the most hazardous part.

Science May 16

Yanny vs. Laurel spotlights our brains’ desire to fill in the gaps

It's the auditory debate taking the internet by storm. The PBS NewsHour's Nsikan Akpan and Julia Griffin explain how one sound can create two different experiences.

Science May 10

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite atop Block 5, the most powerful Falcon 9 rocket to date

On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner.

Science May 05

Photos: Why did the Kilauea volcano make a pink plume?

Hours before the volcano erupted, it spewed a plume of pink ash hundreds of feet into the air. How come?…

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