Elective Human Egg Freezing on the Rise
More women are choosing to store their eggs for later pregnancy, a trend that can give women more control over their reproduction
Dating Services Tinker with the Algorithms of Love
You may have seen the Parks and Recreation episode where Tom Haverford makes 26 different online dating profiles to increase his odds of matching with every woman possible (after his nerd profile matched with his boss Leslie). You may also have watched someone swipe right on every single Tinder option until they run out of…
Post-Sandy NYC Subway Brims with Unknown Microbes
The South Ferry station at the tip of Manhattan still resembles an aquatic environment after it flooded during the 2012 storm.
NYC Commuter Train Crash Highlights Need for Rethinking Rail Crossings
The February 3 Metro-North crash site in Westchester County, N.Y., resembles hundreds of thousands of at-grade railroad crossings around the country. The train tracks and the road are on the same level, and only an arm gate with flashing lights signals drivers that a train is approaching and prevents them from crossing the tracks. When…
The fashonista physicist
Theoretical physicist Ágnes Mócsy teaches art students science.
Is your food safe?
Yes — until it’s not. And these experts say that’s the problem.
A high-flying health concern
Eric Wilson was flying an F18 fighter jet at 28,000 feet when he heard a loud bang, and everything went silent. The jet had lost all cabin pressure, immediately subjecting the U.S. Marine’s body to an onslaught of altitude induced issues. He only had about 60 seconds to descend below 10,000 feet or he would…
Some hard science on sexism in academia
“Academic science isn’t sexist,” claim two psychologists from Cornell University in a recent New York Times Sunday Review. To most women in academia, that’s absurd. I started reading this column in the paper, and abruptly stopped because that’s not what I, or any woman I know, experienced. I was relieved to see the blogosphere buzzing with…
Summer Students Invigorate Lab with Energy, Passion for Science
This year’s crop of Brookhaven National Laboratory summer interns have come and gone, once again invigorating the Lab with their energy and passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research. Coming from universities across the country, more than 180 interns worked on research projects in every corner of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Staff Members Learn STEM Activities at Brookhaven Lab
Sometimes all it takes for a girl to get interested in science is experiencing it hands-on — like documenting the health of a pond ecosystem by tracking animals, or understanding the physics of static electricity by feeling her hair stand up on end. Seeing the science in action, along with hearing encouragement to learn more…
Rebecca Harrington 