Roxanne Palmer

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Roxanne has liked science ever since she started watching "Bill Nye the Science Guy" on Saturday mornings over a bowl of sucrotic O's. She especially likes writing about dinosaurs, climate change and evolution. In college, she studied English literature but still managed to put in time in the greenhouse as a botany lab assistant and in the pool for varsity water polo. When not writing about science, she moonlights as a cartoonist and illustrator.

Garden Planning 2013: With Spring Around The Corner, Planting Apps Will Help Yield A Bountiful Harvest

How will your garden grow? With a bit of planning for spring this winter, you could enjoy fresh herbs and vegetables all summer.

Rat Mind Meld: Microelectrodes Allow Brain Activity To Be Transmitted Over Internet

Thanks to a special device, a rat in North Carolina was able to transmit sensory information to a rat in Brazil.

Sequester Science: Deep Cuts To NASA, CDC Funding, Medical Research Will Have Severe Impact

Manned space exploration, basic medical research and climate-monitoring satellites could all be endangered by the sequester.

Bored To Death: How Boredom Can Affect Your Health For The Worse, But Enhance Creativity

One study found that people who reported greater levels of boredom were more likely to be dead a couple decades later.

Rhino Horn Trade Should Be Legalized To Stave Off Extinction, Scientists Say

The current ban on rhino horn has sucked the animals into a "supply-and-demand extinction vortex," scientists say.

Vibram FiveFingers Minimalist Running Shoes Increase Bone Injury Risk: Study

Runners that transitioned to Vibram Fivefingers had more bone injuries than those who stayed with traditional shoes.

Phoenix Coyotes goalie Smith plays the puck with Los Angeles Kings' Kopitar during the second period of Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference final hockey playoffs in Los Angeles

NHL Draft's Birthday Bias Could Shortchange Some Hockey Players: Study

A new study shows that the NHL Draft may be overestimating the talents of relatively older players.

Titanic II Should Be Safer, Thanks To Modern Engineering

Even the steel used to make Titanic II will be stronger, thanks to modern metallurgy.

Ranking Scientists By Sexiness Is Kind Of Weird

There’s something off-putting, and maybe even sexist, about ranking scientists by their sex appeal.

Giant Goldfish: Popular Housepet Can Grow Monstrously Large, As Tahoe Catch Shows

Under the right conditions, the tiny goldfish you win at a church carnival could grow into a behemoth.

Ancient 'Microcontinent' Buried Under Indian Ocean? Scientists Find Likely Continent Fragment

Scientists say they've found traces of a hidden microcontinent they've dubbed Mauritia.

Tanning Salons and Preteens: A Dangerous Combination, Scientists Say

Sunlamps raise cancer risks, but some U.S. states don't have age restrictions on tanning salons.

Quvenzhane Wallis Puppy Purses Bring Playfulness To Red Carpet [PHOTOS]

The 9-year-old "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star is rarely spotted without a pooch-shaped purse on her arm.

NASA Rover Curiosity Is First Robot To Drill Into Martian Surface

Being able to study the interiors of Martian rocks will allow scientists to peer billions of years back into the Red Planet's past.

Many French Wines Contain Traces Of Pesticides: Laboratory Test

Tests of 300 French wines found that 90 percent had traces of one or more pesticides in them.

Percentage Of Ph.D. Recipients With Postgraduation Employment Commitments Or Post-Doctoral Study Plans

Have Ph.D., Need Job: Employment Prospects For Young Scientists Worsen

The number of Ph.D. recipients entering the workforce or continuing their post-doctoral studies is trending down across all fields.

Dogs Recognize Other Dog Faces, See Past Breed Differences: Study

An experiment shows that dogs can look past superficial differences like size and coat color and recognize fellow dogs.

Unbalanced Internal Clock Makes Mice Fatter, More Prone To Insulin Resistance

The same amount of calories eaten may result in more or less fat storage, depending on the time of day that you consume it.

Dolphins May Call Each Other By 'Name' With Signature Whistles

Pairs of dolphins appear to copy signature "whistles" emitted by the other, suggesting these vocalizations could be akin to names.

Rainbow Cloud In Space Could Be Home To Youngest Black Hole In Milky Way

W49B is an unusually shaped supernova remnant that scientists think might have a new black hole at its core.

50,000 Year Old Animal Toilet Offers Clues To Climate Change History

Scientists trace South African climate history by studying layers of fossilized urine left by generations of rock hyraxes.

A Spoonful (Or Less) Of Sugar Helps The Vegetables Go Down

Scientists make the case for using a bit of sweetener to introduce children to vegetables.

Science And Beauty In Boston: A Weekend of Whales, Tomatoes, and Dark Matter

The largest general scientific conference in the world offers a glimpse into many different worlds of cutting-edge research.

Next-Generation Fish-Farming Techniques Aim For Sustainability

Balancing accelerated food production with sustainability is a tricky act, but some scientists think aquaculture can pull it off.

Mystery Of Cosmic Ray Origin Solved: Fast-Moving Protons Forged In Supernovae

Scientists had long suspected that the cosmic rays hitting our planet come from the violent deaths of stars, but now there's proof.

Scientists Build Better Tomatoes Through Understanding Chemistry of Taste

Scientists aim to figure out why heirloom tomatoes taste good, then breed that quality back into the mainstream.

Are US Boys Really Smarter Than Girls In Science? International Testing Provides Some Answers About Educational Gender Gaps

Results from a big international test, expected later this year, will help gauge the state of the gender gap in science education.

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