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.

Reversing Death In The Emergency Room: Doctors Detail Frontline Of Resuscitation Science

Three doctors discuss a new paradigm shift in the medical nature of mortality at the New York Academy of Sciences.

Gene Variant That Boosts UV Protection Also Raises Risk For Cancer

A region of the gene KITLG involved in the tanning response also appears to be associated with cancer cell proliferation.

Elephants Understand Pointing Gestures, Even Though Chimpanzees Do Not

A new study suggests elephants can interpret human pointing gestures correctly.

Female Scientist Or Scholar? You Might Want To Hide Your Name Behind An Initial

Studies show a female name in academia can result in fewer citations by other researchers and poorer job prospects.

2013 Nobel Prize In Chemistry Goes To Trio That Took The Chemistry Lab Virtual

Three scientists who developed programs to quickly compute the behavior of virtual molecules were made Nobel Laureates on Wednesday.

2013-2014 Winter Forecast: Mild In The East, Warmer In South, Heavy Snow In Middle

Accuweather meteorologists predict a slow start to winter this year.

Art In Motion At The MIT Museum: '5000 Moving Parts' Exhibition Shows Off Kinetic Art [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Sculptures wave, wriggle and undulate at the MIT Museum's newest exhibition.

Nobel Prize In Physics 2013 Goes To Higgs Boson Theorists; When Will Stephen Hawking Get His Turn?

Nobel Prizes reward discoveries, not the theories where the world's most famous living physicist concentrates.

Two Tails Better Than One? Ancient Bird Likely Used One For Flight, Another For Show [PHOTOS]

Ancient bird Jeholornis joins a very short list in nature: creatures with two separate tails.

2013 Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine Awarded To Trio For Fundamental Research Into Cellular Transport

Randy Schekman, James Rothman and Thomas Sudhof shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine, announced Monday.

Draconid Meteor Shower Lights Up The Night Monday, Tuesday: Watch For Dragon's Breath

If you manage to get to a dark, open place, you could spot some Draconid meteors in the sky Monday and Tuesday.

The Week In Science: Furloughed T. Rex, Sting Operations And A Brand-New ‘Space Race’

A T. rex skeleton lies in limbo thanks to the government shutdown; a brand-new “Space Race” gets under way.

Government Shutdown And Flu Season: CDC Influenza Monitoring Furloughed, But States (And Google) Still Keep Watch

Thanks to the federal government shutdown, national flu monitoring is on hiatus, but U.S. states say they’re prepared.

Whisky Salmon: Scottish Scientists Find Way To Feed Fish With Distillery Byproduct

The leftover dregs from Scotch distillation could be a source of environmentally friendly feed for salmon farms.

Wikipedia Goes To Medical School: UCSF Med Students Will Learn How To Improve Online Encyclopedia

In a world of frantic symptom Googling, having accurate medical information on Wikipedia is key.

Literary Fiction Boosts Our Ability To Recognize Emotions Of Others: Study

How we connect with the complex characters of literature can boost our ability to connect with people in real life, a new study says.

Scientists Figure Out How DEET Makes Bugs Buzz Off, And How To Make Safer, Cheaper Alternatives

Scientists have figured out what makes bugs hate the scent of the insect repellent DEET.

Woody Allen Or Ol' Blue Eyes? What Ronan Farrow's Eye Color Says About Who His Father Is (Not Much)

Could a brown-eyed Woody Allen have fathered a blue-eyed son? Genetics says yes.

Flowers Evolved Up To 100 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Assumed: Study

Newly discovered fossilized pollen grains push the suspected origin of flowering plants back by 100 million years.

Bill Nye The Science Guy Exits 'Dancing With The Stars,' But There's Plenty Of Other Scientists Who Can Get Funky [VIDEOS]

The Science Guy exits a TV dance competition, but there's still plenty of science-themed dancing on the Internet.

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