Articles by

Anna Gibbs

Personalized ‘prehabilitation’ helps the body brace for major surgery

Major surgery takes a major toll on the body — not unlike running a marathon. You wouldn’t...

Building a better skin barrier

Is your face a glazed doughnut or a dewy dumpling? I don’t mean which of these foods...

Woodpecker hammering is a full-body affair

Hidden beneath all their rum-pum-pumming, woodpeckers are quietly grunt-grunt-grunting. The birds exhale with each strike, much like...

The axolotl is endangered in the wild. A discovery offers hope

Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and...

Dietary evidence bolsters Clovis hunters’ reputation as mammoth killers

Ancient North Americans are looking more and more like experienced mammoth killers. Archaeologists have long debated whether...

A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses

Naloxone has saved thousands of lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But its success hinges on someone being...

A materials scientist seeks to extract lithium from untapped sources

Electric vehicles promise to help wean us off of fossil fuels, but they introduce a new problem:...

A fluffy, orange fungus could transform food waste into tasty dishes

Using microbes to transform foods through fermentation is the secret behind many of our favorite flavors, from cheeses...