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McKenzie Prillaman

What bird flu experts are watching for in 2025

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

What to know about the first bird flu–related death in the U.S.

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

AI helps doctors detect more breast cancer in the largest real-world study

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

The unique neural wiring of the human hippocampus may maximize memory

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds

McKenzie Prillaman was the Spring 2023 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s...

Daddy longlegs look like they have two eyes. That doesn’t count the hidden ones

McKenzie Prillaman was the Spring 2023 science writing intern at Science News. She holds a bachelor’s...