Articles by

McKenzie Prillaman

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...

More than 1 billion people worldwide are now estimated to have obesity

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

Parrots can move along thin branches using ‘beakiation’

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

Human footprints in New Mexico really may be surprisingly ancient, new dating shows

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

These transparent fish turn rainbow with white light. Now, we know why

The ghost catfish transforms from glassy to glam when white light passes through its mostly transparent body....

Two scientists’ trek showed how people of Chaco Canyon may have hauled logs

As the morning sun peeked through the trees, Rodger Kram readied himself for the coming marathon. But...