Roxanne Palmer

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.

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Physician Critiques Vibram Bone Injury Study
March 16 2013 3:14 PM

A physician and natural running advocate says research linking Vibram FiveFingers shoes to bone injuries is flawed.
The Science Behind Four-Leaf Clovers
March 16 2013 1:34 PM

Researchers looking at the genome of the white clover stumbled across a scientific pot of gold.
14 HIV Patients Have 'Functional Cure': Researchers
March 15 2013 4:59 PM

Fourteen adult HIV patients have been “functionally cured” with intense anti-viral treatment right after they were exposed to the virus.
Stigma Hangs Around Postpartum Depression
March 15 2013 3:33 PM

For about 10 to 15 percent of new mothers, the "baby blues" develop into postpartum depression.
Should We Revive Endangered Species?
March 15 2013 1:33 PM

We may have the technology to feasibly resurrect the woolly mammoth, but should we actually reintroduce it into the environment?
Not Much Truth In 'Truth Serums': Experts
March 15 2013 6:15 AM

Truth serums aren't magic potions, just drugs that alter your cognitive functioning ability.
Hallelujah! Scientists Say They've Discovered 'God Particle' (Probably)
March 14 2013 12:52 PM

Scientists say the data shows the Higgs boson candidate is behaving as expected according to theoretical predictions.
A Pope Who Can Speak For The Church...On Only One Lung
March 14 2013 11:59 AM

The newly elected pontiff lost most of one lung to surgery in his teenage years, according to press reports.
Does Spinning Marlboro Lights Into Marlboro Golds Violate FDA Cigarette Regs?
March 14 2013 7:04 AM

Words like "light" can't appear in cigarette marketing, but two Harvard researchers say the message is getting through via color-coded packages.
Will Bloomberg's Soda Ban Actually Combat Obesity?
March 13 2013 5:45 PM

There’s precious little data to actually say whether or not changing soda cup sizes will have any measurable effect on obesity.
Big Eyes May Have Doomed Neanderthals
March 13 2013 11:17 AM

A new study suggests that Neanderthals may have traded visual acuity for a slight decrease in social brainpower.
Blood Test Could Screen For Alzheimer's ... In About 10 Years
March 12 2013 5:31 PM

A test being developed in the U.K. looks for a combination of markers in the blood linked to Alzheimer's.