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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Leaf Hairs Are Natural Bedbug Death Traps: Study
April 10 2013 12:49 PM

Wily bedbugs can't escape the sharp hairs of kidney bean leaves, which aim right for vulnerable spots.
Chemists Dive Into Hurricanes And Hangovers
April 09 2013 4:40 PM

Hurricane cocktails are a complex chemical bouquet, but too many of them might induce a 'metabolic storm.'
Morning Sickness Drug Expected Back On Shelves In May
April 09 2013 2:23 PM

A previous version of the drug Diclegis was voluntarily removed from shelves in 1983 over birth defect concerns that were later proven false.
ExxonMobil Oil Spill: Some Residents Aren't Breathing Easy
April 09 2013 7:58 AM

The first casualties of ExxonMobil's oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., are ducks and turtles, but the long-term impacts are uncertain.
How Scientists Exhume Bodies To Put Accusations To Rest
April 08 2013 2:50 PM

Sometimes opening a grave is the best way to put questions to rest.
Vintage Idaho: Global Warming To Redraw Map Of Wine Regions
April 08 2013 11:32 AM

By 2050, the Rocky Mountains will likely be more suitable for wine production than the Mediterranean, new research projects.
'Game Of Thrones' Recap: 'Dark Wings, Dark Words'
April 08 2013 7:14 AM

Ravens bear two pieces of bad news to Robb; Jaime and Brienne clash; Sansa has a secret conference with the Tyrells.
Why Do Animals Save Humans?
April 04 2013 12:20 PM

There are numerous stories of wolves, dolphins, and even lions protecting humans.
Author Iain Banks Delivers News Of His Terminal Cancer
April 03 2013 6:05 PM

Banks said in a statement that he likely only has a few months to live and that his latest novel, "The Quarry," will be his last.
Lasers Help Rats Kick Cocaine Habit
April 03 2013 3:02 PM

Scientists using a laser were able to turn certain nerve cells in the prefrontal cortex on and off and control a rat's cocaine-seeking habit.
Bird Flu Explainer: No Cause For Alarm Yet
April 03 2013 12:17 PM

The H7N9 strain that's sickened at least nine in China has not yet been documented passing from human to human.
Scientists Zeroing In On Dark Matter
April 03 2013 12:04 PM

Cosmic ray observations showing an excess of positrons could be a flag for dark matter.