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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A Brief History Of The Condom
March 26 2013 4:16 PM

Bill Gates is ready to shell out some big bucks for an improvement on condoms, which were once made from goat bladders.
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches High Point (And It Isn't That High)
March 26 2013 1:19 PM

Sea ice in the Arctic has become as extensive as it's going to get this year -- and it's the sixth-lowest maximum on record.
Shorter Shifts For Medical Residents Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Care
March 25 2013 5:49 PM

It seems counter-intuitive, but cutting a medical intern's maximum shift length from 30 hours to 16 hours might not be best for patients.
Why Is .08 BAC The Limit For Drinking And Driving?
March 25 2013 5:05 PM

One Irish county plans to raise the BAC limit for driving to .07 for some residents, but that's still lower than the U.S. standard.
Yet Another Winter Storm In March
March 25 2013 12:28 PM

This cold and snow-drenched month in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. is a marked contrast to last year's "summer in March."
Universe Ages A Little; Too Much Tea; Unsafe Space Sex
March 22 2013 6:38 PM

Here's a roundup of the latest scientific findings and phenomena, ranging from the profound to the strange.
Diet Restriction Right Before Surgery Could Hasten Recovery
March 22 2013 4:20 PM

Both obese mice and normal mice fared better after surgery when their diets were restricted shortly before the operation.
Greece's Economic Crisis Has Dire Health Effects
March 22 2013 2:08 PM

Heart attacks, suicidal thoughts and stillbirths rise in Greece, following the economic crisis.
Keeping a Sundial: More Than Putting A Stick In The Ground
March 21 2013 5:46 PM

The grid could go down anytime, but making a temporally accurate sundial isn't as easy as it may seem.
Experimental Cell Therapy For Aggressive Leukemia Is Promising
March 21 2013 5:16 PM

Patients with relapsed leukemia were treated with their own immune system cells that had new genetic material inserted.
NASA Prepping For Mars Solar Conjunction In April
March 21 2013 11:01 AM

A Mars solar conjunction happens about once every 26 months, so this isn't NASA's first rodeo.
Health Benefits (And Drawbacks) Of 'Supertasting'
March 20 2013 4:05 PM

“Supertasters” often experience bitter and sweet flavors more intensely and feel the burn from spicy foods more keenly.