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kelseyk

Science journalist, former Atlas Obscura editorial fellow, Oregonian, road trip adventurer.

http://kelseyrkennedy.com

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The World Now Has a Scorpion-Milking Robot

Extracting venom for medical research just got a whole lot safer and easier.

Ducks Seen Murdering, Snacking on Fledglings

It's the first time mallards have been documented as killers.

Cockatoos, Somehow, Are Able to Drum a Consistent Beat

Only humans are as good at keeping rhythm in the animal kingdom.

This Floating Forest Is the Only Legal Place to Forage for Food in New York City

Make a salad while staying on the good side of the Parks Department.

North Carolina Has a Sandy New Island for Summer

Just be wary of the sharks guarding it.

They Bought a Pub, Then Turned It Into a Zoo

Come have a pint with meerkats, coatis, and lemurs.

Uranus's Strange Magnetic Field Cartwheels Around All Willy-Nilly

Scientists call it a "geometric nightmare."

Birds' Egg Shapes Might Be Determined By How Well They Fly

Streamlined bodies mean streamlined eggs.

This Iconic New Zealand Tree Is Probably From Australia

But pōhutukawa disappeared from the continent a long time ago.

children's literature week

The History of Movable Paper in One Massive, 9,000-Book Collection

Pop-ups, harlequinades, and Meggendorfers, oh my!

A Fungus Is the Newest Weapon in the War on Mosquitoes

It's armed with spider and scorpion neurotoxins—but it only affects bloodsuckers.

Tiny Glass Eels Navigate the Atlantic With Magnetic Compasses

How else would they get from the Sargasso Sea to Europe?

A Japanese Badger Cull Went Out of Control

The species is now at risk of extinction.

How to Catch a (Whiskey) Counterfeiter

Use science to make it glow.

For Trees to Migrate With Climate, They Need Help From Microbes

How we might help ecosystems adapt to the world we've created.

Tracking Bumblebees Based on Their Buzzes

The technique could be a boon for famers who rely on the services of pollinators.

Motorboat Noise Turns Fish Into Deadbeat Dads

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Scientists Are Using X-Rays to Look Inside Fossilized Feces

The findings can help unravel prehistoric food webs.

Low Gravity Can Create Mutant Bacterial Slime

Attention, space travelers.

An Egyptian Slab Lost in Berlin During World War II Has Been Found—in Michigan

Safe and sound, 70 years later.

Scientists Can Wiggle a Mouse's Whiskers With Electrical Fields

The work could lead to treatments for depression and epilepsy.

Europe's Lead Pollution Dropped to Zero Only Once in 2,000 Years

And it took nothing less than the Black Death.

Watch Lightning Strike in Slow Motion

It not only looks cool, but also helps scientists better understand lightning rods.

Toxic Foam Is Fouling the Streets of Bangalore

Blown off a local lake, it's disrupting traffic and making people sick.