Dr. Emily Roberts
Dr. Emily Roberts has a PhD in molecular biology and zero patience for headline science. She edits OwlyTimes' health and science coverage from Boston, focuses on what studies actually showed (sample size, methodology, who funded it), and tries to leave readers neither panicked nor falsely reassured.
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HealthIran Denies Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Access to Cardiac Care
Iranian authorities denied Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi critical cardiac care in Zanjan, despite her recent fainting spell and urgent medical needs.
ScienceTrump Administration Ousts All 22 National Science Board Members
The Trump administration removed all 22 members of the National Science Board on Friday, ending the primary advisory body for the National Science Foundation.
ScienceSusanne Brand Study Links Synthetic Chemicals to Global Fertility Drop
University of Oregon ecotoxicologist Susanne Brander links synthetic chemicals like plastics and pesticides to a global decline in fertility rates today.
ScienceMachine Learning Finds 10,000 Hidden Exoplanets in Archived Data
Researchers used machine learning to scan Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite archives and identified 10,052 previously unknown exoplanet candidates today.
HealthSwing Fore Cesar Golf Tournament Raises Mental Health Awareness
The third annual Swing Fore Cesar Golf Tournament at Bidwell Park drew 166 participants to fund mental health support for first responders in Chico, CA.
HealthIsraeli Air Strikes Kill 13 in Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
Israeli air strikes killed 13 people, including a child, across the Nabatieh, Sidon, and Tyre districts in southern Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreement.
ScienceNnedi Okorafor Leads Pitt Seminar on World-Building and Survival
Nnedi Okorafor visits the University of Pittsburgh to lead a seminar on how speculative fiction and world-building foster resilience in our daily lives.
ScienceCongress Probes Groups Funding Climate Science Seminars for Judges
Congressional investigators are scrutinizing the Environmental Law Institute and other groups for providing climate science seminars to federal judges.
HealthCardinals Host Mental Health Forum During Awareness Month
The Arizona Cardinals hosted a peer-to-peer mental health panel at the Dignity Health Training Center to support student athletes during Awareness Month.
HealthNobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi Moved to Hospital for Cardiac Care
The Narges Mohammadi Foundation confirms that the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate was moved from Zanjan prison to a hospital to treat a severe heart crisis.
HealthNarges Mohammadi Hospitalized in Zanjan After Cardiac Crisis
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi remains hospitalized in Zanjan, Iran, after suffering a cardiac crisis on May 1, 2026, amid her detention.
ScienceHarwich Reopens Herring Run to Public Harvesting on April 22
Harwich officials open the river herring run for public harvesting on April 22, ending a twenty-year ban after local fish populations reached recovery goals.