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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ScienceStudy Finds Human Memories Are Stored in Body, Not Just the Brain
Researchers led by Utkarsh Gupta found in Scientific Reports that human memories reside in the body, using digital de-aging to trigger recall of the past.
Science1908 Siberian blast flattened 2,150 square kilometers of forest
On 30 June 1908, a space object exploded above the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Siberia, flattening 2,150 square kilometers of forest via an airburst.
HealthBaton Rouge crisis center aims to divert patients from emergency rooms
The Bridge Center for Hope in Baton Rouge provides a specialized mental health facility to divert patients from local emergency rooms and jail cells.
HealthHealthcare exec relative Lena Weissbrot linked to Mangione trial
Lena Weissbrot, a 32-year-old activist protesting outside the New York State Supreme Court, has family ties to the healthcare industry via Luigi Mangione.
HealthBorder regions build medical pipeline to solve doctor shortages
Border regions in the U.S. now recruit and train local residents as medical professionals to solve chronic doctor shortages through new health pipelines.
ScienceJo Hodge earns forensic science honors at Paradise Creek Regional High
Jo Hodge receives top forensic science honors at Paradise Creek Regional High after completing extensive biological dissection projects during her studies.
ScienceGOP Lawmakers Seek Investigation Into National Academies Funding
Eleven Republican lawmakers requested that the White House investigate the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine over federal funding.
ScienceU-2 Dragon Lady joins Albuquerque nuclear history museum collection
The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque now displays a U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft to highlight high-altitude surveillance history.
HealthGarden Grove chemical emergency on May 22 tests health officials
Garden Grove officials evacuated 40,000 residents on May 22 after a compromised tank of methyl methacrylate threatened an aerospace facility in California.
ScienceMIT students launch plasma physics experiments in Fairbanks, Alaska
MIT students traveled to Fairbanks, Alaska, to study aurora borealis plasma physics through hands-on experiments in the field rather than inside a lab.
ScienceWellness Retreats Face Scrutiny Over Unproven Medical Treatments
The Miami Herald reports that luxury wellness retreats now face scrutiny for offering unproven medical treatments like stem cell therapy to unsuspecting guests.
HealthMariposa Medical Office Building opens to serve South Central Texas
The new Mariposa Medical Office Building in South Central Texas now offers local patients direct access to specialty care services in one central location.