Elana Spivack

Elana Spivack

Live Science Contributor

Elana Spivack is a science writer based in New York City. She has a master's degree from New York University's Science Health and Environmental Reporting Program and a bachelor's from Kenyon College in Ohio. She's written for Inverse, Popular Science, BitchMedia and others.

Articles by: Elana Spivack

We see a large black spider on a piece of wood.

Why does Australia have so many venomous animals?

By Elana Spivack published

Scientists explain why animals in Australia wield venom as a weapon.

In this image, a young man is seen sitting on a sofa in his living room, looking uncomfortable and holding his stomach, presumably due to digestive problems.

Which foods make the smelliest farts?

By Elana Spivack published

Gastroenterologists describe the factors that go into passing gas and which foods make farts smell.

A woman looks at a human brain in a human-shaped frame

Do we really use only 10% of our brains?

By Elana Spivack published

How much of the brain does each person use throughout their day?

Puffy clouds in the sky

Why do clouds float?

By Elana Spivack published

Do the clusters of water and ice particles that make up clouds really float in the sky?

Three orcas swim side by side in Monterey Bay, California.

In rare attack, 30 orcas 'badly wounded' 2 adult gray whales in California

By Elana Spivack published

A pod of about 30 orcas attacked and "badly wounded" two adult gray whales off the coast of California, according to drone footage.

A watering hole filled with giraffes, zebras and kudus at Etosha National Park in Namibia.

The smallest and largest creatures make up most of Earth's biomass, surprising study finds

By Elana Spivack published

Contrary to a finding from the 1960s, a new study reveals that the bulk of Earth's biomass comes from giant and tiny organisms.