Hannah Loss

Hannah Loss

Live Science Contributor

Hannah Loss is a science journalist based in Boston. She covers the environment and has written for Scientific American, Sierra and Inside Climate News. Hannah graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in English and environmental studies. She received a Master's degree in journalism from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. 

Articles by: Hannah Loss

Young person of color preteen girl sneezes into her arm in pharmacy.

Why do coughs linger after a cold?

By Hannah Loss published

Coughing is helpful during sickness to protect the lungs from infection. But lasting inflammation may irritate the nerve reflexes that cause coughing.

A male common kingfisher defecates wile sitting on a branch

Do birds pee?

By Hannah Loss published

Birds do produce urine, but it doesn't come out the same way it does in humans. How birds pee may be an evolutionary adaptation that benefits flight.

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