Isobel Whitcomb is a contributing writer for Live Science who covers the environment, animals and health. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Fatherly, Atlas Obscura, Hakai Magazine and Scholastic's Science World Magazine. Isobel's roots are in science. She studied biology at Scripps College in Claremont, California, while working in two different labs and completing a fellowship at Crater Lake National Park. She completed her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
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How Big Is the Universe?Ever wanted to time travel? Just look out at the night sky.
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A Nuclear Winter Could Last Years After an All-Out War Between Russia and the USNuclear war would have apocalyptic consequences, with years of freezing summers and global famine.
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More Than a Dozen Babies in Spain Developed 'Werewolf Syndrome' from Drug Mix-UpIn a pharmaceutical mix-up, babies across Spain had been inadvertently dosed with a medication for alopecia, or hair loss.
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Venomous Brown Recluse Spider Crawls into Woman's EarSusie Torres didn't expect that the strange 'swishing noise' she was hearing would turn out to have eight legs.
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Incan Empire's 'Reign of Terror' Revealed in Four Ancient Skulls Found in Trash HeapThere were no bodies, no formal burial, no jewelry to carry on to an afterlife — just the skulls. No one knew why they were there.
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Woman Gives Birth to Twins — 11 Weeks ApartThe chances of the pregnancy were 1 in 50 million.
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6 Reasons Astrobiologists Are Holding Out Hope for Life on MarsThere are some very good reasons to believe that primitive lifeforms may lurk on the Red Planet.
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The World's Oldest People Might Not Be As Old As We ThinkMany of the world's oldest people are probably less old than we thought.
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Droves of Blacktip Sharks Are Summering in Long Island for the First TimeIn the past, the Carolinas were the sharks' destination of choice. But not anymore, thanks to Climate Change.
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The Key to Life's Emergence? Bubbles, New Study ArguesThey just want to create order in this chaotic world.
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Martian Meteor Collision May Have Triggered a 1,000-Foot TsunamiA 90-mile-wide scar on the Martian landscape is potential "ground zero."
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2 Teens Hospitalized with Kidney Damage After Doing 1,000 Squats ApieceWhen is exercise a bad thing? When you do so many squats your muscles break apart and poison you.
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Remarkable 'Radio Halo' Could Reveal the Unseen Phenomena at Galaxy's FringesHalos aren’t just for angels.
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Diver Has Epic Nose-to-Nose Encounter with One of the Most Elusive Sharks Lurking in the Deep Sea"I'm literally nose to nose with this animal," the diver said.
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If Dolphins Are Swimming Nearby, Does That Mean Sharks Aren't?Contrary to the common surfing myth, if you see sharks, there are probably dolphins nearby, experts say.
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Fugitive Bear Escapes Jail Cell, Scales 3 Electric Fences and Is Now on the RunRun, bear, run!
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Legendary, Persecuted Code-Breaker Alan Turing Finally Recognized for His AchievementsThe code breaker hastened the end of World War II and laid the foundations for modern computer science.
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Don't Be Confused If This Starfish Makes Your Mouth WaterWhen a photo of Plinthaster dentatus went viral on Twitter last week, pasta-lovers did a double take — the sea star looked just like a piece of ravioli.
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Has the Earth Ever Been This Hot Before?Was the planet ever as hot as it is today, when every month the globe seems to be breaking one high-temperature record after another?
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Feeding Frenzy of 11 Sharks Ends in Surprising Twist … And a Mouthful of Shark for 1 GrouperUnder the sea, it's a fish-eat-fish world.
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Thousands of Sharks and Rays May Be Getting Strangled by Plastic WasteNo one is talking about this killer of sharks and rays.
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The First Fireworks Came from a 2,000-Year-Old Chinese Quest for ImmortalityAncient alchemy never did discover a death defying concoction — but it did produce a bang
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The Barrage of Bad News About Climate Change Is Triggering 'Eco-Anxiety,' Psychologists SayWe're all Amabella.
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This Fungal Hallucinogen Makes Cicadas Orgy Till Their Butts Literally Fall OffTheir bodies may disintegrate, but these bugs don’t care.
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