Paul Smaglik

Paul Smaglik

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Paul Smaglik has written about science, medicine and technology for over 25 years. His work has appeared in Science, Science News, Nature, Discover, and Scientific American. He is also the author of the memoir Scoliosis Boy: An Orthopedic Memoir.

Latest articles by Paul Smaglik

Watch 'superorganism' created by tiny worms — the first time it's ever been spotted in the wild

By Paul Smaglik published

The bizarre behavior had previously been observed in experimental settings and was thought to be a competitive attempt to escape from the rest of the group. But new research suggests a more cooperative motivation.

Animals