Aimee Cunningham

Aimee Cunningham

Biomedical Writer

Biomedical writer Aimee Cunningham is on her second tour at Science News. From 2005 to 2007, she covered chemistry, environmental science, biology and materials science for Science News.  Between stints Aimee was a freelance writer for outlets such as NPR and Scientific American Mind. She has a degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University. She received the 2019 Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism from the Endocrine Society for the article "Hormone replacement makes sense for some menopausal women."

All Stories by Aimee Cunningham

  1. Tech

    Cleanup Speedup: Device improves oil-spill recovery

    By adding grooves to the surface of a common oil-skimming device, researchers recovered up to three times as much oil as they do with smooth-surfaced devices.

  2. Chemistry

    Were Viking landers blind to life?

    The Viking landers may have missed potential signs of life when they explored Mars in 1976.

  3. Health & Medicine

    Iron Deficiency, Poverty, and Cognitive Troubles

    Children with iron deficiency and low socioeconomic status can slip even lower in mental ability, compared with their better-nourished peers.

  4. Chemistry

    Unnatural success

    Chemists report the first synthesis of a promising antibiotic that other researchers recently discovered in nature.

  5. Chemistry

    Back on the Table? Element 118 is served up again

    A team of nuclear chemists from the United States and Russia have announced the brief reappearance of element 118.

  6. Chemistry

    Pretty in Pictures: Details of molecular machinery gain Nobel

    This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to a researcher who determined the structure, in atomic detail, of RNA polymerase taken from yeast cells.

  7. Materials Science

    A nanotechnology report card

    Research on how nanotechnology affects human health and the environment must be expanded, a National Research Council report concludes.

  8. Humans

    Nobel prizes recognize things great and small

    The 2006 Nobel prizes in the sciences were announced this week, and all five winners are U.S. scientists.

  9. Animals

    Silky feet

    Zebra tarantulas can secrete silk from their feet, a feat that may help them better adhere to surfaces.

  10. Chemistry

    Cell-Surface Stories

    The latest generation of microelectrodes is reaching into biological realms to detect the ebbs and flows of chemicals at the surfaces of cells.

  11. Chemistry

    Catalyst cleans up

    A new chemical catalyst can remove the pollutant perchlorate from water.

  12. Chemistry

    Altering ant uniforms

    The chemical coat that an invasive ant species relies upon to recognize its kin may someday serve to turn family into foe.