Alex Viveros

Alex Viveros is a Spring 2025 science writing intern at Science News. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology and Community Health from Tufts University and a master’s degree in science writing from MIT.

All Stories by Alex Viveros

  1. Health & Medicine

    Two cities stopped adding fluoride to water. Science reveals what happened

    As calls to end fluoride in water get louder, changes to the dental health of children in Calgary, Canada, and Juneau, Alaska, may provide a cautionary tale.

  2. Anthropology

    Rare books covered with seal skin hint at a medieval trade network

    The furry seal skins may have made their way to French monasteries from as far away as Greenland.

  3. Health & Medicine

    A shingles vaccine may also help reduce dementia risk

    Analysis of a Welsh program offering live-attenuated shingles vaccines to people born after a certain date showed a 20 percent relative drop in dementia risk.

  4. Microbes

    Elite athletes’ poop may hold clues to boosting metabolism

    In a small study, mice given fecal transplants from elite cyclists and soccer players had higher levels of glycogen, a key energy source.

  5. Science & Society

    It’s ‘personal.’ What the Stand Up for Science rally meant for attendees

    Stand Up for Science rallies in Washington, D.C., and across the United States drew crowds of people worried about cuts to scientific funding.

  6. Animals

    How a Labrador retriever’s genes might affect the dog’s obesity risk

    Understanding the genetics of Labrador retriever obesity may help dog owners mitigate their best friend’s weight gain.

  7. Archaeology

    Mount Vesuvius turned this ancient brain into glass. Here’s how

    Transforming the brain tissue to glass would have required an extremely hot and fast-moving ash cloud, lab experiments suggest.

  8. Science & Society

    Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done

    Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

  9. Health & Medicine

    NIH research grant cuts could deal a biting blow to crucial support staff

    The funding agency aims to cap “indirect costs” in biomedical research grants. But this behind-the-scenes work is crucial to making research happen.

  10. Climate

    Historical writings reveal how people weathered the Little Ice Age

    Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.