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Meghan Rosen

Staff Writer, Biological Sciences

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of California, Davis, and later graduated from the science communication program at UC Santa Cruz. Prior to joining Science News in 2022, she was a media relations manager at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her work has appeared in Wired, Science, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. Once for McSweeney’s, she wrote about her kids’ habit of handing her trash, a story that still makes her (and them) laugh.

All Stories by Meghan Rosen

  1. Health & Medicine

    Brain measurements predict math progress with tutoring

    The size and connections of a brain structure associated with memory formation predicted learning ability in 8- and 9-year-old children.

  2. Life

    Signs of culture in whales and monkeys

    Mammals learn feeding behaviors from their friends and family members.

  3. Life

    Bats are 3-D cartographers

    Special cells in the mammal’s brain chart its path as it flies.

  4. Life

    Infants, whether mice or human, love to be carried

    Being toted around calms and quiets babies of both species.

  5. Space

    Dying star goes out in style

    Day-Glo green planetary nebula captured by Very Large Telescope.

  6. Health & Medicine

    Mental puzzles underlie music’s delight

    MRI reveals brain’s processing, and its pleasure, when a person listens to an enjoyable new tune.

  7. Life

    Molecule in meat may increase heart disease risk

    Gut bacteria transform compound into artery hardener.

  8. Earth

    Isolated coral reefs can regrow after bleaching

    Having neighboring coral reefs is unnecessary for recovery.

  9. Tech

    Biological transistor built for living computers

    DNA-based switches could be used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

  10. Earth

    Fungi pull carbon into northern forest soils

    Organisms living on tree roots do the lion’s share of sequestering carbon.

  11. Life

    Impending death alters crickets’ standards for mates

    With a short time to live, parasite-infested females lose their preference for fast-chirping males.

  12. Humans

    Students honored for research

    The 40 finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search received a total of $630,000 in awards for their research. The top 10 received $20,000 or more.