Teresa Shipley Feldhausen

All Stories by Teresa Shipley Feldhausen

  1. Sheep with scrapie
    Science & Society

    Links between scrapie and MS less likely

    Five decades later, scientists still puzzle over what causes multiple sclerosis.

  2. cup of coffee
    Health & Medicine

    Study brews up more evidence for coffee’s health benefits

    Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day reduced the risk of dying early from heart and brain diseases and suicide.

  3. cup of coffee
    Health & Medicine

    Study brews up more evidence for coffee’s health benefits

    Drinking up to five cups of coffee a day reduced the risk of dying early from heart and brain diseases and suicide.

  4. brain schematic
    Neuroscience

    1960s dog brain transplant was not followed by human studies

    A pioneering study to transplant a dog’s brain led to later work on a monkey, but ethical considerations and technical know-how have prevented further work.

  5. fire coral
    Oceans

    Widespread coral bleaching threatens world’s reefs

    The world’s corals are experiencing their third major bleaching event in 17 years.

  6. vending machine
    Tech

    50 years ago, an automat began taking paper money

    Ubiquitous today, vending machines that accepted bills were once considered exciting technological achievements.

  7. Animals

    Another tiny frog species found in sky islands of Brazil

    Another new species of miniature frog has been discovered amongst the leaf litter in the high cloud forests of southern Brazil.

  8. Olive oil
    Health & Medicine

    The five basic tastes have sixth sibling: oleogustus

    Scientists dub the taste of fat oleogustus.

  9. marine chronometer
    Science & Society

    A brief history of timekeeping

    For millennia, humans have harnessed the power of clocks to schedule prayers, guide ocean voyages and, lately, to chart the universe.

  10. Tech

    New app creates a searchable network of species worldwide

    A free new app compiles millions of records of species worldwide and allows users to add sightings.

  11. soup high in fat
    Health & Medicine

    Curtailing calories on a schedule yields health benefits

    Eating an extreme low-calorie diet that mimics fasting just a few consecutive days a month may yield a bounty of health benefits, research suggests.

  12. jellyfish recovery
    Animals

    Moon jellies muscle their way to recovery

    Symmetrization, using rapid muscle movements to repair body symmetry, is the go-to healing mechanism for the limbed stage of moon jellyfish.