Rebecca Boyle
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Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning freelance journalist covering astronomy, zoonoses and everything in between. She is a contributing writer for The Atlantic and her work regularly appears in Popular Science, New Scientist, Aeon, Wired, and other publications for adults and kids.
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Researchers confirm that sharks use a magnetic field to change their route.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
Understanding how magnetic fields change is crucial for protecting communications networks and power grids.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
The heavenly orbs are not quite stars and not quite planets.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
To researchers' surprise, Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has ice that's fluffier than freshly fallen snow.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
A new study suggests a correlation between volcanic activity and heavy rainfall, but other volcanologists are skeptical.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor
Understanding how seemingly solid rocks get squished could make mining and construction projects safer.
Rebecca Boyle, Contributor