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Sara Harrison

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Sara Harrison is a freelancer who covers science and business. She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism and Carleton College.

Joy Division

Online 'Happiness' Classes Might Work Better Than You Think

Mar 24, 2022 7:00 AM

Public Health

Researchers Want to Create 'Universal Donor' Lungs

Feb 18, 2022 8:00 AM

Public Health

A New Study Helps Untangle the Role of Tau in Dementia

Jan 26, 2022 7:00 AM

A Ward Show

How Do You Design a Better Hospital? Start With the Light

Jan 5, 2022 7:00 AM

Swing Time

These Lemurs Have Got Rhythm. Scientists Have Got Questions

Dec 21, 2021 8:00 AM

Lights Out

Got Jet Lag? Consider Hacking Your Circadian Rhythm

Dec 20, 2021 8:00 AM

Sparkle Science

All That Glitters Isn't Litter

Dec 6, 2021 8:00 AM

Single Parents

California Condors Are Capable of Asexual Reproduction

Oct 28, 2021 2:00 PM

Public Health

The Malaria Vaccine Is a Big Deal, but Not a Silver Bullet

Oct 15, 2021 7:00 AM

Watch the Birdie

Pandemic Bird-Watching Created a Data Boom—and a Conundrum

Sep 30, 2021 7:00 AM

Sleep Tight

Why Does Asthma Get Worse at Night?

Sep 21, 2021 7:00 AM

Sperm Germ

An Experimental Birth Control Attacks Sperm Like a Virus

Aug 30, 2021 8:00 AM

Long in the Tooth

A Mammoth Tusk Reveals a Woolly (and Unprecedented) Tale

Aug 12, 2021 2:00 PM

Dream Job

The Pandemic Changed Sleep Habits. Maybe That’s a Good Thing

Jul 5, 2021 7:00 AM

Hot Pocket

This Evolutionary Gift May Protect Coral From Climate Change

May 24, 2021 9:00 AM

Homeward Bound

Sharks Use the Earth’s Magnetic Field Like a Compass

May 6, 2021 11:00 AM

Follow Up

35 Years Later, Studies Show a Silver Lining From Chernobyl

Apr 26, 2021 8:00 AM

Black Box

What Octopus Dreams Tell Us About the Evolution of Sleep

Apr 16, 2021 7:00 AM

Little Green Boxes

This AI Could Help Wipe Out Colon Cancer

Apr 12, 2021 7:00 AM

Fowl Play

Scientists Identify a Deadly Toxin That's Been Killing Birds

Mar 25, 2021 2:00 PM