Articles by Laura Poppick

About Laura Poppick

Laura is a freelance writer based in Portland, Maine and a regular contributor to the Science section.

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Inventing a Vocabulary to Help Inuit People Talk About Climate Change

With Federal Funds Dwindling, Climate Scientists Turn to Unusual Partnerships to Study Methane in a Warming Arctic

The Long, Winding Tale of Sperm Science

Future of Conservation

Threatened Species? Science to the (Genetic) Rescue!

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Let Us Now Praise the Invention of the Microscope

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When Humans Begin Colonizing Other Planets, Who Should Be in Charge?

Age of Humans

Twelve Years Ago, the Kyoto Protocol Set the Stage for Global Climate Change Policy

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The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone

New Research

Footprints Found at Ancient Hot Springs Could Represent Earliest Settlement of Tibetan Plateau

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Sure, Earth Could Get Hit by a Deadly Asteroid—But There’s an Upside