Articles by Mohi Kumar

About Mohi Kumar

Mohi Kumar is a science writer, editor and essayist based in Houston, Texas, and also a freelance editor for Smithsonian.com.

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March 13, 2015

Indiana Almost Made Pi Equal to 3.2, and Other Pi Day Facts

New Research July 4, 2014

Ability to Adapt Gave Early Humans the Edge Over Other Hominins

New Research May 15, 2014

DNA From 12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Helps Answer the Question: Who Were the First Americans?

Think Big May 8, 2014

Watch the Universe Evolve Over 13 Billion Years

August 20, 2013

From Gunpowder to Teeth Whitener: The Science Behind Historic Uses of Urine

June 14, 2013

Antarctica’s Ice Shelves Dissolve Thanks to Warm Water Below

May 22, 2013

Once in a Blue Moon and Other Idioms That Don’t Make Scientific Sense

May 16, 2013

Earthworms in Your Garden May Help Prevent Invasive Slugs from Devouring Plants

April 9, 2013

How to Travel to Outer Space Without Spending Millions of Dollars

March 29, 2013

Marshmallows: The Perfect Media for Demonstrating Principles of Physics