OpinionMarch 4, 2022
The Devastating Loss of Grandparents among One Million COVID Dead
Grandparents are a majority of the pandemic’s death toll
Stories by Robin Marantz Henig
Robin Marantz Henig, a long-time science journalist, is author of nine books and has written for the New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, and many others. She writes frequently about grandparenthood for the Atlantic's Web site.
January 11, 2013
Does Continual Googling Really Make You Stupid? [Excerpt]
Preliminary data suggest that all those tweets, status updates and other digital distractions may actually stave off cognitive decline
March 7, 2012
How Depressed Is That Mouse?
Robin Henig explains how scientists determine if a laboratory rodent is classified as depressed in the search for new, improved antidepressants
HealthMarch 1, 2012
Search for Faster, Better Antidepressants Makes Progress
Existing antidepressants leave a lot to be desired. They can take weeks to start working, and they fail many people. Researchers are scouting for better options
HealthSeptember 1, 2010
When Does Life Belong to the Living?
With thousands of people on the waiting lists for organs, doctors are bending the rules about when to declare that a donor is dead. Is it ethical to take one life and give it to another?
The SciencesJune 1, 2003
Pandora's Baby
In vitro fertilization was once considered by some to be a threat to our very humanity. Cloning inspires similar fears