Rachel Ehrenberg

Previously the interdisciplinary sciences and chemistry reporter and author of the Culture Beaker blog, Rachel has written about new explosives, the perils and promise of 3-D printing and how to detect corruption in networks of email correspondence. Rachel was a 2013-2014 Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT. She has degrees in botany and political science from the University of Vermont and a master’s in evolutionary biology from the University of Michigan. She graduated from the science writing program at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

All Stories by Rachel Ehrenberg

  1. Life

    View to a cell

    In 2013, Science News published a photo essay highlighting advances in microscopy that illuminate life within us, work that has now earned three researchers the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

  2. Chemistry

    Microsculptures made easy

    Minerals assemble on demand into tiny, complex shapes like tiny flowers.

  3. Life

    Body’s clock linked to depression

    Gene activity in the brain suggests that circadian rhythms are off-kilter in people with depression.

  4. Chemistry

    Flame quencher offers less toxic approach to fighting fire

    New coating could protect furniture without causing health concerns.

  5. Animals

    Deep-sea worms drop acid to get dinner

    Bone-eating worms produce chemicals to dissolve and feed on skeletons.

  6. Tech

    Recreating the eye of the fly

    Inspired by insect vision, camera with 180 linked lenses captures panoramic views.

  7. Humans

    Web searches for money words anticipate market moves

    Dow drops follow weeks when more people search Google for ‘debt’ or ‘stocks.’

  8. Humans

    The psychology of J.C. Penney: Why shoppers like it when retailers play games with prices

    Last year, J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson put an end to “fake prices,” the ones that customers see but rarely pay because of coupons and sales. Instead, the clothing retailer decided to sell items at cheaper everyday prices in an effort to “stop playing games” with consumers. By June, Johnson had conceded that this strategy […]

  9. Humans

    Group size affects racial makeup of friend groups

    Larger settings seem to promote segregation, simulation finds.

  10. Earth

    Puny plastic particles mar Lake Erie’s waters

    Polymer particles in the lake carry pollutants.

  11. Humans

    Penis size does matter

    Women tend to consider men with lengthier members more visually attractive.

  12. Chemistry

    Network of cell mimics comes to life

    3-D printed material resembles body tissue in form and perhaps function.