Elana Spivack
Elana Spivack reports on science and health for Inverse from New York City. Other bylines include Popular Science, Lady Science, BitchMedia, and more. Elana has a Masters in Journalism from NYU Science Health Environmental Reporting Program. When not reporting, she contributes satire to McSweeney's, Reductress, and others. You can find her published work at elanaspivack.com and her tweets under @elanaspivack.
Why the future of periods could be none at all
A growing body of evidence suggests continuous birth control is an option more people who menstruate should be given.
Swapping Cigarettes for Vaping May Help You Quit — but There’s a Catch
A study shows that changes occur at the RNA level in the lungs.
Cutting back on deli meats may lower your risk of this chronic illness
Why is everything delicious trying to kill us?
Can spicy foods cure colds? A neuroscientist reveals the encouraging truth
Spicy food does nothing against the rhinovirus, but it can ease symptoms.
Dinosaur fossils complicate our understanding of how they reproduced
The chicken doesn’t fall far from the dino.
One daily social practice could help stave off dementia
Isolation is a risk factor for dementia, like depression or smoking.
Will milk and orange juice curdle and make you sick?
Here's the truth about the breakfast combo.
Asking yourself one fun question could help boost your well-being and longevity
It’s a pleasant part of the future you can control.
Do bananas cause headaches? A food scientist peels away the myth
It’s all relative.
Feel tired after eating? Try this one easy activity to boost energy and health
Ultimately, any movement is good movement.
This secret ingredient can elevate your hot chocolate, according to science
Cornstarch may not sound appetizing until you taste it in your hot chocolate.
These frogs can become “invisible” and scientists just figured out their secret
No red blood cells mean frog stealth mode.
This neuroscientist’s breakthrough experiment could herald a new era of psychiatry
Sergiu Pașca has spent the last 13 years building a clever new way to model psychiatric disorders in the human brain.
What is artificial banana flavor made of? A food neuroscientist reveals the truth
A tale of two bananas.
The first study to measure vitamin D in the brain could help reveal how to maintain cognitive health
The sunshine vitamin may be associated with slower cognitive decline.
Are figs full of dead wasps? An entomologist reveals the answer
These two are meant for each other.
Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait
What’s the difference between “damn” and “darn?”
How much salt is too much? Heart health study has a new answer
Looking at how frequently you add salt to meals could help tell your future.
Nightmares have plagued humans for millennia — do we finally know how to tame them?
“You do live with one foot in dreamland.”
Bats growl like death metal singers and scientists finally know why
Move over, Ozzy Osbourne.
