Shivani Ishwar

Editorial Assistant

Shivani is the editorial assistant at TheWeek.com and has previously written for StreetEasy and Mic.com. A graduate of the physics and journalism departments at NYU, Shivani currently lives in Brooklyn and spends free time cooking, watching TV, and taking too many selfies.

This dead-looking tree stump is being kept alive by other trees
Tree roots.
nature is weird

This dead-looking tree stump is being kept alive by other trees

Modern climate change is more intense than anything the Earth has seen in the past 2,000 years
Polar bear.
Climate change

Modern climate change is more intense than anything the Earth has seen in the past 2,000 years

People are more likely to try new drugs in the summer, study finds
Interested in drugs? Now is a great time to start.
tis the season

People are more likely to try new drugs in the summer, study finds

Tonight is your best chance to see Saturn's rings in the night sky
Saturn.
space rocks

Tonight is your best chance to see Saturn's rings in the night sky

Why American life expectancy is declining
This young child will likely live a shorter life than its older peers.
health alert

Why American life expectancy is declining

The Apollo missions might have exposed our entire planet to 'lunar germs'
Apollo 11 astronauts.
outer space

The Apollo missions might have exposed our entire planet to 'lunar germs'

Why scientists are studying the way parrots dance
Blue and yellow macaw.
watch him go

Why scientists are studying the way parrots dance

What other states can learn from California's vaccine laws
A child being vaccinated.
vaccines work

What other states can learn from California's vaccine laws

Is gene-editing the future of HIV treatment?
DNA.
crispr

Is gene-editing the future of HIV treatment?

How to watch today's total solar eclipse
A solar eclipse.
total eclipse of the sun

How to watch today's total solar eclipse

Smiling won't make you happier, study suggests
Smile.
say cheese?

Smiling won't make you happier, study suggests

1 in 5 adults are negatively affected by someone else's drinking
Drinking.
blame it on the alcohol

1 in 5 adults are negatively affected by someone else's drinking

Some ancient crocodiles were vegetarian
Crikey! A massive croc.
evolution is weird

Some ancient crocodiles were vegetarian

This flying robot is light enough to 'land on a leaf'
RoboBee X-Wing.
Robots

This flying robot is light enough to 'land on a leaf'

NASA opens vault of 50-year-old moon rocks
Collected during Apollo 16, an anorthosite sample believed to be the oldest rock collected during the moon missions is displayed in the lunar lab at the NASA Johnson Space Center Monday, June
space rocks

NASA opens vault of 50-year-old moon rocks

Overdose deaths might be on the decline for the first time in 30 years
opioid crisis

Overdose deaths might be on the decline for the first time in 30 years

NASA wants kids to help name its 2020 Mars rover
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and a Mars rover.
Mars or Bust

NASA wants kids to help name its 2020 Mars rover

Capuchin monkeys are going through their own Stone Age
Capuchin monkeys.
playing with rocks

Capuchin monkeys are going through their own Stone Age

This microbe could be the key to making exercise less painful
2018 Boston Marathon.
weird science

This microbe could be the key to making exercise less painful

Older adults may be increasing their dementia risk with common medications
Anticholinergic drugs.
health alert

Older adults may be increasing their dementia risk with common medications

Pterodactyls could fly at birth, new study shows
3-D rendering of a pterodactyl.
neat!

Pterodactyls could fly at birth, new study shows

'Deaths of despair' are at an all-time high in America
Oxycodone opioid tablets.
health alert

'Deaths of despair' are at an all-time high in America

Medical task force says more people should be taking HIV prevention drug
Health

Medical task force says more people should be taking HIV prevention drug

Researchers successfully test Alzheimer's vaccine in mice
The human brain.
Health

Researchers successfully test Alzheimer's vaccine in mice

How to see Jupiter in the sky tonight
Jupiter.
space rocks

How to see Jupiter in the sky tonight

Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye reveals he is nonbinary
Jonathan Van Ness.
lgbtq

Jonathan Van Ness of Queer Eye reveals he is nonbinary

Even twins don't get the same results from the same diets, study finds
Meal prep.
health and wellness

Even twins don't get the same results from the same diets, study finds

People seeking treatment for opioid addiction are often denied appointments
Buprenorphine, a drug that curbs urges to use heroine and opioids.
opioid crisis

People seeking treatment for opioid addiction are often denied appointments

Dietary supplements are bad for kids
Dietary supplements.
health and wellness

Dietary supplements are bad for kids

White meat can be just as bad for your heart as red meat, study finds
Meat.
health alert

White meat can be just as bad for your heart as red meat, study finds

Scientists identify the 'most complete opalized dinosaur skeleton in the world'
A toe bone of Fostoria preserved in opal.
shiny

Scientists identify the 'most complete opalized dinosaur skeleton in the world'

Why scientists want to know octopuses as well as lab rats
California two-spot octopus (Octopus bimaculoides).
weird science

Why scientists want to know octopuses as well as lab rats

Chinese 'CRISPR babies' may be at risk of premature death
Chinese scientist He Jiankui.
DNA

Chinese 'CRISPR babies' may be at risk of premature death

Half of LGBTQ employees worry their identity could hurt their career
Rainbow flag.
lgbtq

Half of LGBTQ employees worry their identity could hurt their career

Drinking too many energy drinks might alter your heart
Energy drinks.
health alert

Drinking too many energy drinks might alter your heart

Just 4,400 steps a day can improve women's longevity
Woman walking.
Step Up

Just 4,400 steps a day can improve women's longevity