Jason Bittel
Jason Bittel serves up science for picky eaters on his website, BittelMeThis.com. He writes frequently for Slate and OnEarth. And he's probably suffering from poison ivy as you read this.
Latest articles by Jason Bittel
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How I learned to love the evil-looking earwig
feature Your anxieties about fearsome earwigs slithering down your ear canal and into your brain are completely unfounded.
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What I learned from hanging out with lemurs
feature Giving a pregnant lemur a sonogram is a months-long ordeal. And you'll need Craisins and applesauce.
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How the tick-tock of a plant's clock could help fight the effects of global warming
feature Scientists can learn a lot by hacking a plant's internal timepiece
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The secret language of skulls
feature The distance between your left frontomalare and left dacryon can reveal a whole lot about you
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How I learned to love the evil-looking earwig
feature Your anxieties about fearsome earwigs slithering down your ear canal and into your brain are completely unfounded
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Tenuis Andronicus: A parasite and moose tragedy, in six acts
feature This is a parasitic coming-of-age tale that will make your skin crawl and your heart weep
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Meet the sand-pooping, reef-saving, hermaphroditic parrotfish
feature Hawaii's reefs are under algae attack. One wacky fish with a mouth of steel might be able to turn the tide.
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How do you weaponize a rabbit?
feature A bacteria found in rabbits could be turned into a potent bioweapon by terrorists. In fact, it's been done before.
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