Articles by Joel Shirkin

New research recommends allowing pilots to choose their own routes on trans-Atlantic flights to reduce carbon emissions.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Honeybees relay the location of the queen through pheromones.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New courses could help prepare young doctors for the medical challenges of a warming world.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The animals' bodies contained pollutants not found in dolphins before.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Some evidence suggests that foxes may be trying to domesticate themselves.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Some students are continuing to learn while school doors are closed, but others may not be able to avoid losing ground.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The ghost of an ancient disease could inform the fight against COVID-19.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Around the world, physicians at overwhelmed hospitals may have to decide who will not get treated during the pandemic.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Assyrian sculptures date from the good times when the water flowed.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
The disease disappeared, but Anne Boleyn's ghost still walks the bloody tower.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Recently uncovered archaeological evidence matches the Bible's account of Babylonian invasion 2,600 years ago.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
How you cover a trip to the moon and share the news with the world.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor