Ian Wyant, Examiner.com

Ian Wyant

Examiner.com

Denver, CO, United States

Contact Ian

Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.

Start free trial

Recent:
  • Unknown
Past:
  • Examiner.com

Past articles by Ian:

Scientists use MRI brain scans to discover what makes us happy

Happiness is often subjective, all sorts of things make people happy, but a team of scientists are close to figuring exactly what causes the feeling of happines → Read More

Microsoft to allow EU customers to store data in Germany and avoid U.S. spying

In the post-Snowden world, information security has been on everyone’s minds. → Read More

Exxon Mobil might not be the only oil company targeted by climate investigation

Exxon Mobil is among the largest and most powerful oil and gas companies and has had a long and rocky relationship with climate science. → Read More

NASA's Maven discovers that solar storms killed Mars' atmosphere

As we learn more about the how Mars used to have a great deal of water and even an atmosphere about as thick as Earth’s, it becomes clearer that the planet has → Read More

China to start work on super supercollider, plans on finding 'God particle'

While nations around the globe have been caving to austerity measures and cutting funding to all but the most practical science, China has been dumping money into highly theoretical projects. → Read More

In the face of climate change, scientists urge global initiative on microbiomes

There’s a lot of science going into space these days, with NASA’s many recent finds, and the work towards an eventual trip to Mars, frequently making headlines. → Read More

Einstein was wrong, study into quantum theory proves 'spooky action' exists

Quantum theory ranks pretty high on the list of the least attractive fields of science. → Read More

Discovery of ancient teeth may rewrite human history

Teeth can say a lot about a person, and a lot about history. → Read More

Study finds that a 'runner's high' affects the brain just like marijuana

Most runners get exercise because they like the workout, but the runner’s high at the end is always a nice bonus. → Read More

As Hurricane Joaquin strengthens East Coast landfall becomes less likely

As it blew through the Bahamas on Thursday, Hurricane Joaquin leaped in intensity to a Category 4 storm, making many afraid that the new hurricane could lead to a repeat of 2012’s superstorm Sandy. → Read More

Remains from Stone Age rituals discovered on 'witchcraft' island

An island of the coast of Sweden, long associated with witchcraft and curses, is home to a group of caves that had rituals performed in them 9,000 years ago. → Read More

Climate change will lead to huge increase in mosquitoes in the Arctic

For much of the wildlife in the Arctic, like polar bears and caribou, global warming is bad news. But it’s turning out to be heaven for mosquitoes, which are thriving as temperatures rise. → Read More

Newly discovered species may change the story of human evolution

Most often, discoveries of human ancestors raise more questions than they answer. → Read More

New clues shed light on the mysterious deaths of 60,000 antelopes

Back in late May, a group of dog-sized, steppe-dwelling antelope began dying en masse. By day four the entire herd of around 60,000 saiga was completely decimated. → Read More

NASA says that the Earth is locked in for at least three feet of sea level rise

The real potential of global sea level rise might be much worse than even the worst case scenario according to a group of NASA scientists at a press conference on Wednesday, Aug 27. → Read More

Study uses DNA to uncover the genetic history of lager beer

From America’s Budweiser to Germany’s Munich Helles, lager beer is a staple beverage across the world. → Read More

Ancient Jewish ritual bath containing mysterious message discovered in Jerusalem

Excavating in Jerusalem can be risky business, in no small part because the city is littered with ancient ruins. One recent discovery has archaeologists extremely excited. → Read More

Researchers at Johns Hopkins create drone that can transport blood

While most of us can’t wait for Amazon’s package delivery drones to cut down on the time it takes for us to get our grubby hands on whatever it was we ordered from the website; drones might end up car → Read More

First aurora outside our solar system discovered on brown dwarf star

For a long time Earth’s Northern Lights have been as mysterious as they are beautiful. → Read More

One of the last isolated Amazon tribes to be visited by Peruvian government

Recently, an escalating number of conflicts have led the government of Peru to consider making its first official contact with an isolated tribe living in the Amazon rainforest. → Read More