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Content by Avery Hurt

Avery Hurt

Avery Hurt

Avery Hurt is a freelance science journalist who frequently writes for Discover Magazine, covering scientific studies on topics like neuroscience, insects, and microbes. 

Avery also writes regularly for a variety of outlets, both print and online, including National Geographic, New Scientist, Science News Explores, Medscape, and WebMD. She’s also an accomplished author of Bullet With Your Name on It: What You Will Probably Die From, and What You Can Do About It, Clerisy Press 2007, as well as several books about science and history for children and young adult readers. 

Avery has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Bear in Yellowstone National Park
Are Animals Like Mountain Lions and Bears Leaving Yellowstone National Park?
Brain and memory
Our Brains Have Unlimited Storage Capacity, But Our Memories Aren’t Always Reliable
Do spiders sleep? Yes, this jumping spider sits on a puffy dandelion
Spiders Do Sleep — Some Even Dream While Dangling From Webs
Malaria infected mosquito
One Small Genetic Tweak May Stop Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria
bone-in-the-woods
Why Don't We See More Dead Animal Remains While Strolling in the Woods?
Gut microbiome
The Gut Microbiome: 100 Trillion Microorganisms in Our Digestive Tract Maintain Our Health
Living fossil: Coelacanth.
Living Fossils Like the Coelacanth Have Remained Unchanged for 400 Million Years
caterpillar with parasitic larvae from parasitoid wasps
The Way Parasitoid Wasps Lay Their Eggs Has Inspired Horror Films
Ladybug up close, sense of smell
Can You Really Smell an Insect? Some Say They Have a Nose for Bugs, While Others Don't
Exoplanet TOI-6894b
A Giant Planet Forming Around a Small Star Creates Cosmic Mystery
Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda-Milky Way Galaxy Smash-Up May Not Happen As Soon As Expected
leaf cutter ant colony
Ants Do Poop and They Even Use Toilets to Fertilize Their Own Gardens

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