
Lauren Cox
Live Science Contributor
Lauren Cox is a contributing writer for Live Science. She writes health and technology features, covers emerging science and specializes in news of the weird. Her work has previously appeared online at ABC News, Technology Review and Popular Mechanics. Lauren loves molecules, literature, black coffee, big dogs and climbing up mountains in her spare time. She earned a bachelor of arts degree from Smith College and a master of science degree in science journalism from Boston University.
Latest articles by Lauren Cox

What's the Biggest Dam in the World?
By Lauren Cox published
At 50 stories high and with a span of more than a mile, one of the world's largest feats of modern engineering is not a skyscraper.

What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Gulf Oil Spill?
By Lauren Cox published
The next 100 days will bring more efforts to save turtle hatchlings and measure the Gulf's dead zones, scientists say. And surely, hurricanes will strike.
What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Oil Spill?
By Lauren Cox published
What Will Happen During the Next 100 Days of the Gulf Oil Spill?

Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified
By Lauren Cox published
Scientists watched as healthy cells embedded in mice grew into prostate tumor cells.
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