
Robin Lloyd
Robin Lloyd was a senior editor at Space.com and Live Science from 2007 to 2009. She holds a B.A. degree in sociology from Smith College and a Ph.D. and M.A. degree in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She is currently a freelance science writer based in New York City and a contributing editor at Scientific American, as well as an adjunct professor at New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program.
Latest articles by Robin Lloyd

Trend: Daughters Follow Dads’ Footsteps
By Robin Lloyd published
Women now are three times more likely than those born a century ago to follow their fathers into his line of work.

Complexity of Spit Revealed
By Robin Lloyd published
A new study tries to clean up the mysteries around saliva, including the microbes that live in it and why we each have a salivary signature.

Freaky Fish Has Eyes Like Ours
By Robin Lloyd published
A scientist now has confirmed a new and elusive species of carnivorous frogfish with eyes that face forward.

Many 'Natural' Products Make Dubious Claims
By Robin Lloyd published
A lot of us still trust advertising, which is often full of dubious scientific claims.

Idea of Infinity Stretched Back to Third Century B.C.
By Robin Lloyd published
The first mathematical use of the concept of actual infinity has been pushed back some 2,000 years.

New Artificial DNA Points to Alien Life
By Robin Lloyd published
A new artificial form of almost-life is sitting in a beaker full of oily water in a laboratory in Florida.
Infectious Superbug Invades Beaches
By Robin Lloyd published
Add the MRSA "superbug" to the list of concerns you bring to the beach nowadays.

Saliva: Secret Ingredient in the Best Kisses
By Robin Lloyd published
Kissing unleashes chemicals related to sexual stimulation.

What Would Darwin Do?
By Robin Lloyd published
If Darwin were alive today, he would be thrilled, excited and a little shocked at how his theory is treated today.

Charles Darwin: Strange and Little-known Facts
By Robin Lloyd published
The public is remarkably ignorant of the real story of the father of evolution.

Fossils Reveal Truth About Darwin's Theory
By Robin Lloyd published
Creationists claim there are no transitional fossils, aka "missing links." Scientists know this claim is false.

Oldest Fossil Evidence for Animals Found
By Robin Lloyd published
The oldest fossilized chemical evidence of animals has been unearthed and reveals that sea sponges lived 635 million years ago.

Museum Animal Displays Don’t Walk the Walk
By Robin Lloyd published
Nearly half of all depictions of how four-legged animals walk are inaccurate, a study finds.

The Future of Baby-Making
By Robin Lloyd published
Fertility experts see the birth of octuplets as a serious medical complication, not a triumph of reproductive technology.

Scientists Zero In on Earth's Original Animal
By Robin Lloyd published
A group of amoeba-shaped creatures could be the closest living surrogate to the ancestor of all animals.

College Remains Key to Prosperity
By Robin Lloyd published
It's more true than ever — to college will increase your income, a sociologist says.

How Birds Can Down a Jet Airplane
By Robin Lloyd published
The problem is far more common than most people realize.

God and Science: An Inner Conflict
By Robin Lloyd published
Reconciling science and God in our minds is difficult because we unconsciously see these concepts as opposed.

Bed Bugs Resist Pesticides
By Robin Lloyd published
A study shows that some big-city bed bugs are developing resistance to pesticides.

Car Parts Made from Coconuts
By Robin Lloyd published
Researchers in Texas are making car parts out of coconut husks, which are otherwise thrown away.

Rare Look at Darwin and First Dinosaur Hunters
By Robin Lloyd published
A set of 19th-century papers about to go online reveals a bunch of dinosaur-obsessed European scientists.

Wisdom: We Still Don't Get It
By Robin Lloyd published
There is more information than ever before, yet we’re none the wiser. How do we know that?

Evolution Arguments Headed for Islamic World
By Robin Lloyd published
The next major battle over evolutionary theory is likely to occur in the Islamic world.
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