Allyson Collins

Allyson T. Collins is a science writer and editor at the National Eye Institute. She has a bachelor's degree in biology and magazine journalism from Syracuse University, and a master's degree in science writing from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

See And Sort: Developing Novel Techniques To Visualize Uncultured Microbial Cell Activity

Many uncultured microbes play unknown roles in regulating Earth's biogeochemical processes; everything from regulating plant health to driving nutrient cycles in both terrestrial and marine…

The Army Corps Of Engineers Wanted To Prevent Hurricane Katrina Devastation, Environmentalists Sued, Now They 're Doing It Again

Conservation groups have frequently sued the U.S Army Corps of Engineers claiming that government scientists do not "properly" evaluate the environmental impacts of its plans to mitigate flood risk.

1 Billion Stars In 1,000 Days

With one billion stars mapped in a thousand days, European researchers have shown that they are not afraid to tackle the most daunting tasks.

We are not living in a simulation. How to prove it?

There are several movies as well as certain philosophical reflections, and scientific studies that consider that we are living in a world that can be described in a computer simulation, implying that…

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