Abdullahi Tsanni
Intern
Abdullahi Tsanni is a summer 2024 science writing intern at Science News. He earned a master's degree in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria. His stories have been published in Nature, STAT News and MIT Technology Review, among others.
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All Stories by Abdullahi Tsanni
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Microbes
More than 100 bacteria species can flourish in microwave ovens
Swabs of 30 microwave ovens in different settings identified over 100 bacterial species, some of which could be pathogenic or cause food-borne disease.
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Health & Medicine
Your face’s hot spots may reveal how well you are aging
If facial heat maps prove effective at picking up signs of chronic diseases such as diabetes, they could become another health assessment tool.
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Health & Medicine
Some ‘forever chemicals’ may be absorbed through our skin
PFAS, which are found in common products such as cosmetics, food packaging and waterproof gear, have been linked to health problems.
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Health & Medicine
A bizarre video of eyeballs illustrates our pupils shrink with age
Pupil size can decrease up to 0.4 millimeters per decade, hinting at why it can be increasingly harder for people to see in dim light as they age.