Rebecca Shavit

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Rebecca Shavit
Science & Technology Journalist | Innovation Storyteller

Based in Los Angeles, Rebecca Shavit is a dedicated science and technology journalist who writes for The Brighter Side of News, an online publication committed to highlighting positive and transformative stories from around the world. With a passion for uncovering groundbreaking discoveries and innovations, she brings to light the scientific advancements shaping a better future. Her reporting spans a wide range of topics, from cutting-edge medical breakthroughs and artificial intelligence to green technology and space exploration. With a keen ability to translate complex concepts into engaging and accessible stories, she makes science and innovation relatable to a broad audience.

Recent Stories from Rebecca Shavit

Researchers developed soft, stretchable batteries using sustainable fluid electrodes

Scientists create fluid batteries that stretch without losing power

Finger-tapping before entering noisy places significantly boosts your speech comprehension

Finger-tapping trick can sharpen your hearing against background noise

Roughly 4,000 years ago, the final surviving group of woolly mammoths clung to existence on Wrangel Island, a secluded Arctic outpost off the coast of Siberia.

Scientists discover what caused the woolly mammoth to die-off

Flagstones enclosure seen shortly after construction in the middle Neolithic period.

Ancient circular burial site found to be much older than Stonehenge

A team of scientists created a new light-activated therapy that targets breast cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue

Researchers create light-activated ‘smart’ bomb to destroy breast cancer

A new UK study shows losing sleep from spring clock changes may increase risks for heart issues, depression, and traffic accidents.

Daylight Saving Time takes a much bigger toll on sleep and health than experts realized

Zircons found in Easter Island’s sands point to a volcanic history stretching back 165 million years

Easter Island’s volcanoes are older than the ocean floor

Burials at Tinshemet Cave reveal shared culture between early humans over 100,000 years ago in the Middle East.

New discoveries show Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived—and died—together

New research reveals human interaction drove farming's spread, not just climate.

New research reveals how early humans transformed the world through farming

Hot dogs are a baseball favorite but pose serious health risks.

The hidden health risks of ballpark hot dogs

A new study finds 4:3 intermittent fasting leads to more weight loss and better health than daily calorie counting.

4:3 intermittent fasting beats calorie counting for weight loss

A groundbreaking study from Wales reveals the shingles vaccine may dramatically reduce dementia risk

New shingles vaccine significantly reduces dementia risk

A new antiviral chewing gum uses natural proteins to dramatically reduce oral transmission of viruses like influenza and herpes.

New antiviral chewing gum blocks influenza and other infectious diseases

Women experience chronic pain more often than men, yet treatments often fail.

New study finds major differences between men and women when it comes to pain

Mpox is a growing global health threat, scientists warn

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur and founder of The Boring Company, has championed vacuum tube technology.

Elon Musk unveils $20B undersea hyperloop to slash New York–London travel to 54 minutes

Compact, wearable, artificial kidney revolutionizes kidney treatment

Scientists are turning to bacteria to repair lunar bricks, offering a sustainable solution for building durable homes on the Moon.

New bacteria can repair bricks for stronger lunar homes

Greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum).

Scientists solve the mystery of bat echolocation

Prof. Dan Peer at his lab in Tel Aviv University. Using CRISPR to target a single gene, researchers removed 50% of head and neck tumors in mice.

CRISPR gene editing breakthrough eliminates 50% of head, neck tumors