Stories by Emily Cooke

Emily Cooke is a health news writer based in London, United Kingdom. She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Durham University and a master's degree in clinical and therapeutic neuroscience from Oxford University. She has worked in science communication, medical writing and as a local news reporter while undertaking journalism training. In 2018, she was named one of MHP Communications' 30 journalists to watch under 30.

Group of farm white duck facing the same direction

Bird FluFebruary 5, 2025

A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry

Emily Cooke, LiveScience

An example of the neon color spreading illusion. Here, four black circles are besides each other in a square shape. Each circle contains a series of progressively smaller circles within it. In the center there appears to be a patch of green in the shape of a circle. The background of the whole image is white.

ConsciousnessMay 7, 2024

Studying Mouse Reactions to an Optical Illusion Can Teach Us about Consciousness

A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by a particular optical illusion

Emily Cooke, LiveScience