About Scott LaFee

Scott LaFee

Scott LaFee

Scott LaFee is a viviparous, omnivorous, longitudinally symmetrical carbon-based male biped and staff member of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Since 1992, he has been the chief writer for Quest, the paper's award-winning weekly science section, where he covers all manner of scientific news and features, from the inner workings of the brain to the physical nature of "nothingness" -- the stuff between stuff.

LaFee has written two syndicated columns for Creators. Archives of Eureka! can be found here. Or read Wellnews  - new releases weekly.  

He is married with two young sons, whom he coaches in soccer and swimming when not explaining why dead spiders' legs curl up (failed hydraulics) or how 8 feet of DNA can be squeezed into every cell (very carefully).

LaFee lives in La Mesa, Calif., with his hominid family and their several nonhuman pets: two tortoises, three fire-bellied toads, a rat, a rabbit and a dog named Dave.

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Spilling the Beans Oct 08, 2025

Excessive coffee consumption is not good. It can lead to increased blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety, headaches, digestive issues and muscle twitching, among other things. Talk about clouds in my coffee. On the other hand, moderate coffee consumption... Read More

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By the Skin of Your Teeth Oct 01, 2025

For a lot of people, the problem with vaccines isn't their therapeutic benefits — they are one of medicine's greatest achievements — but rather how vaccines are delivered: by injection. In animal models, researchers at North Caroline Stat... Read More

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Sleeping Likes a Vegetable Sep 24, 2025

A new study out of the University of Chicago found that eating more vegetables and fruits during the day was associated with sleeping more soundly later that same night. The researchers said each day's diet was correlated with meaningful differences ... Read More

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Ultrasounds Like My Kid Sep 17, 2025

For many parents, their first thoughts and images of their unborn child begin with the first ultrasound image they see. New studies suggest those thoughts are measurably influenced by how the technician describes what they're seeing. "The words used ... Read More