Kelly Kasulis

Bio

Kelly Kasulis is a journalist covering North and South Korea, plus breakthroughs in science, tech and transportation around the world. Follow her on Twitter: @KasulisK.
In some ways, Nagoya is a city designed to accommodate our quirks — the Japanese city, easily accessible from Tokyo by bullet train, has a little something for everyone. Automobile and transit fanatics can visit one of the city’s many automotive…
It all started when a photographer stopped Taylor Tak in the streets of London. “He said, ‘You should be a model.’ But all I could think was, ‘Ew, what do you mean? I’m too fat and short — I couldn’t,’” she recalled. “But then I came back to Korea…
In the age of millennial pink and other Instagram backdrop aesthetics, there’s perhaps no place more photogenic than India’s color cities. Jodhpur — nicknamed the “blue city” — is lush with sky blues and deep greens, while Jaipur, the “pink city,”…
When it comes to food, Americans are painfully wasteful. An estimated 30% to 40% of the nation’s food supply goes to waste, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Young people in particular — those ages 18 to 24 — are known to be…
Natural disasters are devastating Americans in unbelievable numbers. Weather events such as floods, droughts and hurricanes cost the U.S. more than $300 billion in 2017 alone. Meanwhile, at least 1,400 people in Puerto Rico died because of Hurricane…
Aretha Franklin’s legacy as the Queen of Soul was more than world-renown. The singer’s name reached all the way to the galaxy, making her a star among the stars — literally. NASA named an asteroid in the sky after Franklin, who died at the age of 76…
Two trends have emerged out of the digital age: More people are bringing their selfies to plastic surgeons, and more teenagers and young adults are seeking medical advice on YouTube. As those two trends collide, doctors and advocates might find…
Our planet revolves around the sun — literally — and yet scientists still have so much to learn about the fiery ball that gives us light. That’s why NASA launched its historic Parker Solar Probe at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sunday. The…
It’s no secret that social media can make us feel crummy. These days, apps let us sharpen our abs in shirtless beach photos or whiten our teeth on everyday selfies. In fact, studies already suggest that Facebook worsens our already-existing feelings…
The global hand sanitizer market was worth $919 million in 2016. But dousing our hands in these alcohol-based products may not be as effective as we think, according to a new study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Researchers…
Anyone living in the Northern hemisphere Saturday and Sunday will have a chance to watch what is “probably the best [meteor] shower of 2018,” as NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke put it. An estimated 60 to 70 meteors will soar through the sky per hour…
Today marks 2018’s Earth Overshoot Day — and no, it’s not a holiday. Earth Overshoot Day is the date on which the planet has used up all of its natural resources for the year, whether that be food or forests or fuel. In 2018, that day came sooner…
When Donald Trump got elected in 2016, one of his forefront promises was to “build that wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border — a phrase that thousands chanted across the country as if it were campaign gospel. Even then, the idea was painfully…
An old adage tells us not to judge people by the way they look, but now artificial intelligence is doing exactly that. In a recent study, researchers from Europe and Australia teamed up to see if AI could pick up aspects of people’s personalities…
2017 was the deadliest year on record for conservationists trying to protect land from agribusiness, according to a new report from the international nongovernmental organization Global Witness. A man named Hernán Bedoya died after being shot 14…
Police violence against black people and other people of color is a forefront issue in 2018 America. It’s a source of protests and strong political movements — or utter denial, depending on who you ask. President Donald Trump has openly mocked the…
Much of America has heard of “fake news” in recent years. But an equally disturbing problem continues to lurk quietly: predatory journals. These are basically the fake news of scientific publications. They publish studies that don’t meet the…
Scientists are on track to land the six-wheeled robot on Mars by 2021. The only problem is they still don’t have a name for it. That’s why the UK Space Agency is asking people around the world to submit names for the rover, which in the meantime is…
Both cases are dark and disturbing: In 2014, a Utah police officer named Josh Boren shot and killed his wife, their two children and his mother-in-law before fatally turning the gun on himself. The following year, a man named David Ray Conley killed…
Take a moment to think of your first memory. Now guess how old you were when you lived it. If you weren’t at least 3 years old at that point, chances are, that memory is fake. In a recent study, nearly 40% of people surveyed reported a memory that…