Sarah Everts

2 months ago | smithsonianmag.com | Sarah Everts

Few visitors wandering through the mummy galleries at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have the opportunity—or perhaps the inclination—to smell the aromas wafting off the gilded sarcophagi and elaborately wrapped bodies of ancient Egyptian elites on display in glass cases.

Jul 16, 2024 | time.com | Sarah Everts

IdeasBy Sarah EvertsJuly 16, 2024 10:54 AM EDT Everts is the author of The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration. She holds a master’s degree in chemistry, and has written for Scientific American, Smithsonian, New Scientist, and the Economist. She teaches journalism at Carleton University in Canada. If you trust advertisements, the only way to survive this summer is with whole-body deodorant.

Dec 19, 2023 | lastwordonnothing.com | Sarah Everts

Some time ago I purchased a tiny bottle of synthetic sweat from a reputable chemical company for $141. The bottle of “Artificial Eccrine Perspiration – Stabilized” contained a teaspoon (5ml) of a fluid that mimics something many of us produce in vast quantities to cool down, or at least I do. During a recent 45-minute spin class, I collected nine teaspoons of my own sweat by catching it in a mason jar as it poured down my skin.

Jul 27, 2023 | lastwordonnothing.com | Sarah Everts

The wild boars of Berlin get a bad rap. Last week one of these beasts was mistaken for a lioness, triggering emergency alerts and a two-day armed search. During the pandemic, another boar stole the laptop bag of a nude sunbather, forcing an absurdly ridiculous birthday suit chase. When I lived in Berlin, I was once stuck in traffic because an entire boar family had decided to relax in the middle of a busy intersection.

Mar 4, 2022 | penguinrandomhouseaudio.com | Sarah Everts