Not Seeing Sunspots
The sun's next cycle is off to a slow start, say researchers at the National Solar Observatory in Tucson. This…
Year: 2011
Drugs with Bad Vibes
Question: Which has the biggest impact on global warming: A coal-fired power plant, 1,000,000 cars, or the global total…
Tsunami, from the sky
The tsunami that struck Japan shook up the atmosphere, too. It caused airglow ripples that chased the giant waves across…
Tibetan singing bowls
Tibetan singing bowls, ancient instruments used for meditation, can be manipulated to produce droplets that levitate, bounce and skip across water.…
Gut Instinct
For every cell in your brain, bones, organs and blood, there are 10 bacteria. They’re not going anywhere, so you…
Germy weather
Some people see hail; others see opportunity. I wrote a short snap for Science News for Kids about what a…
Natural Storytellers
I wrote an essay and a handful of blog entries for the New Haven Review, which showcases writing about New…
Wormy underground
Scientists have discovered a new kind of nematode living in three-quarters of a mile underground in a gold mine in…
Spotless Mice Minds
Neuroscientists from Johns Hopkins found a way to permanently wipe some memories from mouse minds. I wrote this script for…
Turning math into money
Mathematician Richard Hamilton was named a co-winner of the 2011 Shaw Prize for Mathematical Sciences. The honor comes with a…