More from Mary Beth Griggs
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Climate Change
Killer Heat Waves Could Consume The Persian Gulf By 2100 Killer Heat Waves Could Consume The Persian Gulf By 2100
October 27, 2015
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Physics
Why Dunes Sometimes ‘Burp’ And ‘Boom’ Why Dunes Sometimes ‘Burp’ And ‘Boom’
October 27, 2015
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Environment
Massive Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan And Pakistan Massive Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan And Pakistan
October 26, 2015
![California Hyperloop Test Track Will Start Construction Soon](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/FDINARF44JFQ7RN3IJ7IM66HLU.jpg?quality=85&w=675)
Private Space Flight
California Hyperloop Test Track Will Start Construction Soon California Hyperloop Test Track Will Start Construction Soon
October 22, 2015
![Oslo Decides To Ban Cars From City Center](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/JCLF4PXYOYYJK7GIQFQUFXRSHI.jpg?quality=85&w=862)
Environment
Oslo Decides To Ban Cars From City Center Oslo Decides To Ban Cars From City Center
October 22, 2015
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![The Science Behind Popping A Balloon](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MGYK2I23JIYRCI3ZWDOJE35HYE-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=338)
![Warming Oceans May Be Spewing Methane Off West Coast](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VMGBUBW4XCWYHDAJPXETJAGANU-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=877)
Environment
Warming Oceans May Be Spewing Methane Off West Coast Warming Oceans May Be Spewing Methane Off West Coast
October 16, 2015
![Jefferson-Era Chemistry Lab Discovered At UVA](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/AZ7GHFIFVGGYKTP3NZVIRWCZCU.jpg?quality=85&w=380)
Archaeology
Jefferson-Era Chemistry Lab Discovered At UVA Jefferson-Era Chemistry Lab Discovered At UVA
October 16, 2015
![First Place: Bee Eye](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/GX3BGQVDRWM3IJAYURMQRCDTSM.jpg?quality=85&w=677)
Animals
10 Incredible Images Of The Tiny World Around Us 10 Incredible Images Of The Tiny World Around Us
October 14, 2015
![Dragonfly Eyes](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VB7GVF56H5TEX3H5NYUY4H36KQ.jpg?quality=85&w=677)
Animals
Virtual Reality Gives You Animal Vision Virtual Reality Gives You Animal Vision
October 14, 2015
![Watch Beautiful Videos Of NASA’s Apollo Missions](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VXM65WKNKZ2CJ4UII4AVAOD6T4.png?quality=85&w=650)
Science
Watch Beautiful Videos Of NASA’s Apollo Missions Watch Beautiful Videos Of NASA’s Apollo Missions
October 13, 2015
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International Space Station
Watch Astronauts Create Colored Orbs Of Water On The ISS Watch Astronauts Create Colored Orbs Of Water On The ISS
October 10, 2015
![Fire Coral](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/X7G563CPRCF7H7SOVEG4M6EX34.jpg?quality=85&w=675)
Climate Change
The World’s Coral Is Experiencing A Massive Bleaching Event The World’s Coral Is Experiencing A Massive Bleaching Event
October 9, 2015
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Technology
Watch As An Autonomous Truck Zooms Down The Autobahn Watch As An Autonomous Truck Zooms Down The Autobahn
October 6, 2015
![Flying Robot Bees Can Now Swim, Too](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/PNH4RN5ASGSY2WK5R3JLN6TEYA-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=675)
![Comparison](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZENJ25555YQHW63MYVBMY5I6JQ.jpg?quality=85&w=800)
Energy
With Modified Jet Fuel, Planes Can’t Explode With Modified Jet Fuel, Planes Can’t Explode
October 2, 2015
![Hurricane Joaquin Sept. 29](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/KOMF4UUZ2EEFRFJM2COAHTUCKI.jpg?quality=85&w=346)
Environment
East Coast Warily Watches Hurricane Joaquin Develop East Coast Warily Watches Hurricane Joaquin Develop
October 1, 2015
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Animals
Mealworms Can Happily And Safely Eat Styrofoam Mealworms Can Happily And Safely Eat Styrofoam
September 30, 2015
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![Kermadec scalyfin](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/TOLO2ANTKWHRTGLBP325FYJH5E.jpg?quality=85&w=567)
Animals
New Zealand Creates Massive New Marine Sanctuary New Zealand Creates Massive New Marine Sanctuary
September 29, 2015
![Smokestacks](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/U46VGHSA7UW3CXO4PDMTQ2FXSY.jpg?quality=85&w=600)
Environment
New XPrize Challenges Innovators To Make Carbon Waste Useful New XPrize Challenges Innovators To Make Carbon Waste Useful
September 29, 2015
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Conservation
Tiny Motorized Robots Can Clean Carbon Dioxide Out Of Seawater Tiny Motorized Robots Can Clean Carbon Dioxide Out Of Seawater
September 24, 2015
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Animals
Your Tooth Enamel Might Have Started As Fish Scales Your Tooth Enamel Might Have Started As Fish Scales
September 23, 2015
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Environment
Syria Makes First Withdrawal From Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Syria Makes First Withdrawal From Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault
September 23, 2015
![Listen To A String Quartet Perform 133 Years Of Climate Change](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/HQ3O2E6RVZOMPHF2W2QS4X255M.png?quality=85&w=701)
Climate Change
Listen To A String Quartet Perform 133 Years Of Climate Change Listen To A String Quartet Perform 133 Years Of Climate Change
September 22, 2015
![Apple Logo](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/QDAGCJ2GWL276U5CEMPCGWPS54.jpg?quality=85&w=665)
Technology
Apple Speeds Into Electric Car Race Apple Speeds Into Electric Car Race
September 21, 2015
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Science
Think You Can Land the SpaceX Falcon Lander? Go Ahead Think You Can Land the SpaceX Falcon Lander? Go Ahead
September 18, 2015
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Environment
To Prevent Huge Forest Fires, Let Them Burn To Prevent Huge Forest Fires, Let Them Burn
September 17, 2015
![Map of Chile Earthquakes](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/DHYTWMJRXWAYGGLLNVK625JS5M.png?quality=85&w=396)
Environment
Why Chile’s Huge Earthquake Wasn’t Much Worse Why Chile’s Huge Earthquake Wasn’t Much Worse
September 17, 2015
![Feeding Mosquito](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MRKNH3BE43DEWI3R2I23DL4IK4.png?quality=85&w=681)
Animals
Warming Arctic Is Overrun With Giant Mosquitoes Warming Arctic Is Overrun With Giant Mosquitoes
September 16, 2015