More from Mary Beth Griggs

NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe
NASA

NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe

By Mary Beth Griggs

cloud of dark smoke rising out of the ground towards white clouds
Environment

How scientists can be sure that Kilauea won’t turn into the next Mount St. Helens

By Mary Beth Griggs

astronauts spacewalk
Science

Watch astronauts fix a leaky pump in space

By Mary Beth Griggs

Chinese characters on pottery
Archaeology

Ancient ‘made in China’ label pushes back the date of shipwreck by 100 years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Data from 1997 just gave us new insight into Europa—our best chance at finding alien life
Moons

Data from 1997 just gave us new insight into Europa—our best chance at finding alien life

By Mary Beth Griggs

If Kilauea’s lava lake falls below the water table, the results could be explosive
Environment

If Kilauea’s lava lake falls below the water table, the results could be explosive

By Mary Beth Griggs

This is what it takes for scientists to get you those amazing pictures of the Kilauea eruption
Environment

This is what it takes for scientists to get you those amazing pictures of the Kilauea eruption

By Mary Beth Griggs

hadfield
Science

What can you learn from Chris Hadfield’s class on how to be an astronaut?

By Mary Beth Griggs

asteroid collision
NASA

Scientists literally brought out the big gun to study the origins of water

By Mary Beth Griggs

Octopuses on the outcrop
Animals

These octopuses just wanted a safe place to lay their eggs, but now they’re doomed

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s new planet-hunting satellite
Science

Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s new planet-hunting satellite

By Mary Beth Griggs

These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet
Science

These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch
Private Space Flight

NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch

By Mary Beth Griggs

This drug can stop an opioid overdose—and you should carry it
Health

This drug can stop an opioid overdose—and you should carry it

By Mary Beth Griggs

A man raises his eyebrows
Animals

Humans may have a surprising evolutionary advantage: Expressive eyebrows

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tornadoes are a little different when they happen on the sun
Black Holes

Tornadoes are a little different when they happen on the sun

By Mary Beth Griggs

One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words
Dinosaurs

One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words

By Mary Beth Griggs

Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mine
Environment

Your old computer could be a better source of metals than a mine

By Mary Beth Griggs

From tornadoes to farts: Eight science books to check out this month
Environment

From tornadoes to farts: Eight science books to check out this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

Gravity and good timing helped the Hubble spot a star from the early universe
Science

Gravity and good timing helped the Hubble spot a star from the early universe

By Mary Beth Griggs

golden frog
Animals

Frog skin secretions offer the first ray of hope in a deadly fungal epidemic

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why a galaxy with no dark matter could make it hard to prove there’s no dark matter
Science

Why a galaxy with no dark matter could make it hard to prove there’s no dark matter

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA’s most anticipated new telescope just got delayed again
Deep Space

NASA’s most anticipated new telescope just got delayed again

By Mary Beth Griggs

supernova
Science

Astronomers think they saw a star exploding out of a giant gas bubble

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists are optimistic about finding alien life in the next century. Here’s where they’re looking.
Science

Scientists are optimistic about finding alien life in the next century. Here’s where they’re looking.

By Mary Beth Griggs

south pole jupiter
Science

Is this Jupiter, or a pizza? Join our Jovian guessing game.

By Mary Beth Griggs

The great Pacific garbage patch is even trashier than we thought
Environment

The great Pacific garbage patch is even trashier than we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

earth
Science

Don’t freak out about the Chinese space station that’s about to fall out of the sky

By Mary Beth Griggs

Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.
Deep Space

Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER.

By Mary Beth Griggs

fishing boat surrounded by sea ice
Environment

A warmer Arctic caused icy traffic jams in seas down south

By Mary Beth Griggs

bogoslof
Environment

Listen to the first-ever recordings of volcanic thunder

By Mary Beth Griggs

A primer on the primal origins of humans on Earth
Biology

A primer on the primal origins of humans on Earth

By Mary Beth Griggs

Stephen Hawking, a man synonymous with the mysteries of the cosmos, is dead at 76
Physics

Stephen Hawking, a man synonymous with the mysteries of the cosmos, is dead at 76

By Mary Beth Griggs

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)
AI

Now’s your chance to discover a new planet (with Google’s help)

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why so many diamonds are making science headlines this week
Environment

Why so many diamonds are making science headlines this week

By Mary Beth Griggs

How to make caramel at home without losing your mind
DIY

How to make caramel at home without losing your mind

By Mary Beth Griggs

south pole jupiter
Science

These massive, mysterious storms on Jupiter look totally surreal

By Mary Beth Griggs

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you
Science

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

By Mary Beth Griggs

Five new science books you should read this month
Health

Five new science books you should read this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

early stars
Moons

This is what some of the earliest stars in the universe might have looked like

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA’s new weather satellite will show us wildfires and storms in insane detail
Environment

NASA’s new weather satellite will show us wildfires and storms in insane detail

By Mary Beth Griggs

Our closest neighboring star system sounds like a terrible place to live
Deep Space

Our closest neighboring star system sounds like a terrible place to live

By Mary Beth Griggs

time laps jupiter
Science

Meanwhile, in space, Jupiter’s South Pole looks great and Mars is a dust heap

By Mary Beth Griggs

falcon 9 engine on drone ship
Private Space Flight

Meet the SpaceX ships that will never go to space

By Mary Beth Griggs

a spiral galaxy
Science

An amateur astronomer accidentally caught an exploding star on camera—and it gets better

By Mary Beth Griggs

opportunity on Mars
Mars

The Little Rover That Could

By Mary Beth Griggs

falcon heavy at sunrise
Private Space Flight

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launch was (mostly) a success

By Mary Beth Griggs

falcon heavy
Private Space Flight

Watch live as SpaceX launches its highly anticipated Falcon Heavy rocket

By Mary Beth Griggs

A spacecraft is using the Martian atmosphere to get closer to the planet
Mars

A spacecraft is using the Martian atmosphere to get closer to the planet

By Mary Beth Griggs

It turns out our galaxy isn’t as special as we thought
Physics

It turns out our galaxy isn’t as special as we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them
Science

Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mosquitoes learn not to mess with you when you swat them
Animals

Mosquitoes learn not to mess with you when you swat them

By Mary Beth Griggs

warning times
Environment

Alaska’s giant earthquake didn’t have the moves to cause a large tsunami

By Mary Beth Griggs

Juno image
Private Space Flight

10 pretty pictures from NASA to help you recover from the government shutdown

By Mary Beth Griggs

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements
Energy

Nuclear reactors the size of wastebaskets could power our Martian settlements

By Mary Beth Griggs

a meteor above earth
Science

That giant fireball in Michigan last night did not trigger an earthquake

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth
Diseases

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth

By Mary Beth Griggs

atomic giant
Energy

Inside the country’s biggest nuclear power plant tear-down

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet the amateur astronomers who track secretive spy satellites for fun
Science

Meet the amateur astronomers who track secretive spy satellites for fun

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope go through nine months of testing in two minutes
Deep Space

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope go through nine months of testing in two minutes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks
Animals

Most male Emperor penguins fast for 115 days—but a few of them may sneak snacks

By Mary Beth Griggs

breathing runner
Health

When you burn fat, where does it actually go?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why can’t we decide what to do about nuclear energy?
Energy

Why can’t we decide what to do about nuclear energy?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Does all this cold weather mean there will be fewer mosquitoes next summer?
Animals

Does all this cold weather mean there will be fewer mosquitoes next summer?

By Mary Beth Griggs