More from Mary Beth Griggs (Page 5)

Uganda forest
Climate Change

Stopping deforestation might be easier than we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA just caught a glimpse of the mysterious object New Horizons will reach in 2019
Pluto

NASA just caught a glimpse of the mysterious object New Horizons will reach in 2019

By Mary Beth Griggs

seaweed
Environment

Some invasive species actually help their new habitats thrive

By Mary Beth Griggs

These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels
Animals

These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels

By Mary Beth Griggs

What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it?
Exoplanets

What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Plants have a trick that drives very hungry caterpillars to cannibalism
Animals

Plants have a trick that drives very hungry caterpillars to cannibalism

By Mary Beth Griggs

Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin
Fish

Jellyfish use high-powered ‘syringes’ to shoot venom into your skin

By Mary Beth Griggs

drilling into seawall
Archaeology

Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete

By Mary Beth Griggs

You probably abuse your ice cream. Here’s how to stop.
Science

You probably abuse your ice cream. Here’s how to stop.

By Mary Beth Griggs

snow leopard
Climate Change

Meet eight species living on the brink, thanks to weather and climate change

By Mary Beth Griggs

Okmuk volcano
Weather

Think weather forecasts are bad? Try forecasting a volcanic eruption.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?
Mars

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mountain Lions are so scared of humans that the sound of talk radio sends them running
Animals

Mountain Lions are so scared of humans that the sound of talk radio sends them running

By Mary Beth Griggs

Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions
Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions

By Mary Beth Griggs

seasonal earthquake stress
Environment

Rain and snow help stress out earthquake faults

By Mary Beth Griggs

A bird’s song might be in her genes
Birds

A bird’s song might be in her genes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals
Fish

Slimy, fleshy lips dripping with snot help these fish eat stinging corals

By Mary Beth Griggs

You can tell these adorable octopuses apart by their warts
Animals

You can tell these adorable octopuses apart by their warts

By Mary Beth Griggs

This distant planet is hotter than many stars
Exoplanets

This distant planet is hotter than many stars

By Mary Beth Griggs

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow
Engineering

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

By Mary Beth Griggs

How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly
Evolution

How the Galapagos cormorant forgot how to fly

By Mary Beth Griggs

toys in sandbox
Technology

Sandboxes could help inspire more efficient wheels for heavy equipment

By Mary Beth Griggs

three plants
Life Skills

Make a copy of this common office plant

By Mary Beth Griggs

Los Angeles has enjoyed the same amazing climate for 50,000 years
Environment

Los Angeles has enjoyed the same amazing climate for 50,000 years

By Mary Beth Griggs

How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill
Wildlife

How one community rallied to save turtles from becoming roadkill

By Mary Beth Griggs

NOAA predicts an above average hurricane season for 2017
Weather

NOAA predicts an above average hurricane season for 2017

By Mary Beth Griggs

goats in a tree
Animals

These tree-climbing goats spread seeds by spitting

By Mary Beth Griggs

Recent flows of insanely hot lava show us just how dynamic Earth really is
Environment

Recent flows of insanely hot lava show us just how dynamic Earth really is

By Mary Beth Griggs

Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.
Whales

Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.

By Mary Beth Griggs

A fluke dinosaur tooth find could help us understand the history of North America
Dinosaurs

A fluke dinosaur tooth find could help us understand the history of North America

By Mary Beth Griggs

Turns out the Svalbard seed vault is probably fine
Climate Change

Turns out the Svalbard seed vault is probably fine

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why cicadas are showing up in your yard four years early
Insects

Why cicadas are showing up in your yard four years early

By Mary Beth Griggs

parrot
Evolution

Hopping parrotlets could teach robots how to fly

By Mary Beth Griggs

Some orangutans breastfeed their babies for over eight years
Animals

Some orangutans breastfeed their babies for over eight years

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tyrannosaurus rex had a bone-crushing bite with a force of 8,000 pounds
Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex had a bone-crushing bite with a force of 8,000 pounds

By Mary Beth Griggs

We just got an up-close look at the largest lava lake in the solar system
Space

We just got an up-close look at the largest lava lake in the solar system

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hanford site
Energy

A tunnel collapsed at the Hanford nuclear waste site on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.

By Mary Beth Griggs

This giant feathered dinosaur had nests the size of monster truck tires
Dinosaurs

This giant feathered dinosaur had nests the size of monster truck tires

By Mary Beth Griggs

Low doses of weed may help old mice learn new tricks
Animals

Low doses of weed may help old mice learn new tricks

By Mary Beth Griggs

This is what New York City sounded like over 400 years ago
Environment

This is what New York City sounded like over 400 years ago

By Mary Beth Griggs

western spotted skunk
Evolution

Ancient climate change drove the evolution of this adorable hand-standing skunk

By Mary Beth Griggs

Wastewater injection played a role in Oklahoma’s largest earthquake
Environment

Wastewater injection played a role in Oklahoma’s largest earthquake

By Mary Beth Griggs

Everything you need to know about the tornadoes (and blizzards) that struck this weekend
Weather

Everything you need to know about the tornadoes (and blizzards) that struck this weekend

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists are puzzling out how butterflies assemble their brightly colored scales
Insects

Scientists are puzzling out how butterflies assemble their brightly colored scales

By Mary Beth Griggs

Meet the giant diesel engine that powers huge shipping containers
Technology

Meet the giant diesel engine that powers huge shipping containers

By Mary Beth Griggs

Rigging up: How to pack for a month drilling oil
Fossil Fuels

Rigging up: How to pack for a month drilling oil

By Mary Beth Griggs

star-nosed mole
Animals

Star-nosed moles are nature’s speed-eating champions

By Mary Beth Griggs

These caterpillars chow down on plastic bags
Animals

These caterpillars chow down on plastic bags

By Mary Beth Griggs

Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy
Animals

Man-eating lions might like us because we’re squishy

By Mary Beth Griggs

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming
Climate Change

A river in Canada just turned to piracy because of global warming

By Mary Beth Griggs

glass eel
Animals

How eels might hitch a ride to Europe

By Mary Beth Griggs

Teleocrater rhadinus
Dinosaurs

This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile

By Mary Beth Griggs

city near a lake at dusk
Environment

Lakes in the northeast are getting dangerously salty, and it’s our fault

By Mary Beth Griggs

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes
Ocean

Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

By Mary Beth Griggs

Matija Strlič
Science

Old books actually smell like chocolate and coffee

By Mary Beth Griggs

Death by banana peel? Black hole? The science behind your most absurd nightmares.
Health

Death by banana peel? Black hole? The science behind your most absurd nightmares.

By Mary Beth Griggs

What you should know about Atlanta’s fiery bridge collapse
Vehicles

What you should know about Atlanta’s fiery bridge collapse

By Mary Beth Griggs

mosquito
Insects

We may finally know how mosquitoes fly

By Mary Beth Griggs

Titan
Moons

Electrically charged sands on Titan would make seriously sturdy sandcastles

By Mary Beth Griggs

Keystone XL pipeline image
Fossil Fuels

Everything you need to know about the Keystone XL pipeline

By Mary Beth Griggs

How California is saving rainwater for a sunny day
Environment

How California is saving rainwater for a sunny day

By Mary Beth Griggs

The early Earth wasn’t green, but it did recycle itself
Environment

The early Earth wasn’t green, but it did recycle itself

By Mary Beth Griggs

Don’t go to Death Valley looking for a ‘Super Bloom’
Environment

Don’t go to Death Valley looking for a ‘Super Bloom’

By Mary Beth Griggs

Antibiotic overuse might be bad for bees
Bees

Antibiotic overuse might be bad for bees

By Mary Beth Griggs