More from Mary Beth Griggs

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow
Science

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow

By Mary Beth Griggs

These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.
Environment

These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.

By Mary Beth Griggs

blue marble Earth image
Moons

This entourage of weirdos hangs out in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood

By Mary Beth Griggs

Stuck in
Animals

2017’s most awe-inspiring—and devastating—wildlife photos

By Mary Beth Griggs

merging neutron stars
Science

Neutron star collisions may have created most of the gold in the universe

By Mary Beth Griggs

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering
Announcements

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

By Mary Beth Griggs

crater moon
Moons

We could actually learn a lot by going back to the Moon

By Mary Beth Griggs

If an astronaut gets hurt on the moon, this is how we’ll rescue them
Moons

If an astronaut gets hurt on the moon, this is how we’ll rescue them

By Mary Beth Griggs

Longhorn beetle
Animals

These are the most beautiful pictures of bugs you will ever see

By Mary Beth Griggs

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums
Animals

These dirty birds show why we need natural history museums

By Mary Beth Griggs

boy holding a model plane
Science

A man who’s participated in 41 space missions remembers the Sputnik launch

By Mary Beth Griggs

60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race
NASA

60 years ago, Sputnik shocked the world and started the space race

By Mary Beth Griggs

SpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets
Private Space Flight

SpaceX wants to build the Swiss Army knife of rockets

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mars orbiter and landers
Mars

All the countries (and companies) trying to get to Mars

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why.
Deep Space

NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Elusive, unusually large tree-dwelling rodent discovered in the Solomon Islands
Animals

Elusive, unusually large tree-dwelling rodent discovered in the Solomon Islands

By Mary Beth Griggs

Osiris rex stopping by
NASA

NASA’s asteroid-collecting spacecraft will slingshot around Earth today

By Mary Beth Griggs

These hermit crabs shack up inside living coral instead of mere shells
Animals

These hermit crabs shack up inside living coral instead of mere shells

By Mary Beth Griggs

Earthquakes are even harder to predict than we thought
Environment

Earthquakes are even harder to predict than we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

This scorching black exoplanet takes in all the light it can and gives almost nothing back
Deep Space

This scorching black exoplanet takes in all the light it can and gives almost nothing back

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cassini just smashed into Saturn’s atmosphere. What comes next for solar system exploration?
Pluto

Cassini just smashed into Saturn’s atmosphere. What comes next for solar system exploration?

By Mary Beth Griggs

Saturn
NASA

Glance through Cassini’s last glimpses of the Saturn system

By Mary Beth Griggs

Eulogy for Cassini: A fond farewell to a faithful explorer.
Moons

Eulogy for Cassini: A fond farewell to a faithful explorer.

By Mary Beth Griggs

It’s finally time to watch the end of Cassini’s epic trip around Saturn
NASA

It’s finally time to watch the end of Cassini’s epic trip around Saturn

By Mary Beth Griggs

SpaceX rockets crash and burn in this spectacular blooper reel
Private Space Flight

SpaceX rockets crash and burn in this spectacular blooper reel

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cassini
Science

Cassini will plunge into Saturn and pull our heartstrings with it

By Mary Beth Griggs

A timeline of Cassini’s plunge of fiery doom on Friday
NASA

A timeline of Cassini’s plunge of fiery doom on Friday

By Mary Beth Griggs

8.1 magnitude earthquake is one of the strongest to ever hit Mexico
Environment

8.1 magnitude earthquake is one of the strongest to ever hit Mexico

By Mary Beth Griggs

Rocky ground
Biology

A brief history of origin theories

By Mary Beth Griggs

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot
Animals

Bats’ echolocation has one major blind spot

By Mary Beth Griggs

Which Way
Science

Time is understood very differently across cultures

By Mary Beth Griggs

Strange signals were just spotted coming from a distant galaxy
Physics

Strange signals were just spotted coming from a distant galaxy

By Mary Beth Griggs

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437
Science

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437

By Mary Beth Griggs

Where will all the water from Hurricane Harvey go?
Environment

Where will all the water from Hurricane Harvey go?

By Mary Beth Griggs

We’ve been predicting eclipses for over 2000 years. Here’s how.
Science

We’ve been predicting eclipses for over 2000 years. Here’s how.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Solar Eclipse
Science

I write about space for a living—and I’m probably skipping the total eclipse

By Mary Beth Griggs

black hole
Black Holes

Scientists found something surprising at the heart of these jellyfish galaxies

By Mary Beth Griggs

There’s a lot of money up for grabs if you can land (softly) on the moon
Moons

There’s a lot of money up for grabs if you can land (softly) on the moon

By Mary Beth Griggs

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason
Animals

City-dwelling sea snakes are changing colors for a strange reason

By Mary Beth Griggs

Swedish church
Animals

Bats are disappearing from churches in Sweden, and that’s not a good thing

By Mary Beth Griggs

Power Plant
Climate Change

A key government report on climate change is out. Here’s what you need to know

By Mary Beth Griggs

MU69 as two objects
Pluto

New Horizons will soon solve a mystery about an object a billion miles past Pluto

By Mary Beth Griggs

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions
Health

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions

By Mary Beth Griggs

Solar Eclipse
NASA

NASA needs your help during the August eclipse

By Mary Beth Griggs

water moon
Moons

The moon might be hiding more water than we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

Spain
Science

From our archives: Chasing eclipses in the 19th and 20th century

By Mary Beth Griggs

Uganda forest
Climate Change

Stopping deforestation might be easier than we thought

By Mary Beth Griggs

google iss
International Space Station

Go take a virtual tour of the International Space Station right now

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

Sexy sounds lure invasive cane toads into traps
Animals

Sexy sounds lure invasive cane toads into traps

By Mary Beth Griggs

Check out the closest ever view of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Science

Check out the closest ever view of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

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?
Deep Space

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
Animals

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

Paleontologists finally know what this ancient armored reptile looked like
Dinosaurs

Paleontologists finally know what this ancient armored reptile looked like

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
Environment

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mars Terraforming 2
Environment

So, you want to terraform Mars? Here’s one way to do it.

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