Month: January 2018
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Snakebots, desert plants, and self-assembling space modules: the world of biomimicry
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] “Life, uh, finds a way”—Applying lessons from evolution to go to Mars Biomimicry looks to living organisms to create the future of sustainable engineering. For Ars Technica: As philosopher-mathematician…
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Learning about weird star corpses from the way they shake
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] ‘Dwarfquakes’ Reveal the Future of Our Universe Dying stars were an enigma—until an astronomer measured seismic shifts on them, giving us clues about the sun’s future and the expansion…
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It ain’t aliens — but this weird-looking star is still interesting
[ This blog is dedicated to tracking my most recent publications. Subscribe to the feed to keep up with all the science stories I write! ] We Haven’t Found Alien Megastructures… Yet The mystery formations and data discrepancies of Tabby’s Star turned out to have explanations. But that’s not what’s important about the mystery star.…