Maria Temming

Assistant Managing Editor, Science News Explores

Maria Temming is the Assistant Managing Editor at Science News Explores. Maria has undergraduate degrees in physics and English from Elon University and a master's degree in science writing from MIT. She has written for Scientific American, Sky & Telescope and NOVA Next. She’s also a former staff writer at Science News.

All Stories by Maria Temming

  1. Chemistry

    Scientists Say: Rocket propellants

    Rockets need more than fuel to get where they need to go — they also need oxidizers to burn that fuel. Together, these chemical combos are known as rocket propellants.

  2. Archaeology

    Let’s learn about ancient pyramids

    You may have heard of pyramids built in ancient Egypt — but what about ones built elsewhere in Africa, Europe and the Americas?

  3. Materials Science

    Scientists Say: Quantum dot

    Quantum dots are nanosized specks whose properties are governed by the strange rules of quantum physics.

  4. Physics

    Let’s learn about entanglement

    Entanglement is a special connection between particles that syncs up their properties — even when the particles are far apart.

  5. Tech

    This young engineer built an affordable electronic braille reader

    Thermo Fisher JIC finalist Yash Mehta got inspired to make a better braille device after visiting a school for blind students in Old Delhi, India.

  6. Science & Society

    Scientists Say: Dialect

    Different dialects of the same language have distinct words, pronunciations and sentence structures.

  7. Animals

    Let’s learn about animal cannibals

    The animal kingdom is full of creatures that eat their parents, their babies, their siblings or their mates.

  8. Science & Society

    Let’s learn about the Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prizes are the highest honors in science. But the prizes are far from perfect measures of scientific impact.

  9. Space

    Scientists Say: Campfire

    These miniature solar flares could help solve a big mystery about our sun.

  10. Animals

    Chimps and bonobos recognize familiar faces even after decades apart

    Chimpanzees and bonobos may boast the longest social memory of any animal besides humans.

  11. Climate

    Let’s learn about how much climate change is to blame for extreme weather

    Scientists can find out whether a natural disaster was more frequent or severe due to human-caused climate change. Here’s how.

  12. Space

    Scientists Say: Kugelblitz

    A black hole made of pure light —or kugelblitz — may be possible, at least in theory. But in practice: impossible.