Stephen Ornes has been writing for Science News Explores since 2008, and his 2014 story "Where Will Lightning Strike?" won an AAAS/Kavli Gold Award. He lives in Nashville, Tenn., and he has three children, who are inventing their own language. His family has a cat, six chickens, and two rabbits, but he secretly thinks hagfish are the most fascinating animals. Stephen has written two books. One is a biography of mathematician Sophie Germain, who was born during the French Revolution. The other, which was published in 2019, features art inspired by math. Visit him online at stephenornes.com.
All Stories by Stephen Ornes
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Tech
‘Print’ almost anything
3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts.
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Computing
A switch for a living computer
Scientists are finding that computer parts can also be built from DNA.
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Brain
The stuff of dreams
Computer program decodes dreams, finds similar brain activity patterns for objects seen while asleep or awake.
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Environment
Fungi as carbon keepers
A common type of fungus stores most of a forest floor’s carbon underground.
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Space
New, older age for the universe
Telescope peers back to see the first light after the Big Bang.
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Planets
Out-of-this-world atmospheres
Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere.