Gabriel Popkin

Winter 2013-14 science writing intern

All Stories by Gabriel Popkin

  1. Earth

    Eye in the sky

    With its free Images of Change iPad app and online gallery, NASA makes the aerial perspective available to all, with results both stunning and disturbing.

  2. Astronomy

    Some gas clouds refuse to collapse

    A study of dust gives astronomers a sharper picture of cold gas.

  3. Cosmology

    Slow, cold start to universe suggested

    By allowing particle masses to change, a new theory suggests how the universe could have arisen without a Big Bang.

  4. Astronomy

    Clouds on nearby brown dwarf mapped

    A study of clouds on a nearby brown dwarf reveals partial cloud cover.

  5. Materials Science

    Nanotube whiskers could aid robot-human interaction

    Tiny hairlike sensors made from nanomaterials are more sensitive than existing devices to detect tiny pressures.

  6. Cosmology

    Filament of cosmic web set aglow

    Astronomers say they have glimpsed a brightly lit strand of the cosmic web, the universe’s underlying structure

  7. Tech

    Jellyfish-like flying machine takes off

    Mimicking sea creatures instead of insects leads to better hovering, scientists find.

  8. Astronomy

    Galaxies’ missing mass may hide in gas clouds

    Vast reservoirs of previously undetected gas could account for much of galaxies’ matter, solving a cosmic mystery.

  9. Math

    Tomorrow’s catch

    A biologist who formerly applied his mathematical talents in finance has developed new ways of predicting the ups and downs of fish populations.

  10. Computing

    Materials’ light tricks may soon extend to doing math

    A simulation paves the way toward metamaterials that can perform ultrafast complex mathematical operations using light waves.

  11. Astronomy

    Unusual three-star system promises new test of gravity

    A unique stellar threesome could help astronomers test the leading theory of gravity to unprecedented precision.

  12. Climate

    Mangroves move up Florida’s coast

    Satellite images reveal that the tropical trees are expanding north up Florida’s Atlantic coast, taking advantage of rising winter temperatures.