Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer for Science News. Previously she was a news editor at New Scientist, where she ran the physical sciences section of the magazine for three years. Before that, she spent three years at New Scientist as a reporter, covering space, physics and astronomy. She has a degree in astronomy from Cornell University and a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz. Lisa was a finalist for the AGU David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism, and received the Institute of Physics/Science and Technology Facilities Council physics writing award and the AAS Solar Physics Division Popular Writing Award. She interned at Science News in 2009-2010.
Trustworthy journalism comes at a price.
Scientists and journalists share a core belief in questioning, observing and verifying to reach the truth. Science News reports on crucial research and discovery across science disciplines. We need your financial support to make it happen – every contribution makes a difference.
All Stories by Lisa Grossman
-
Life
Carried aloft, tiny creatures avoid parasites, sex
Dry and blowing in the breeze, rotifers are safe from a deadly fungus — and perhaps from the vulnerabilities presumed to accompany asexual reproduction.
-
Space
Mars rover Spirit still running, but only in place
Six years into its 90-day mission, NASA’s rover becomes a lander
-
Chemistry
New material sops up radioactive cesium
Isotope catcher could safely store waste from power plants.
-
Earth
Tsunamis could telegraph their imminent arrival
Telecommunication cables could give early warnings of giant waves.
-
Life
Snail in shining armor
A deep-sea gastropod’s natural shield may offer ideas for human protection.
-
Physics
Just a stone’s throw forms a supersonic jet
Objects hitting water can move air at the speed of sound.
-
Life
Alligators breathe like birds
Tricky measurements of flow reveal that air moves through the animal in one direction.
-
Space
Saving the Earth with dynamical simulations
A new model suggests how protoplanets kept a safe distance from the sun.
-
Space
Comets don’t all start out on the fringe
A new model suggests that comets also come from the inner Oort Cloud and offers a way to resolve a massive problem about the early solar system.
-
Space
Parting Eta Carinae’s clouds reveals more clouds
New images show the nearby star system's inner beauty.
-
Space
Plenty of black holes do-si-do
Team finds 33 merging galaxies with 'waltzing' black-hole pairs, suggesting the phenomenon is more common than thought.