Martin J. Kernan

Martin J. Kernan is a freelance science and history writer based in central New York.

All Stories by Martin J. Kernan

  1. Climate

    A lush, green Arabian Desert may have once linked Africa and Asia

    Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

  2. Animals

    A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species

    Evolving immunity to the Bd fungus and a reintroduction project saved a California frog. The key to rescuing other species might be in the frog’s genes.

  3. Archaeology

    How an ancient solar flare illuminated the start of the Viking Age

    Improved radiocarbon dating aided by a solar flare in the year 775 sheds light on the early days of Vikings and global trading in medieval times.

  4. Climate

    A coral pollution study unexpectedly helped explain Hurricane Maria’s fury

    Tracking coral reef pollution in Puerto Rico, conservation researchers discovered by chance how the coastal ocean fueled Hurricane Maria.