Mary Beth Griggs

 

Mary Beth Griggs is a freelance science journalist based in New York City.

Rachel Pike,11th Grade- 1st Place

NASA’s Art Contest Reveals How Kids See the Future

NASA’s Langley Research Center asked students from Virginia to participate in an art contest

Take a Look at How Disney Got Investors for Disneyland

Boing Boing was given the original Disneyland prospectus, and now you can see it

Ghazali monastery

These Archaeologists Were Looking for Tombs, But They Were Totally Psyched to Find Toilets

The discovery of toilets at a Sudanese monastery indicates that the site was an important one

The 9/11 Memorial Museum Opens to the Public

So far, the 9/11 Memorial Museum has provoked a range of reactions. Now, you can come to your own verdict.

Organ Mountains at Sunset

The Newest National Monument Is Twice as Big as Any Obama Has Created—And It's Beautiful

The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region is the largest Obama has created, and has ruins, rocky mountains and astronaut-training sites

One of the two chicks hatched at Slimbridge

Newly Hatched Crane Chicks Carry the Hopes of Britain on Their Shoulders

If thes crane chicks survive, they will be the first wild born cranes to be raised in western Britain in 400 years

Market in Hanoi, Vietnam

Conflicts Around the World Are Creating Shortages in the U.S.—And Not Just of Limes

While American consumers are freaking out about lime and pepper shortages, Ukraine has to worry about its wheat crop

Google Doodle Celebrates Rubik’s Cube 40th Birthday

For its 40th Birthday, the cube goes digital

California's Current Drought Might Be Tiny Compared to What's Coming

If history repeats itself, then it's not looking good for Southern California

In 2015, an Ad for a Sports Drink Will Land on the Moon

One giant leap for advertising

Fujitsu is Growing the Most Technologically Advanced Lettuce Ever

This gives a whole new meaning to factory farm

America Maybe Depends a Little Too Much on Russia to Get to Space

The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station

Yardangs on Mars

What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang?

They're on Mars, they're beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates

President James A. Garfield

Spoons Stolen from President Garfield's Tomb

Something's rotten in Cleveland

Small, Quiet Drones Let Conservationists Peek Inside Bird’s Nests

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds is using remote-controlled drones to monitor nests of endangered species

Staying Near Home Becomes the Norm For Millennials

With finances tight and jobs scarce, hometowns are looking very attractive

How to Make Hitchhiking Safe Again

A new system of background checks could make catching a ride safer and easier

This is one of the oldest living trees in the world

Is This the Oldest Living Tree?

This Norway Spruce in Sweden has roots that are over 9,000 years old

Berlin Children Cheering Airlift Plane

65 Years Ago Today, the Soviet Blockade of Berlin Ended

The first real showdown between the Soviet Union and the West ended 65 years ago today

Gino Bartali

This Italian Cyclist Defied Fascists and Saved Lives

The world didn’t learn about the heroism of Gino Bartali during WWII until after he died in 2000

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