Conor Gearin
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Cambridge, MA, United States
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Quasiparticle Collider Could Illuminate Mysteries of Superconductivity — NOVA Next
In contrast to gigantic particle colliders made of long tubes, this device uses lasers and a tiny crystal to let physicists study ephemeral quasiparticles. → Read More
This New Nanogenerator Can Power 20 LEDs with the Tap of a Finger — NOVA Next
A device that weighs less than a pen-cap could soon compete with solar energy. It’s the lightest generator ever made. → Read More
Biologists Double Length of Time a Lab-Grown Embyro Can Stay Alive — NOVA Next
Researchers have grown embryos past the point at which a normal embryo would need to implant in the womb in order to survive. → Read More
Scientists Get Unprecedented Look into Chicxulub Crater That Killed Dinosaurs — NOVA Next
Eighteen miles off the coast of Mexico, scientists are drilling into a crater imprinted by a huge asteroid that struck 66 million years ago. → Read More
This Stretchable, Bendable Sheet-Camera Could Prevent Future Car Accidents — NOVA Next
One day, this many-lensed camera could wrap around an entire car, take stunning panorama shots, or provide 360 degrees of security footage. → Read More
Black Bears Can Help Fruit Trees Escape Climate Change — NOVA Next
A surprising ally could help cherry trees scramble uphill away from rising temperatures. → Read More
Just Half a Degree of Warming Could Catapult Earth Into Climate Extremes — NOVA Next
A new study predicts much more drastic effects from 2°C of global warming compared to 1.5°, including severe degradation of coral reefs. → Read More
Superorganisms are changing our understanding of life — NOVA Next
From landfills to the deep sea, superorganisms are redefining life and our search for it on other planets. → Read More
Children with Rare Genetic Disease Inspire Parents to Find Cure — NOVA Next
A couple whose daughters suffered from a rare disease found a surprising new use for a common food additive. → Read More
A String of Supernovae May Have Caused Earth’s Recent Ice Ages — NOVA Next
Two stellar explosions 2.3 and 0.8 million years ago were close enough to blast our planet with radioactive particles. → Read More
BOSS Supercluster Is So Big It Could Rewrite Cosmological Theory — NOVA Next
This huge wall of galaxies in a largely uncharted area of the cosmos is over a billion light years long—one of only a few supercluster systems ever found. → Read More
Crowdfunded Russian satellite could be world’s first space monument — NOVA Next
Russian engineers want to launch a satellite brighter than any star that would pay homage to Sputnik. → Read More
Life Wouldn’t Exist if it Wasn’t for Cosmological Inflation — NOVA Next
By pushing neutron stars apart, inflation prevents cataclysmic collisions that would destroy life. → Read More
Death Valley Is Now Exploding With Color Thanks to a Freak October Storm — NOVA Next
Over twenty species of desert plants have burst into flower, but it’s a short-lived show. → Read More
Death Valley Is Now Exploding With Color Thanks to a Freak October Storm — NOVA Next
Over twenty species of desert plants have burst into flower, but it’s a short-lived show. → Read More
The Bacteria That Help Bears Hibernate Could Help Cancer Patients — NOVA Next
Changes in brown bears’ gut microbiome seem to help them put on fat in summer. These bacteria could help humans struggling to gain weight. → Read More
Salamander Species Changes Behavior to Resist Deadly Fungus — NOVA Next
The California slender salamander is one of a handful of species which scientists believe is changing its behavior to resist a deadly amphibian disease. → Read More
Video, podcast, and summary: "Women in Politics: Representation and Reality"
Women are chronically underrepresented in U.S. politics. Yet TV, fiction, and film have leapt ahead of the electoral curve. → Read More
Podcast and summary: "Women in Politics: Representation and Reality"
Women are chronically underrepresented in U.S. politics. Yet TV, fiction, and film have leapt ahead of the electoral curve. → Read More
Summary, video, and podcast: "Jim Crow and the Legacy of Segregation Outside of the South"
Every time the Restorative Justice clinic has sent its researchers out to study one particular cold case, “invariably we find another case,” Nobles said. → Read More