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Catherine Meyers

Editor

Catherine Meyers is a deputy editor for Inside Science. She has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd College and a graduate certificate in science writing from UC Santa Cruz. She has written for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the Monterey Herald, and ScienceNOW, the online science news arm of AAAS. Before beginning her writing career, Catherine worked as a software/firmware tester and tech support analyst for a leading manufacturer of data radios and also served a two-year stint in the Peace Corps in Ukraine.

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Culture

The Bold and Bewildering Curiosity of Alexander von Humboldt

Doing dangerous things in pursuit of new knowledge was par for the course for this Prussian polymath, born 250 years ago this month.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Earth

The Strange Holes in Indiana Dunes, America's Newest National Park

Scientists now know much more about the underground cavities in the sand that nearly killed a boy in 2013.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Physics

New Clock Claims Title of World's Most Accurate – For Now

Regular improvements in so-called optical clocks are setting the stage for a redefinition of the second and powering searches for new laws of physics.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Space

Scientists Ask the Public to Help Search for a Rare Breed of Black Hole

Elusive intermediate mass black holes may hold clues to how their more common supermassive cousins form.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Space

Scientists Release Latest Findings on Ancient Object at the Solar System's Edge

The tiny world of Ultima Thule, which lies at the outer edges of the solar system, is flattened like a pancake, with few craters.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Culture

The Mathematics of Maypole Dancing

The braided ribbon on a maypole can be analyzed using a type of math called group theory.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

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