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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.

Author articles

How to Fly a Helicopter on Mars

NASA will soon see if specially designed blades spinning really fast can carry a small chopper through the planet’s barely there atmosphere.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Physics

Why Towels Get So Stiff When You Dry Them on the Line

A small amount of water bound to the surface of the towel acts like glue to hold the cotton fibers together.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Physics

In Locked Down Spain, a Physicist's Disease Model Research Turns Strikingly Real

Yamir Moreno studies how human networks spread COVID-19 and other diseases.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Researchers Look to Improve Leak Detection for the World’s Aging Water Pipes

In North America, water companies may lose up to 50% of water before it ever reaches customers.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Culture

Scientists Grow Date Palm Plants from 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

The researchers hope to resurrect a variety of date that was praised in antiquity but lost to time.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

How Desert Rattlesnakes Harvest Rainwater

Water sticks to the snakes’ backs because of special properties of their scales.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

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