Articles by Elizabeth Newbern, Staff Writer

Elizabeth is a staff writer for Live Science. Her interests include the mechanics of weather phenomena, quirky animal behavior, natural disasters and recent developments in the world of genetic research. She has a Master of Arts degree from New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program and has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Bryn Mawr College. Elizabeth has traveled all over the Western Hemisphere, where she’s touched a stingray, traversed the rim of a volcano and watched coral polyps feeding at night. Follow her on Twitter.

Articles by: Elizabeth Newbern

Carbon X Prize: Can We Make Carbon Emissions Green?

By Elizabeth Newbern last updated 14 October 22

No More Sticky Mess! Scientists Develop Slower-Melting Ice Cream

By Elizabeth Newbern published 6 October 15

Un-Baaahlievable! Overgrown Sheep Gets Record-Breaking Haircut

By Elizabeth Newbern published 6 October 15

Chris the Sheep set a new Guinness World Record for the most wool sheared from a sheep in a single shearing.

Japanese Paper Art Inspires Sun-Tracking Solar Cell

By Elizabeth Newbern published 28 September 15

Japanese paper art has inspired scientists to design a new thin solar cell that tracks the sun using cuts and bending instead of large, clunky motors and gears.

Rare 'Supermoon' Lunar Eclipse Coming Sunday: Skywatching Tips

By Elizabeth Newbern published 25 September 15

A rare supermoon lunar eclipse will grace the night sky on Sunday (Sept. 27), and if you live in the Western Hemisphere, you could have spectacular views of this celestial treat.

Sierra Nevada Snowpack Shrinks to Lowest Level in 500 Years

By Elizabeth Newbern published 24 September 15

The snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada mountains is the lowest in centuries, which isn't good news for the drought in the region now or in the future.

Fall's Back! Equinox Heralds Colorful Leaves and Bad Weather

By Elizabeth Newbern published 23 September 15

Say goodbye to summer, because today is the autumnal equinox, which marks the first day of the fall season. It's also the beginning of some not-so-fun hazardous weather.

DARPA Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program

Paralyzed Man Can 'Feel' Again with Brain-Connected Prosthetic Hand

By Elizabeth Newbern published 17 September 15

A prosthetic hand that is connected directly to the brain successfully enabled a paralyzed man to "feel" again, according to researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Starving Polar Bear Photo: Don't Blame (Just) Climate Change

By Elizabeth Newbern published 15 September 15

A dramatic photograph of a starving polar bear went viral online, but scientists say it's a stretch to definitively link polar-bear starvation to climate change.

Leaf-Eating Caterpillars Use Their Poop to Trick Plants

By Elizabeth Newbern published 15 September 15

Caterpillars that munch on corn leaves have developed a clever way to get the most nutrients from their meals: They use their poop to trick the plants into lowering their defenses.

Massive Dust Storm Swirls in New Photo from Space

By Elizabeth Newbern published 9 September 15

The Middle East is known to experience dust storms, but new satellite images captured dramatic aerial views of a dust storm that recently blanketed and rolled across Iran, Iraq and the Persian Gulf.