Articles by: Tia Ghose

Tia Ghose

Tia has interned at Science News, Wired.com, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and has written for the Center for Investigative Reporting, Scientific American, and ScienceNow. She has a master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Washington and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California Santa Cruz.

This animation shows how a black hole bends nearby light depending on the angle at which it is viewed.

The Biggest Black Hole Findings of 2019

By Tia Ghose

These strange discoveries will suck you in.

Earth's layers shown in this modified NASA image.

10 Ways Earth Revealed Its Weirdness in 2019

By Tia Ghose

Our planet sure is a strange one.

an abstract, multicolored illustration of two immune cells

Rogue 'Immune Cell X' Is a Completely New Type of Cell. It Could Trigger Type 1 Diabetes.

By Tia Ghose

Scientists have discovered a mysterious population of previously unknown cells lurking in the human body, and they may trigger Type 1 diabetes.

NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this view of the strong Category 1 storm at 8:20 a.m. EDT, just 15 minutes before the center of Hurricane Dorian moved across the barrier islands of Cape Hatteras.

Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall on Cape Hatteras, Takes Aim at Canada

By Tia Ghose, Rafi Letzter

Still a dangerous storm, Dorian plowed over North Carolina's Cape Hatteras this morning.

Astronaut Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency captured this photo of the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as the storm moved across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Bahamas.

Monster Storm Dorian Slows to a Crawl Over the Bahamas

By Tia Ghose

It's barely budged over the last several hours and is dumping huge amounts of rainfall on the island of Grand Bahama.

Hurricane Dorian satellite image taken Aug. 30, 2019.

Hurricane Dorian Is Now a Major Category 4 Storm

By Tia Ghose

The monster storm has been getting stronger, but its predicted track moves it a hair away from South Florida.

an image of a nearly complete australopithecus skull

In Photos: A Nearly Complete Human Ancestor Skull

By Tia Ghose

This ancient ancestor looked a lot like the iconic "Lucy."

The San Andreas fault system is more than 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) long, and as deep as 10 miles (16 km) in some spots.

Could Massive SoCal Earthquakes Trigger the 'Big One' on the San Andreas Fault?

By Tia Ghose, Jeanna Bryner

It's possible that the recent quakes could be the straw that broke the camel's back for the San Andreas Fault, which is way overdue for a major rupture.

An Even Larger Quake Just Rocked Southern California. Experts Say the Fault System Is Growing.

By Tia Ghose

This time, a magnitude-7.1 temblor struck the region near Ridgecrest, California. Experts say the next one could be even bigger.

Forget Moore's Law — Quantum Computers Are Improving According to a Spooky 'Doubly Exponential Rate'

By Tia Ghose

They're getting really good, really, really fast.

The powerful Hurricane Katrina, a Category-5 storm, is seen here in a satellite image from Aug. 28, 2005.

Hurricane Season: How Long It Lasts and What to Expect

By Tia Ghose

Here's a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.

Monster Cyclone in India Prompts the Biggest Evacuation in the Country's History

By Tia Ghose

The cyclone has triggered the biggest evacuation in the country's history.

Luckily, Fluffy's owners brought her to the animal clinic before she froze to death.

This Adorable Cat Was Frozen by the Polar Vortex. But Vets Defrosted Her and Now She's Fine.

By Tia Ghose

Fluffy is one tough cat.

What Is the Fibonacci Sequence?

By Tia Ghose

Almost everything you know about this famous sequence is wrong.

Otzi the Iceman mummy was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1991.

Ötzi the Iceman's Tattoos May Have Been a Primitive Form of Acupuncture

By Tia Ghose

Ötzi the iceman, the oldest preserved glacial mummy, may have been taking a primitive form of herbal medicine.

In Photos: A Bone from a Denisovan-Neanderthal Hybrid

By Tia Ghose

A long bone unearthed in Denisova Cave in Siberia is providing new proof that Denisovans and Neanderthals mated.

Hunk of Destroyed WWII Ship Discovered off the Coast of Alaska

By Tia Ghose

The stern of the USS Abner Read was completely torn off in 1943. Now scientists have found it.

Thai soldiers gather in Tham Luang cave at the Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in Chiang Rai on June 26, 2018 during a rescue operation for 12 boys and their soccer coach.

Elon Musk's Plan to Rescue Trapped Thai Boys? A Kiddie Submarine That Looks Like a Coffin.

By Tia Ghose

You guys, Elon Musk has a plan.

Thai marine police walk out of Tham Luang caves on July 3, 2018, wearing their scuba gear as they continue the rescue operation of 12 boys and their soccer coach who have been stranded for over a week after monsoon rains blocked the main entrance in Chian

How Scuba Divers Will Rescue Soccer Team Trapped in Thai Cave

By Tia Ghose

The boys who survived for 9 days in a flooded cave in Thailand will now have to go through a risky crash course in cave diving in order to make their way out.

Remember That Dark-Matter-Free Galaxy? It May Have Dark Matter After All

By Rafi Letzter, Tia Ghose

Remember That Dark-Matter-Free Galaxy? It May Have Dark Matter After All

These Bizarre Sea Monsters Once Ruled the Ocean

By Tia Ghose

The Cambrian explosion, when simple life forms rapidly evolved to more complex creatures, produced some beautiful, bizarre, and mysterious animals

Stephen Hawking Buried Between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin

By Tia Ghose

The ashes of the towering figure in modern physics will be buried today (June 15) between two other science icons.

Kilauea Volcano Could Launch 10-Ton Ballistic Boulders in a Dramatic Explosion

By Tia Ghose, Yasemin Saplakoglu

Geologists warn that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could start spewing rocks

A plume of ash shoots into the air after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake shakes Hawaii's Kilauea south of the Pu'u 'Ō'ō crater floor on Thursday (May 3).

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts Dramatically After a 5.0-Magnitude Quake

By Tia Ghose

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake shook the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday (May 3), causing lava to spew into a residential subdivision.

The 22 Weirdest Military Weapons

By Tia Ghose

From bat bombs to chicken-heated nukes, here are some of the most outlandish military weapons ever conceived.

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